Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Financing for Alpacas Herders and Vicuña (AbE-FAV)

The Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Financing for Alpacas Herders and Vicuña (AbE-FAV) project aims to address the vulnerability of Andean herders to climate-induced water scarcity. The project proposes a combination of ecosystem restoration, technological innovations in irrigation and fodder, and a sustainable microcredit mechanism to intensify alpaca production and conserve wild vicuña habitats. With a total indicative cost of USD 13,499,092, the project seeks to benefit 10,500 households and protect significant areas of peatlands and grasslands to avoid soil organic carbon emissions.

• Alpaca herders in the high Andes are highly vulnerable to declining water availability caused by climate change, specifically accelerated glacier recession which has led to the fragmentation of wetlands and peatlands (bofedales).
• The project aims to avoid soil organic carbon (SOC) emissions by directly impacting 6,090 hectares of peatlands (containing an estimated 14.75 million tCO2eq) and 157,000 hectares of native grasslands, with a further indirect impact on 52,811 hectares of peatlands and 319,963 hectares of grasslands.
• A primary barrier to adaptation is the lack of investment credit instruments in the public or private sectors tailored to the alpaca sector's needs, such as appropriate guarantees, collaterals, and maturity periods.
• The project proposes a 'paradigm shift' toward sustainable intensification of alpaca production, using microcredits to fund irrigation systems and improved fodder crops, which can triple annual net income and reduce grazing pressure on open ranges.
• The initiative includes a specific component for the management of wild vicuña, aiming to establish communal conservation areas and biological corridors to maintain genetic diversity, leveraging the species' population growth to drive biodiversity conservation.
• The project's financial structure involves a total indicative cost of USD 13,499,092, with USD 5,134,092 requested as a grant from the Green Climate Fund and co-financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and COOPECAN.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2018). Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Financing for Alpacas Herders and Vicuña (AbE-FAV). https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/21080-ecosystem-based-adaptation-and-financing-alpacas-herders-and-vicu-abe-fav.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Financing for Alpacas Herders and Vicuña (AbE-FAV). 2018. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/21080-ecosystem-based-adaptation-and-financing-alpacas-herders-and-vicu-abe-fav.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2018ecosystembased, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Financing for Alpacas Herders and Vicuña (AbE-FAV)}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2018}, month = oct, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/21080-ecosystem-based-adaptation-and-financing-alpacas-herders-and-vicu-abe-fav.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }