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Africa Adaptation Programme Handbook on Capitalisation of Experiences 2012 Localisation Where is this experience taking place/located? This is to specify the location of the experiment: area, province, district or region, country. It is necessary to specify the characteristics of the area if it has a direct impact on the experience. Time period For how long has the project been running? How long has it lasted? This section helps to define the temporal space during which time the project was conducted. The project time period may correspond to specific socio-political, economic and/or environmental conditions that may explain some situations that could be observed in the capitalisation process. Context In which context does the capitalized project fit? Here, it is about emphasizing the contextual aspects in which the project fits: the economic activities in the area, the main constraints on development opportunities, social dynamics, public policy, etc. Important ! The point here is not to make an exhaustive presentation, but to rather emphasize the key aspects related to the project. Example: For instance, in the context of climate change, specify the zone with these same eco-geographical constraints and opportunities; here, economic activities become relevant. Problem statement What is the core issue? Why was this project implemented? One should precisely define the problem statement underpinning the experimental project. This is about bringing forth the ground reasons that have led to the initiative. It is, in other words, about re-exploring the baseline situation. Box 7. Example The gradual disappearance of woody vegetation cover and soil degradation, resulting from the combined effects of human activities and climatic variations has increased the vulnerability of people living in the Senegalese groundnut basin. This results in lower biomass potential and in declining yields and farm incomes. It also causes extra work for women who are forced to travel long distances in search of wood. 32
Africa Adaptation Programme Handbook on Capitalisation of Experiences 2012 Links with other similar initiatives What links have been developed with other experiences related to this issue? This section focuses on the relationship that the project or the community have forged with other initiatives (past or current), which also endeavoured to respond, in the same area, to the same problem as the capitalisation project. It is important to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the other answers to the issue and the links with the capitalisation experience. Objectives What is the purpose of the capitalisation project? This is about clarifying the purpose of the experimental project and of the intended change(s). The project identification matrix aims to gather information about the context of the capitalisation initiative, including its title, location, time period, context and issues underpinning it, as well as previous efforts. Table 6: AAP Mauritius project identification matrix Experimental project title Localisation Time period Context Problem statement Other initiatives Objectives Mapping of areas vulnerable to climate change induced flooding The entire territory of the Mauritius Republic (4 islands in the South West of the Indian Ocean, 2,000 km 2 , with a population of 1.3 million inhabitants) Project implementation starting during 2012, when the project document was finalised. It is currently underway and will spread over another 3 months. In the context of the Mauritius Republic AAP project. The country is experiencing more and more economic and social damage caused by heavy rains due to climate change. The country is also subject to problems of loss of its coastline and its infrastructure due to rising sea levels. National institutions such as the Institute of Meteorology and the Ministry of Public Infrastructure have collected some data on the risk areas. But this information has not been sorted for lack of an information management system and of a mapping of these phenomena, which would assist with addressing this problem. Facilitate the understanding, decision-making and action planning by policy makers to address the problem of flooding through the establishment of a GIS mapping and its regular updating. Note: This example is fairly synthetic, for illustration purposes. In a real situation, the presentation should be more detailed.. 33
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