Upscaling Ecosystem Based Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Rural Communities in the Valles Macro-region of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (RECEM-Valles)

The RECEM-Valles project is a 10-year climate adaptation initiative in Bolivia's Valles Macro-region, requesting USD 33.3 million from the GCF and USD 30 million in co-financing. It aims to benefit 81,551 direct households by transitioning from conventional agriculture to resilient agroecological systems. The project focuses on four components: implementing climate-resilient technologies (such as solar tents and anti-hail nets), modernizing on-farm irrigation to combat drought, restoring 17,510 hectares of micro-watersheds, and strengthening local governance and financial access through innovative insurance and credit products. The project is designed to align with Bolivia's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and the Joint Mitigation and Adaptation Mechanism (JMAM).

• The project targets the Valles Macro-region of Bolivia, which consists of 65 municipalities covering 8,338,000 hectares and is identified as one of the most vulnerable areas to hydrological drought in the country.
• Climate projections for 2050 (RCP 4.5) indicate that annual average temperatures in the valleys will reach 25C, representing an increase of up to 2.5C, while rainfall is expected to decrease by up to 21%.
• The project aims to directly benefit 81,551 head of households, including 2,800 indigenous people, and indirectly benefit 1,251,769 people.
• The total project cost is USD 63.3 million, with USD 33.3 million requested as a GCF grant and USD 30 million in co-financing from the Government of Bolivia (via MMAyA) and the Federation of Municipalities (FAM).
• Component 1 focuses on implementing climate-resilient technologies, including 1,200 solar tents, 600 anti-hail nets, 1,000 frost blankets, and the use of hydrogel for 5,200 producers.
• Component 2 aims to climate-proof irrigation systems, targeting the revitalization of 4,448 hectares and the implementation of 1,000 community reservoirs and 5,000 family water tanks.
• Component 3 involves the restoration of 17,510 hectares of land in prioritized micro-watersheds using native species to enhance hydrological regulation and carbon storage.
• Component 4 focuses on creating enabling conditions through the development of innovative financial instruments, such as risk-indexed micro-insurance via INSA and green credit lines through BDP and FINRURAL.
• The project is designed to support the implementation of Bolivia's Joint Mitigation and Adaptation Mechanism (JMAM), which focuses on non-market schemes for reducing deforestation and enhancing ecosystem functions.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2023). Upscaling Ecosystem Based Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Rural Communities in the Valles Macro-region of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (RECEM-Valles). https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp202-fao-bolivia_0.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Upscaling Ecosystem Based Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Rural Communities in the Valles Macro-region of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (RECEM-Valles). 2023. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp202-fao-bolivia_0.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2023upscaling, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Upscaling Ecosystem Based Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Rural Communities in the Valles Macro-region of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (RECEM-Valles)}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2023}, month = apr, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp202-fao-bolivia_0.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }