FAO on-going GEF project experiences
        SAMIS - Information technology for agriculture and climate resilience
        LDCF US$5.4 MILLIONS  2018-2021
                       CROP CLIMATE SCENARIOS FOR 
          SAMIS DATA   DECISION MAKERS, MANAGERS 
          AND MODELS       AND POLITICIANS
                          CLIMATE SERVICES 
                          FOR FAMERS 
            FAO on-going GEF project experiences
      SAMIS sites
      • 15 weather 
       stations
      • 2 FFS locations 
       (6 villages)
      •  18 awareness 
       raising 
       locations
                                FAO on-going GEF project experiences
                         CAWA: Climate Change Adaptation in Wetlands Areas
        Objective: Reduce climate change vulnerability of local communities 
                   and fragile wetland ecosystems in 2 Ramsar-designated 
                   wetlands
        Components                          Focus areas
            1       Improved understanding of climate change impacts and 
                    risks in Xe Champhone and Beung Kiat Ngong wetlands
            2       Efficient and cost-effective adaptation measures
            3       Integration of climate change adaptation and disaster 
                    management measures into planning processes
                                                                                      CAWA Head 
                                                                                       Office
                                                                                     Project Target 
                                                                                      (Ramsar) Site
        New initiatives: GEF-7 & related focal areas
   Climate Smart Agriculture 
   alternatives for upland production 
   systems in Lao PDR
   GEF Agency: FAO 
   Executing Agency: MAF (DOF, DALAM, etc.) 
   GEF focal area: Climate change 
   Project fund: US$12.8M (GEF: US$5.5M - LDCF)
   Target: Central government & North (Luang Prabang, Huaphanh) 
                               New initiatives: GEF-7 & related focal areas
            Project components
            Components                                          Outcomes                                                      Target
            1: Enabling environment for                         •   Climate change adaptation (CCA) mainstreamed  National
            Climate Smart land use                                  into policies & regulations 
            approaches                                              multi-sector & coordination, CSA guidelines and action 
                                                                    plans in 8 provinces
            2: Integrate climate smart into                     •   Capacity building of sub-national level planners          Province, 
            land use planning                                       and decision-makers on CCA planning                       District, 
                                                                                                                              Village
                                                                    CCA planning tools, data, guidance and training 
            3: Enhance capacity and                             •   Increased options,  incentives & capacities of            Farmers,
            incentives for implementing                             vulnerable communities to adopt CSA                       Field 
            Climate Smart Agriculture                               Climate vulnerability & risk assessments, CSA             extension 
            (CSA)                                                   livelihood options & techniques, microfinance, early      agents 
                                                                    warning systems 
            4: M&E, and Knowledge Management                    •   Project knowledge managed, disseminated, and 
                                                                    M&E conducted