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Initial Phase
(A) LOCATION SELECTION
This will involve detailed work looking at:
(1) areas where rainwater harvesting will produce greatest impact on cloud formation
(2) areas where rainwater harvesting can be carried out on a large scale
(3) areas where social, economic and political considerations make this a winwin- win-win option
The
science team will give guidance on the pattern of rainwater harvesting
that will support maximum cloud formation. Possible distant negative
consequences will be assessed and quantified.
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(B) PARTNERSHIP FORMATION
Relevant
governments will be consulted initially to explore their willingness to
support the project. There will be participatory consultations with
regional authorities and inhabitants in the areas proposed for
rainwater harvesting.
Discussions
with local inhabitants will need to respect their right to refuse the
project or have their needs taken account of both in the project design
and in its implementation.
In
each continent, at least one in-country partnership will need to be
created. The latter will consist of local communities, concerned NGOs,
government organisations, etc
(C) ECONOMIC IMPACTS
Although
this is clearly the cheapest way to have a global cooling impact over
the next 20-40 years, it will still be necessary to justify
implementing the project on current economic grounds. The initial stage
of the project will quantify local, regional and global economic
benefits.
(D) IMPLEMENTATION TEAMS
(1) A science/evaluation group and an overall coordinating team will be created will be created.
(2)
Each country will need a local coordinating NGO to support RWH activity
and monitoring/evaluation. This could be existing NGOs (e.g. SEARNET)
or in-country NGOs or a specially created NGO.
Main Phase
In-country teams
Science team
defining quality standards monitoring and evaluation parallel research project (local, regional and global impacts) publication and advocacy through appropriate journals and science media
Coordination team
funding / admin government and NGO communication media support to in-country and science teams replication and promotion advocate landscape restoration and cloud impacts to be included in Kyoto 2 /Kyoto 3
Creation
of a Global Cooling and Drought/Flood Prevention Handbook
(incorporating guidelines for improved water supply, agriculture and
forestry without exacerbating malaria) for fieldworkers, NGOs, elected
officials, civil servants, landowners etc. Publish and distribute.
Likely Countries
Shortlist:
Chad, Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Nigeria, Niger Madagascar, Indonesia and surroundings Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Zambia USA (eg Florida), Brazil, India, Australia
Rainwater
harvesting has already been undertaken in Brazil, Burkina Faso, mali,
Kenya, Sudan, India and Ethiopia. UNEP have detailed RWH suitability
maps for the whole of Ethiopia, and for Africa as a whole.
Regional Benefits
What will be the added local and regional benefits for (eg) Africa?
(A) Longer growing season
(B) Reduced incidence of downstream floods
(C) Better rainfall
(D) Human well-being and food security through:
reduction in maximum temperatures improved rainfall reduced frequency of floods better conditions for agriculture and forestry better water supply reduced soil erosion increased biodiversity
Further information:
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