UNDP Project w/ SEEDS for Climate Information Services
for Agriculture in West Sikkim & Uttarkashi

Scope of Work:

1. Assist in the development of the inception Report for the project. This involved developing a report for Identification of existing Climate Information System (CIS) in Uttarkashi and West Sikkim and Identification of gaps and challenges in existing CIS.

2. Lead the CIS design for 12 prioritized GPs including identification of key stakeholders, discussion with identified stakeholders, review of existing CIS system in collaboration

with project team. This involved developing a framework and different sets of questionnaires for Group Discussions with the Gram Panchayats and discussions with the State level and District level officials ranging from KVK heads, Agriculture officers, Disaster Management, ICAR and more.

3. Assist in the development of the CIS implementation strategy report in collaboration with project team.

4. Assist in giving recommendations for integration at the Gram Panchayat Development Program.

5. Assist in conducting the capacity development program (trainings for intermediary organisations).

The Ground work done for this project gave me invaluable insights towards ideation and research planning for regional development for regenerative agriculture. My lengthy discussions gave me important insights into what the people are looking for in terms of solutions, assets and resources that they lack, where all should the governments and other relevant organisations should shift their focus upon in order to achieve the collective upliftment of the rural populations and create resilient communities. This project has also laid down the foundations of a future project which is currently in the inception and planning stage.