Participatory monitoring system through SMS network

Andhika VegaStrengthening Climate Resilience Regional Workshop

Bangkok, July 22nd-23rd 2010

Trial

Location

Background• Lack of information access in communities on

disaster risk, agricultural issues regarding to climate change effects.• Low awareness and understanding level of

community on selected issues.• Low preparedness level of community to face

the disaster risk related to climate change.Objective• Providing information access for communities on disaster risk,

agricultural issues regarding to climate change effects.• Raising awareness and understanding level of community on

selected issues.• To build preparedness mechanism in community to face the

disaster risk related to climate change.

Methods• Participatory Survey• Capacity Building: Environmental Education for school

& Communities• FGD• Participatory Data Analysis• Feedback Mechanism: SMS Blast, Bulletin, Expert

consultation, Radio talk show

Approach• Participatory• Multi stakeholders• Information System Technology

Work Flow

Information flow

FindingsData and information from communities based on recent village condition: water debit, pests attack & agricultural issues, temperature, rain fall, wildlife, etc

And we analyze the data & information in a learning forum between stakeholders, and the result is:

• Weather analysis bulletin as references for communities to decide planting term, commodities and land management technique.• Integrated pest control (traditional and technological) & Planting season calendar.• Biodiversity awareness education for communities; correlated with the food chain.

Lessons learned• Minimum awareness & participation level of communities to monitor environmental changes, due to the monitoring criteria, local CBO approach, facilitation design.• Need to calibrate the measuring instrument with meteorological, climatology and geophysical institute• Communities also need to support by communication devices as well as pre paid voucher. Not only need information & measuring instrument.

Community Participation level in 3 villages (Jan-Mar 2010)

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Planting season calendar at Kabojaya Village, FGD resultNo commodity

Planting period (Month)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1 Long Bean v v v v v v v v v v v v2 peanut v v v v v v v v v v v v3 Sweet Corn v v v v v v v v v v v v4 Curly chili v v v v v v v v v v v v5 Eggplant v v v v v v v v v v v v6 Cucumber v v v v v v v v v v v v7 Mustard Green v v v v v v v v v v v v8 Spinach v v v v v v v v v v v v9 Water spinach v v v v v v v v v v v v

10 Cassava v v v v v v v v v v v v11 Small chili v v v v v v v v v v v v12 Bean v v v v v 13 Water melon v v v

Colour mean Planting begin and harvesting time

Planting begin and harvesting time Harvesting Time Plant abandoning No planting season

Symbol mean v commodity planted

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