Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture
www.searca.org
CChAMP CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION PROGRAM
FOR AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Ensuring climate change resiliency in agricultural production and sustainable natural resource management in Southeast Asia
About CChAMP SEARCA’s Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Program (CChAMP) for Agriculture and Natural Resource
Management in Southeast Asia aims to contribute to an
enabled environment for rural poverty reduction and food
security via built capacities and institutions that ensure
climate change resiliency in agricultural production and
sustainable natural resource management in Southeast Asia.
• Empowered agriculture and natural resource institutions to address climate change adaptation and mitigation
• Well-informed policy and decision makers on the impact of climate change in agriculture and natural resources
• Science-based knowledge on climate change • Mainstreamed climate change adaptation and mitigation in
national and sub-national development plans • Informed public and effective management of knowledge
on climate change in Southeast Asia
Expected Outputs
Research and Development
Seed fund for research and development activities focused on climate change in Southeast Asia
Research projects on risk and vulnerability assessment and impacts of climate change on agrobiodiversity
Policy studies on climate change
Capacity Building and Knowledge Management Regional and national training
programs and online courses on climate risks in the agriculture and natural resource sector
Regional CChAMP conferences, symposia, seminars, policy forums, and workshops related to agriculture and natural resource management
Information and resources on climate change through SEARCA’s Knowledge Center on Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (KC3), publications, and other knowledge products.
Scholarships and Grants
Dissertation grants addressing climate change concerns
Exchanges and cross visits of climate change experts to enhance adaptation and mitigation measures in Southeast Asia
Support for participation of graduate students to symposia, forums, and training courses related to climate change
www.climatechange.searca.org
Mainstreaming in Development Management
Special projects mainstreaming climate change adaptation and mitigation at the regional, sub-regional, national, and sub-national levels
Assistance to government institutions and other partners’ projects addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation
Assistance in experts database build up
CChAMP COMPONENTS
Dr. Gil C. Saguiguit, Jr. Director SEARCA, College, Los Baños Laguna 4031 Philippines Tel.: +63 49 536 7044 Fax: +63 49 536 7097 Email: [email protected] Dr. Bessie M. Burgos Manager Project Development and Management Department SEARCA, College, Los Baños Laguna 4031 Philippines Tel.: +63 49 536 2365 (local 123) Fax: +63 49 536 7097 Email: [email protected]
Contact Persons
Selected SEARCA Projects on Climate Change Adaptation
Mainstreaming of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Local Development Plans under the European Union funded project, Focused Food Production Assistance to Vulnerable Sectors
Knowledge Center on Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management in Southeast Asia (KC3), a repository website of climate change information
Building Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change: Vulnerability Assessment and Economic Analysis of Adaptation in Cambodia, Philippines, and Vietnam (International Development Research Center)
Impact of Climate Change on the Philippines Rice Sector (International Rice Research Institute)
Capability Building on Responding to Climate Change through Research and Development in Agriculture (Philippine Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Research)
Online Course on Responding to Climate Risks in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management in Southeast Asia
Capacity Development Program on Mainstreaming Climate Resiliency in Agrarian Reform Communitiesʼ Development Plans (Philippine Department of Agrarian Reform)
Study Tour-Writeshop on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Southeast Asia (Korea-Food and Agriculture Organization)
Dissertations and research grants related to CCA
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