Under its systemic approach, ARIACC will focus its direct engagement on the collaboration with and advocacy towards the Ministries of Environment, Agriculture / Rural Development and Social Inclusion in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. These public national actors create the policies and programs that design the technical and financial support for rural poor vulnerable to climate change in the Andes. To achieve its objectives, ARIACC also engages with private sector entities and civil society.

The final beneficiaries of ARIACC are the rural poor vulnerable to climate change in the Andes. They will indirectly benefit from the improved policies and programs designed by the ministries, the main actors targeted by the project.

The expected outcomes of the proposed program are as follows:

·       Outcome 1: National and sub-national CCA policies are strengthened and implemented with a pro-poor approach.

·       Outcome 2: Good CCA practices in water and food security for rural poor vulnerable to climate change are scaled-up through national poverty reduction and other relevant programs.

·       Outcome 3: Progress in CCA of rural poor is measured and reported by partner countries.

-        Outcome 4: Regional learning on pro-poor CCA and best practices and experience from the Andes is highlighted and shared with decision makers and stakeholders from other mountain regions in global platforms as well as UNFCCC Mechanisms.

Principaux résultats attendus:  

·       National Adapation Plans (NAPs) or equivalent national policies are adjusted to increase the resilience of the most vulnerable Andean population.

·       Solid evidence on good practices in pro-poor CCA is shared between networks, communities of practice, academic centers and cooperation initiatives and scaled up through national poverty reduction programs as well as rural extension services that integrate pro-poor CCA measures into their portfolio.

·       The 2023 country reports on CCA incorporate results on the resilience to climate change of rural poor in the Andes, focusing on their food and water security as well as gender equality.

-        Peers in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru, collaborating with the Andean Mountain Initiative, exchange on innovative experiences and collaborate in global decision-making forums to position the challenges and lessons learned on pro-poor CCA in the Andes and contribute to the development of the work plan of the UNFCCC adaptation committee.

Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

ARIACC builds on the experience of SDC’s bilateral and global programs in natural resources management, disaster risk reduction, and adaption to climate change..

Over the past years, Andean countries have put adapation to climate change higher on their political agenda. However, they are still struggling to tackle the needs of the most vulnerable population to better adapt to climate change. A systemic incorporation of a pro-poor approach into CCA will be a key condition to further reducing rural poverty towards 2030.

The 4-months inception phase of ARIACC, carried out from October 2019 to January 2020 in coordination with key partners in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, confirmed its geographic focus and intervention logic, resulting in a political commitment of the three partner countries to increase the resilience and CCA capacity of rural poor.