Proyecto: Adaptación al Cambio Climático… - Caribbean ...

Proyecto: Adaptación al Cambio Climático…UNEP/CAR/CRUeach community to participate in monitoring and evaluation plan of water quality,biodiversity, implementation of plan for management of waste and managementof residues, organic agriculture (lombri-compost, organic fertilizers etc.),production of biogas etc. Training materials (videos etc) will be provided to thesecommunities.4. Creation of innovative financing mechanisms and/or incentives to promoteadoption of agro-forestry based land use practices. As mentioned above localpopulations in the lower watersheds depend on those on the upper watersheds forwater supply in the target areas. In Puerto Barrios of Guatemala the private sectoris interested in promoting incentives for the conservation of water resources andclean water supply. In Guatemala, local government is interested in implementinga payment scheme for environmental services for water resources and the sameinterest is in Tela. This component will work on different strategies forpromoting incentives to farmers and local communities to implement goodpractices that will be in harmony with sustainable food production andconservation of ecosystem services:4.1.Payment of environmental services for water. Local communities will be supported toimplement a program for compensation of watershed services using methodologiesdeveloped by CATIE and PASOLAC in Nicaragua. CATHALAC has developed a GISbased systems and with the use of vegetation data in each site, developed a water balancemodel in each area. These models will be used to determine the land use practices thatwill be promoted in the re/charge zones for water conservation. The opportunity cost forinvesting in good agro-forestry practices and forest protection in the water recharge zoneswill be estimated, and investment cost for farmers and local communities will becalculated. Based on these calculations, the level of compensation for watershed servicesto farmers and or local communities will be calculated. The organizations and localcommunities will be supported in the following develop an administrative system formanaging funds for watershed services, negotiating funds for compensation of watershedservices with local communities and private sector, monitoring and evaluation andcertification of watershed services. In Tela there are organized communities working withimproving drinking water supplies. In Guatemala, collaboration will be developed withthe PINFOR program which provides incentives to farmers for forest plantations andprotection of primary forest.4.2.Compensation for Carbon and biodiversity services. The local communities andorganizations will be supported to negotiate fund from the voluntary carbon market forcarbon sequestration generated in good farming practices and this will be an additionalincentive to local communities for management of good farming practices. Communitieswill be organized and trained on standards for carbon sequestration, how to reduce risk,monitoring and evaluation, and compensation to the communities. They will be supportedwith a system to identify buyers and market of environmental services. The same will bedone for biodiversity services62