Impacts Context. The poor farming practices of small hillside farmers have negative impacts on the environment, because of the fragility of the soil and the technology used. This coupled with the increased water levels in the river course triggered by higher intensity rainfall continues to affect the livelihood of farmers in the community. Damages to other physical structures such as roads bridges, power lines and houses are common features during the rainy season. During rainy season, siltation of rivers, streams and other water bodies occurs, destruction of domestic livestock wildlife habitat and even loss of human lives are common features. The project is designed to address the challenges being experienced directly by 40 farmers and in 50 acres of land. In this regard the direct impact is anticipated to be felt directly by these 40 farmers and their families. Indirectly however, the aim is that the wider community will benefit indirectly from the resulting improvements that will resonate from the practices that will be employed as well as through their access to training in land husbandry techniques. These benefits will include but are not limited to; an increase in annual rainfall, less soil erosion, greater yield of agricultural production and an increase in socio-economic activities and status. The project impact will therefore also extend to the wider Jamaica and the world in general.
Impacts Context. Describe the impacts of the climate risks described above on the target ecosystem, and on the community. This should be based on scientific assessments of climate change risks and likely impacts, and can be based on assessments completed for the CPS. These should include: • Impacts on critical ecosystems • Impacts of ecosystem change on people’s lives and livelihoods • Distributional impacts (i.e.: which segments of the population will me most affected and why?) • Other important impacts
