Resilient Puna: Ecosystem based Adaptation for sustainable High Andean communities and ecosystems in Peru

The 'Resilient Puna' project is a 6-year initiative in the Southern High Andes of Peru (SHAP) designed to restore and conserve 23,914 hectares of Puna ecosystems (peatlands, wetlands, and grasslands). The project focuses on enhancing the resilience of 60,715 direct beneficiaries, primarily Quechua Indigenous Peoples, by integrating ancestral knowledge with modern science to implement EbA measures and develop Climate Resilient Value Chains (CRVC). A central feature is the 'Puna Facility,' a financial mechanism managed by Profonanpe that provides non-repayable and repayable grants to local initiatives. The project also aims to mainstream EbA into national and regional governance, improve water security for over 2 million indirect beneficiaries, and achieve a mitigation co-benefit of 407,657 tCO2eq.

• The project targets the restoration and sustainable management of 23,914 hectares of Puna ecosystems, including peatlands, wetlands, and grasslands, to maintain essential ecosystem services.
• The project expects to reach 60,715 direct beneficiaries, of whom 30,088 are women, and 2,011,856 indirect beneficiaries, of whom 1,005,928 are women.
• The 'Puna Facility' will be established to provide financial support through three sub-windows: a Non-Repayable Grant Sub-Window for communities in the process of formalization, a Results-based Repayable Grant Sub-Window for formal MSEs and cooperatives, and an Agroideas Matchmaking Sub-Window for formalized producers' organizations.
• The project aims to avoid 407,657 tCO2eq of greenhouse gas emissions over a 15-year period (5 years of implementation and 10 years of capitalization).
• Climate change has already caused a 51% decrease in Peru's glaciers, threatening the water security of approximately 4.5 million people in the Southern High Andes of Peru (SHAP) and millions more downstream.
• The project prioritizes 91 districts across the regions of Arequipa, Cusco, Apurimac, and Puno, with 58 of these districts eligible for the Puna Facility.
• Prioritized EbA measures include the restoration of bofedales (wetlands), the construction of qochas (ancestral water micro-reservoirs), infiltration ditches, and the use of andenes (terraces) to reduce runoff and soil erosion.
• The project will support the 'greening' of microcredits by providing technical assistance to microfinance institutions (MFIs) to develop or adjust financial products for EbA and CRVC.
• A key objective is the recovery and dissemination of ancestral knowledge through the training of at least 910 local experts, known as yachachiqs or kamayocs.
• The project will support the implementation of the Mechanism for Retribution for Ecosystem Services (MERESE) to mobilize financial resources for the conservation of High Andean ecosystems.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2024). Resilient Puna: Ecosystem based Adaptation for sustainable High Andean communities and ecosystems in Peru. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp226-giz-peru_0.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Resilient Puna: Ecosystem based Adaptation for sustainable High Andean communities and ecosystems in Peru. 2024. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp226-giz-peru_0.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2024resilient, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Resilient Puna: Ecosystem based Adaptation for sustainable High Andean communities and ecosystems in Peru}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2024}, month = apr, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp226-giz-peru_0.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }