The Indo-German project CAFRI II, commissioned by Germany’s BMZ and jointly implemented by GIZ India along with Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India focuses on climate risk-informed adaptation planning to address key vulnerabilities and strengthen farmer capacities, especially among women. Under this project, GIZ India collaborated with the Centre of Excellence on Disaster Mitigation and Management (CoEDMM) at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, to develop the Climate-Risk Informed Adaptation Action Assessment (CRIAAA) framework for evaluating the evidence-based approach of sub-national climate plans.
The study assesses whether these plans provide insights into long-term changes in soil, water parameters, and crop growth. It also reviews literature to identify modeling and methodology gaps that must be addressed for climate risk-informed prioritisation of adaptation measures. The study focuses on the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and the Shivalik region of Himachal Pradesh. The objective was to recommend methods for assessing climate risk at the agroclimatic zone level (Bundelkhand and Shivalik) to identify block-level adaptation options, enhancing the effective implementation of SAPCC strategies.
Find here a brief brochure about key results from the pilot applications in Bundelkhand and Shivalik, the CRIAAA framework and recommendations.
