Climate Frontline
Arican Communities Adapting to Survive
 
Climate Frontline
Arican Communities Adapting To Survive
 This is a joint publication by the ollowing organisations: Concern Universal, FARM-Arica, FindYour Feet, Sel Help Arica and Utviklingsondet/The Development Fund The content – text and photos – is a collaborative efort, produced by staf and writers romseveral organisations in Arica and Europe. Read more about us on pages 48-49 The Development Fund in Norway has coordinated the editing and productionSmall Foundation provided the unding or this publication The analysis on page 43 has been written by Joanne Lambert and David Dodman, InternationalInstitute or Environment and Development (IIED)Layout and standardised PDF by 2T&T Partners NUF, NorwayPublished in 2009Printed in the UK by Butler, Tanner & DennisAll photographs by the organisations, except: Cover, © Getty Images by Daniel Berehulak Pages 5, 7 and 52, © Panos Pictures by Petterik WiggersISBN: 978-82-91923-10-9
Country statistics are derived rom the CIA World Factbook and the United Nations Millennium Development GoalsIndicator. (Extreme Poverty: Proportion o population below $1 a day - purchasing power parities. Children inSchool: Enrolled in elementary education.)
 
Climate Frontline .....................................................4Arica Adapting to Climate Change ....................................6Extreme Weather ....................................................8Map oArica .......................................................10Climate Change: Unpredictable Rain .................................11
 
Dam Enables Three Harvests a Year ..............................12Change From Pastoralism To Irrigated Farming ....................14
 
Water Under Our Feet ............................................16Conclusion: Unpredictable Rain .....................................18Climate Change: Deorestation .....................................19
 
Disappearing Forests, Rivers and Ponds...........................20
 
Mud Stoves Reduce Deorestation ................................22
 
 Training Centre Initiates Tree-Planting Campaigns.................24Conclusion: Deorestation ..........................................26Climate Adaptation: Agricultural Methods ...........................27
 
A Pioneer o New Techniques ....................................28
 
Miraculous Harvests in a Starvation Area..........................30
 
Farming For All Eventualities......................................32Conclusion: Agricultural Methods ...................................34Climate Adaptation: Knowledge and Education......................35
 
Farmer-to-Farmer Education .....................................36
 
A Better Future or Children ......................................38
 
Inormation and Advocacy ......................................40Conclusion: Knowledge and Education ..............................42Analysis: Climate Adaptation The Way Forward ....................43Organisations on the Frontline o Climate Adaptation ...............50
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