Improved access to clean energy and technology to reduce GHG emissions and enhance biodiversity conservation
*Note: Originally BHU/SGP/OP6/Y3/CORE/CC/2017/08
Background:
Panbang is located in the southern foothills of Bhutan is a Dungkhag under Zhemgang Dzongkhag situated within the altitude ranging from 160-1200 meters above the sea level. Earlier Panbang was in isolated and left in the corner, where the agriculture revolution taking place with the grant from our oldest donor, Japan were the project JICA was launched by late Dasho Nitshoka, widely known as ?father of Panbang? now a days. He brought re-settlement scheme from other Gewog and provides land, educated the peoples on basic agriculture technique?s in gathering food grains by their own for self-consumption by changing the land escape into agricultural land. With his noble idea and farsighted thoughts he had taken mandarin the priority based on climate suitability which was the main sources of income in the region. However, due to disease like Citrus greening, the income generating opportunities of the farmers have been seriously affected in the region. In which the peoples of the region are looking various alternatives to sustain their livehoods such as, integrated agricultural work with agriculture, livestock and forestry.
Now a days, in a very fast changing mode of connection with nature is in drastically huge, where the mule track were replace by farm road, farm road are replace by national high way, schools were upgraded to central school, lhakhang to Dratshang and traditional means to modern technologies that lured the peoples without knowing the enormous impact to the nature directly or in-directly by those developmental activities. With the changing in people?s mindset with climate change accordingly food insecurities in the life of poor are becoming very crucial, so the human interferences with the nature are in optimum level. Therefore, to minimize the interferences the project is in place to: Creates awareness in sustainable of forest resources, reduction of carbon emission and fuel wood consumption for the sustainable utilization of natural resources, enhancement of local watershed to conserve important flora and fauna through restoration of water sources and plantation activities, sustaining agro-ecological services and reducing threats to biodiversity by improving local live hoods.
Expected outcomes of the project:
? The communities are made aware and trained on various SLM techniques(what is SLM, SLM at global context, why SLM in Bhutan, SLM outputs, main challenges and way forward, forest management, water sources management, waste management, watershed management etc)
? Reduced carbon emissions and fire woods consumption in the Central school and Dratshang by supplying low-cost energy efficient cooker and capacity building of cooks on use of bulk electric cookers.
? Enhanced watershed and conserved important flora and fauna through restoration of water sources by planting fast growing plants, water absorbing plants and wild fruiting trees protecting drying of water at the source and promote birdlife.
? Sustained agro-ecological services and reduced threats to biodiversity through constructing climate smart sales outlet for sales of agro-biodiversity products and NWFPs adopting sustainable measures.
1. Reduction of carbon emission and fuelwood consumption in Ngangla gewog (RMNP) for sustainable utilization of natural resources
1.1 Awareness and training on SLM techniques
1.2 Extension of common kitchen and supply of low-cost and energy efficient cooker in Dratshang
1.3 Supply of low-cost energy efficient cooker in Sonamthang central school
1.4 Basic training to cooks, managers, communities, students and monks on use of bulk cookers (50% of the trainees to be female)
2. Enhancement of local watershed in Ngangla gewog to conserve important flora and fauna through restoration of watersources and plantation activities
2.1 Water sources management of Dratshang, gewog and School through IWRM
2.2 Plantation of wild fruiting trees in identified areas to promote birdlife and other wildlife species for ecotourism
3. Sustaining agroecological services and reducing threats to biodiversity by improving local livelihoods
3.1 Construction of climate smart sales outlet in Panbang town for agrobiodiversity products and NWFPs
Panbang is located in the southern foothills of Bhutan is a Dungkhag under Zhemgang Dzongkhag situated within the altitude ranging from 160-1200 meters above the sea level. Earlier Panbang was in isolated and left in the corner, where the agriculture revolution taking place with the grant from our oldest donor, Japan were the project JICA was launched by late Dasho Nitshoka, widely known as ?father of Panbang? now a days. He brought re-settlement scheme from other Gewog and provides land, educated the peoples on basic agriculture technique?s in gathering food grains by their own for self-consumption by changing the land escape into agricultural land. With his noble idea and farsighted thoughts he had taken mandarin the priority based on climate suitability which was the main sources of income in the region. However, due to disease like Citrus greening, the income generating opportunities of the farmers have been seriously affected in the region. In which the peoples of the region are looking various alternatives to sustain their livehoods such as, integrated agricultural work with agriculture, livestock and forestry.
Now a days, in a very fast changing mode of connection with nature is in drastically huge, where the mule track were replace by farm road, farm road are replace by national high way, schools were upgraded to central school, lhakhang to Dratshang and traditional means to modern technologies that lured the peoples without knowing the enormous impact to the nature directly or in-directly by those developmental activities. With the changing in people?s mindset with climate change accordingly food insecurities in the life of poor are becoming very crucial, so the human interferences with the nature are in optimum level. Therefore, to minimize the interferences the project is in place to: Creates awareness in sustainable of forest resources, reduction of carbon emission and fuel wood consumption for the sustainable utilization of natural resources, enhancement of local watershed to conserve important flora and fauna through restoration of water sources and plantation activities, sustaining agro-ecological services and reducing threats to biodiversity by improving local live hoods.
Expected outcomes of the project:
? The communities are made aware and trained on various SLM techniques(what is SLM, SLM at global context, why SLM in Bhutan, SLM outputs, main challenges and way forward, forest management, water sources management, waste management, watershed management etc)
? Reduced carbon emissions and fire woods consumption in the Central school and Dratshang by supplying low-cost energy efficient cooker and capacity building of cooks on use of bulk electric cookers.
? Enhanced watershed and conserved important flora and fauna through restoration of water sources by planting fast growing plants, water absorbing plants and wild fruiting trees protecting drying of water at the source and promote birdlife.
? Sustained agro-ecological services and reduced threats to biodiversity through constructing climate smart sales outlet for sales of agro-biodiversity products and NWFPs adopting sustainable measures.
1. Reduction of carbon emission and fuelwood consumption in Ngangla gewog (RMNP) for sustainable utilization of natural resources
1.1 Awareness and training on SLM techniques
1.2 Extension of common kitchen and supply of low-cost and energy efficient cooker in Dratshang
1.3 Supply of low-cost energy efficient cooker in Sonamthang central school
1.4 Basic training to cooks, managers, communities, students and monks on use of bulk cookers (50% of the trainees to be female)
2. Enhancement of local watershed in Ngangla gewog to conserve important flora and fauna through restoration of watersources and plantation activities
2.1 Water sources management of Dratshang, gewog and School through IWRM
2.2 Plantation of wild fruiting trees in identified areas to promote birdlife and other wildlife species for ecotourism
3. Sustaining agroecological services and reducing threats to biodiversity by improving local livelihoods
3.1 Construction of climate smart sales outlet in Panbang town for agrobiodiversity products and NWFPs
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Panbang Chirden Phendhey Tshogpa (PCPT)
Country:
Bhutan
Area Of Work:
Climate Change Mitigation
Grant Amount:
US$ 30,950.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 12,500.00
Project Number:
BHU/SGP/OP5/CORE/CC/2017/08 - recoded
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
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SGP Country office contact
Ugyen Lhendup
Email:
Address
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Thimphu, Bhutan, 11001
Thimphu, Bhutan, 11001
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