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Action Research Report: Incremental Community Based Adaptation in the Highlands of Myanmar, Chin State

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Title Action Research Report: Incremental Community Based Adaptation in the Highlands of Myanmar, Chin State
 
Creator Barbon, Wilson John
Myae, Chan
Thant, Phyu Sin
Bernardo, Eisen Bernard
Gonsalves, Julian
 
Subject agriculture
climate-smart agriculture
climate change
food security
 
Description The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) undertook participatory action research in Myanmar to establish climate-smart villages (CSVs) in four unique agro-ecologies. This research was funded by CGIAR-CCAFS and the International Development Research Center in Canada (IDRC). Sakta Village is one of these four CSVs operated by IIRR and its local partner, Karuna Mission Social Solidarity (KMSS). It is located at Hakha Township in the north-east of Chin State situated 1,800 meters (6,000 feet) above sea level. After assessing local priorities and local knowledge, IIRR together with the community members identified and introduced 10 CSA options for Sakta Village. The number of participating households grew from 135 in 2018 to 158 in 2019 and 236 in 2020. Agroforestry-based diversification based on economically valuable trees helped farmers to incrementally adapt to a changing environment. Avocado, orange, and plums were found to be suitable with these high elevation sites. Home gardens emerged as an attractive CSA option, because it built on local knowledge. Mechanisms for local financing or natural- asset building were popular in homesteads.
 
Date 2021-11-16
2021-11-16T19:28:48Z
2021-11-16T19:28:48Z
 
Type Brief
 
Identifier Barbon WJ, Myae C, Thant PS, Bernardo EB, Gonsalves J. 2021. Action Research Report: Incremental Community Based Adaptation in the Highlands of Myanmar, Chin State. Cavite, Philippines: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR).
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116117
PII_SEA_CSVscaling
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 48 p.
application/pdf
 
Publisher CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security