The workshop “Saberes que Florecen” brought together local leading partners to exchange knowledge, experiences and good practices, articulating the work between their territories: IdM in the Santa river basin (Ancash), IMAR Costa Norte in the Chancay-Lambayeque basin (Cajamarca) and CODEPISAM in the Bajo Huallaga and Paranapura rivers (San Martin). The day began with the words of Odile Sanchez, manager of Profonanpe's Cuencas Vivas Project, who highlighted the importance of strengthening adaptation to climate change in these territories through collaborative work and shared learning.
Day 1: Knowledge for Safeguards
The first day began with a block dedicated to communication guidelines, presented by Gloria Ayala, the project's communicator. She emphasized that a coherent image in the three watersheds facilitates the project's identity and reinforces the project's impact. Next, Rogger Morales, a specialist from the Ministry of the Environment (MINAM), explained the methodological guidelines for the formulation of Local Climate Change Plans, as a planning tool for the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).
In the second block, participants worked in three rotating tables to deepen their understanding of the implementation of safeguards and the work with Indigenous and Indigenous Peoples (PPIIOO) and communities, integrating information management and adaptation to climate change.
CODEPISAM working table. Photo: Eduardo Saavedra
Day 2: Knowledge sharing
The second day of the workshop focused on strengthening the understanding of the subgranting process and promoting exchange among Lead Partners. The day began with a presentation by Luis Roque Salazar, a specialist from MINAM, who explained how to incorporate adaptation into public investment projects and provided guidelines for formulating more resilient initiatives.
This was followed by a collaborative session in which each partner shared its intervention approach. This space allowed the territories to learn about each other's strategies, their main experiences and the lessons learned in the convening process. Presentations were given by Samuel Pinedo for CODEPISAM, Víctor Santa Cruz for IMAR North Coast and Vidal Rondán for the Mountain Institute.
After the presentations, a plenary session was held for knowledge management. This space allowed capitalizing on the experience, systematizing the successes and barriers of the subgranting process to promote concrete improvement actions in the following calls, a fundamental step for the strategic alignment of the Lead Partners.
Knowledge management plenary. Photo: Eduardo Saavedra
Cuencas Vivas, implemented by Profonananpe with financing from the Adaptation Fund, will continue to promote climate adaptation measures through its local partners in the three watersheds. In order to strengthen their capacities and promote sustainable solutions that respond to climate challenges, through technical and ancestral knowledge.
