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The initiative relied on a partnership between the Public Health Engineering Department, NGOs, and the local community, who contributed to costs and maintenance to ensure ownership. The project's success, characterized by the use of ultrasonic meters and telescopic tariffs, has led to its replication across 11 Indian mountain states and the planning of a city-wide system for Leh.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000123#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Gangles pilot project addressed the challenge of water pipes freezing at temperatures as low as -30 degrees Celsius by implementing an insulated pipe distribution network and heat tracing cables, ensuring a continuous supply of 75 litres per person per day for over 35 households that had lacked constant supply for 60 years.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000123#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Community buy-in and ownership were secured through extensive consultations, training, and a cost-sharing model where residents paid for insulation from property boundary walls to their homes and agreed to telescopic water tariffs based on usage quantity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000123#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The technical infrastructure of the improved system incorporates ultrasonic water meters for real-time data capture, pressure-reducing valves, and heat tracing cables to maintain flow during winter.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000123#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Following its success in Gangles, the project's technology and methodology have been replicated in 11 mountain states in India with populations under two million, and it is informing a detailed project report for the entire city of Leh.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000123#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["water-supply management","water management","climate change adaptation","extreme weather event","Community based adaptation"],"geography_discussed":["Leh","India","Europe","Canada"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study"]},{"id":"cdkn-000124","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cdkn-000124","title":"Mainstreaming adaptation to climate change - what hope for Ethiopia’s water sector?","publisher":{"name":"Climate and Development Knowledge Network","organization":"climate-and-development-knowledge-network"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://cdkn.org/story/mainstreaming-adaptation-to-climate-change-what-hope-for-ethiopia%25e2%2580%2599s-water-sector","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document examines Ethiopia's efforts to integrate climate adaptation into national policy, specifically highlighting the water sector as the primary medium for climate impacts. While Ethiopia has established a National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) and is developing the Carbon Neutral Climate Resilience Ethiopia (CNCR-E) programme, progress is hindered by resource shortages, fragmented governance across ministries, and technical capacity constraints. The text warns that international finance mechanisms focusing on 'additional' funding may inadvertently encourage peripheral 'add-on' projects rather than integrating adaptation into routine sector planning and budgeting.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000124#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Ethiopia has taken initial steps toward national adaptation mainstreaming, including the 2007 National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA), though a lack of resources has prevented project implementation. The government is currently in the early stages of developing the Carbon Neutral Climate Resilience Ethiopia (CNCR-E) programme to integrate climate change into institutional frameworks and core development policies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000124#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The water sector is identified as the most critical area for adaptation because it is the primary medium for climate impacts; in Ethiopia, rainfall changes threaten food and water security, agricultural productivity, livelihoods, and economic growth.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000124#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Mainstreaming adaptation in the water sector is obstructed by fragmented governance, as water security responsibilities are split across multiple government ministries, leading to poor coordination and communication.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000124#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Success in Ethiopia's water sector depends on overcoming significant capacity constraints through the provision of adequate external financial assistance and technical support for government staff.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000124#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a risk that international climate finance mechanisms, which prioritize 'additional' funding over existing aid budgets, encourage the creation of 'add-on' projects that remain separate from core development practices rather than being integrated into routine planning and budgeting.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000124#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change adaptation","mainstreaming","water management","climate finance","food security","water security"],"geography_discussed":["Horn of Africa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy assessment","barrier analysis"]},{"id":"cdkn-000139","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cdkn-000139","title":"Mobile app tracks Costa Rican coffee’s carbon footprint","publisher":{"name":"Climate and Development Knowledge Network","organization":"climate-and-development-knowledge-network"},"document_type":"case study","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://cdkn.org/story/feature-mobile-app-helps-costa-rica-track-coffees-carbon-footprint","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The NAMA Café de Costa Rica initiative has deployed a mobile app and MRV system to track carbon footprints in the coffee sector, leading to a significant correction in national emission estimates for coffee from 8% to 1%. The system collects real data from farmers and mills to identify emission sources—primarily fertiliser, agroforestry, pulp, waste water, and fossil fuels—and supports the adoption of low-emission technologies and premium market access.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000139#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The NAMA Café de Costa Rica initiative employs a mobile app and MRV system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase productivity through activities such as reducing fertiliser use, improving water and energy efficiency in processing, and promoting eco-friendly agroforestry systems.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000139#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The use of real data collected via the CR-CAFÉ app and the MRV system allowed the National Coffee Institute (ICAFE) to establish a more accurate baseline, revealing that coffee accounts for 1% of national emissions rather than the previously estimated 8%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000139#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The primary drivers of emissions in the production and processing of coffee are identified as fossil fuel use, waste water, coffee pulp, agroforestry systems, and the use of fertilisers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000139#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The initiative has achieved significant scale in its technical implementation, with 61 mills processing more than 50% of the country's coffee having calculated emissions and applied mitigation strategies, while 6,000 farmers and 500 technicians received training on carbon intensity calculations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000139#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["greenhouse gas emissions","carbon footprint","measurement, reporting, and verification","agroforestry","precision agriculture","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["Zona los Santos","Central Valley","Valle Occidental"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study"]},{"id":"cdkn-000149","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cdkn-000149","title":"Using climate services for more climate-resilient planning and policy-making in Malawi","publisher":{"name":"Climate and Development Knowledge Network","organization":"climate-and-development-knowledge-network"},"document_type":"case study","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://cdkn.org/story/using-climate-services-for-more-climate-resilient-planning-malawi","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed"],"summary":{"text":"The case study finds that while Malawi has a Climate Change Policy and priority areas in its Growth and Development Strategy, ministries are not yet using long-term climate projections in decision-making. 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The program is designed as part of a broader risk management strategy to encourage sustainable grazing and adaptation to climate change, which has increased the intensity of droughts and dzuds.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000200#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The IBLI project utilizes an index-based system where payouts are triggered by aggregated criteria, such as livestock losses across a geographic area, rather than individual household losses, which reduces transaction costs and avoids moral hazard.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000200#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of extreme weather in Mongolia, including dzuds (combined drought, heavy snowfall, extreme cold, and windstorms), with temperatures rising nearly two degrees Celsius over the last 50 years.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000200#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The economic impact of climate-related livestock loss is severe; between 2000 and 2002, over 11 million animals died, resulting in losses exceeding US$200 million and contributing to a poverty rate increase from approximately 30% in 2000 to over 40% in 2004.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000200#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The IBLI program has seen significant uptake and delivery, with 16,000 policies purchased in 2012 and 100% of qualified herders receiving payments after the devastating dzuds of 2009 to 2010.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000200#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"For index-based insurance to be sustainable and effective, it requires high-quality mortality data, affordability for herders, and a cost-effective administrative infrastructure to keep premiums low.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000200#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Mongolian government integrates IBLI into a comprehensive risk management strategy that includes promoting sustainable grazing, introducing climate-resilient animal breeds, and improving veterinary services to reduce overall vulnerability.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000200#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change adaptation","climate finance","extreme weather event","risk management"],"geography_discussed":["Kenya"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","policy briefing"]},{"id":"cdkn-000205","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cdkn-000205","title":"Using the IPCC's Interactive Atlas to understand how Africa's climate is changing","publisher":{"name":"Climate and Development Knowledge Network","organization":"climate-and-development-knowledge-network"},"document_type":"guide","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://cdkn.org/story/feature-using-the-ipccs-interactive-atlas-africa","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document explains the step-by-step process for navigating the IPCC's Interactive Atlas to analyze climate variables and presents specific projections for Africa, noting that the continent is likely to warm faster than the global average with varying impacts on rainfall and extreme weather.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000205#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Africa is projected to experience warming at a rate exceeding global averages, with average temperatures increasing by 1.8°C at 1.5°C of global warming and 2.4°C at 2°C of global warming relative to pre-industrial levels. 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The project also emphasized national capacity building and peer learning through the Africa LEDS project, sharing findings with other nations like Ghana.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000217#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Modelling using the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning System (LEAP) indicated that replacing fuel-powered irrigation with solar-powered systems would reduce annual emissions from 14,735 tonnes of CO2 equivalent (tCO2-eq) to 11,092 tCO2-eq by 2030.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000217#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The REDD Abacus model showed that replacing traditional slash-and-burn agriculture for cassava and maize with an agroforestry approach would reduce annual emissions from 5.8 million tCO2-eq to 1.8 million tCO2-eq.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000217#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Combined analysis of the energy and agriculture sectors suggests a potential 54% reduction in emissions across both, with agroforestry specifically offering the potential for job creation and higher profits for farmers compared to other tested scenarios.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000217#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The modelling results and integrated scenarios were incorporated into the proposal and action plan for Mozambique's next Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000217#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Nationally Determined Contributions","agroforestry","agriculture","climate modeling","capacity building","carbon dioxide emissions","climate change adaptation"],"geography_discussed":["Ghana","Maputo","United States","Netherlands"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study"]},{"id":"cdkn-000258","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cdkn-000258","title":"Devolving climate finance: Lessons from a Kenya-Nepal peer exchange on locally-led adaptation","publisher":{"name":"Climate and Development Knowledge Network","organization":"climate-and-development-knowledge-network"},"document_type":"case study","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://cdkn.org/story/devolving-climate-finance-lessons-kenya-nepal-peer-exchange-locally-led-adaptation","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document details a knowledge exchange between Kenya and Nepal focused on devolved climate finance. 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