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Inter-linkage of poverty alleviation and
mitigation and adaptation to climate
change from institutional perspective
• Poverty alleviation strategy and climatic risks
~The ecological vulnerability of poor people living in
those fragile areas is getting worse due to climatic risks,
which have not been integrated into current poverty
alleviation strategy
~Microfinance has its own limits in mitigating the negative
effects of climate change risks on poor population (could
be combining with micro-finance)
~Industrial poverty alleviation promotes scale production;
then on the one hand, scale production can enhance the
capacity of responding to natural risks including climate
risks
~Food for work fund enhance the infrastructure of road,
water conservancy, irrigation, drinking water system,
which enhance the adaptability of poor people
Inter-linkage of poverty alleviation and
mitigation and adaptation to climate
change from institutional perspective
• Policies of mitigation and planned adaptation to
climate change and vulnerability of poor people
~A national strategic response to climate change
~It is difficult to find the poverty integration in the national
climate change programme, though already some relevant
projects, e.g. bio-gas projects in rural areas, converting
farmland to forests, funds for forest ecological benefit
compensation, returning the pasture to grasslands, wetland
protection, and construction of nature reserves
~The policy promises of mitigating climate change have new
requirements, which are closely related to rural livelihoods. All
these measures will increase the livelihood vulnerability of the
poor population to some extent within a certain period of time.
E.g Nature reserves
~Adaptation to Climate Change in China (ACCC)
Inter-linkage of poverty alleviation and
mitigation and adaptation to climate
change from institutional perspective
• Autonomous adaptation to climate change of poor
people
~Responsive measures based upon the traditional
livelihood structure, such as collecting rain water,
changing the farming cycle, preserving soil moisture,
water-saving irrigation, etc.
~Alternative livelihoods, e.g. alternative crops, livestock
and poultry, changing from fishing to planting and animal
husbandry, developing an orchard, going out for
employment opportunities, etc.
Inter-linkage of poverty alleviation and
mitigation and adaptation to climate
change from institutional perspective
• Autonomous adaptation to climate change of poor
people
~Adaptation with external interventions combined with the traditional
living structure, state-funded construction of irrigation and water
conservancy facilities and water-saving irrigation technology;
adjusting grazing time and livestock carrying capacity by combining
with stable breeding, with technological and financial aids
~Adaptation and adjustments to alternative livelihoods via external
interventions, e.g. poor women in arid areas start small businesses or
engage in animal husbandry with the aid of a microfinance project;
people in ethnic-minority inhabited areas where economic activities
are limited can develop tourism, or produce and sell handicrafts; and
those in areas too harsh for living can rebuild their livelihoods in new
areas through voluntary migration
Inter-linkage of poverty alleviation and
mitigation and adaptation to climate
change from institutional perspective
• Experiences of enhancing adaptability to climate
change of poor people in China
~Farming households have the needs of getting external
assistance to improve their own adaptability.
~Infrastructure support
~Insurance policies
~Better disaster preparedness and warning of floods or
typhoons
~Support to carbon market
Recommendations