Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Paraguay

Project Title

Ecosystem Based Approaches for Reducing the Vulnerability of Food Security to the Impacts of Climate Change in the Chaco region of Paraguay 

Description:

The Gran Chaco is an arid region that runs from central Argentina to western Paraguay and southeastern Bolivia. It is home to more than 7 million people (8% indigenous communities), who mostly depend on agriculture, livestock, beekeeping and crafts for their livelihoods. Over the past two decades, climate change, aggravated by deforestation, has threatened these livelihoods. Droughts are getting longer and more frequent, and the rainy season is no longer reliable, leading to floods that take over the landscape, sometimes isolating communities for months.  

The objective of the project is to reduce the vulnerability of local communities to climate change, particularly in terms of water availability and food security in the Paraguayan Chaco region. The project will achieve its objective through: i) improving information and knowledge for climate resilience; ii) implementing cost-effective adaptation measures, including ecosystem-based adaptation; and iii) strengthening institutional capacities for adaptation action in eleven communities in the departments of Boquerón and Alto Paraguay. 

Media & Resources:

• Adaptation Fund project page 
• Blog: Planning and monitoring of activities of the ABE Chaco project (Spanish) 
• Blog: MADES Museum to conduct biodiversity studies in Mariscal Estigarribia (Spanish) 
• Find more climate adaptation resources and multimedia

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