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table 6.2
Examples of practical technology classification and weighting in hardware,
software and orgware
Technology
Hardware
weight
Software
weight
Orgware
weight
Seawall and revetment (Indonesia - coastal
zones)
1
0
0
Drip irrigation system (Mongolia - agriculture)
1
0
0
Agro-forestry (Zambia - agriculture)
0
1
0
Transfer of knowledge and skills to health
personnel (Sri Lanka - health)
0
1
0
Organization of water users communities
(Ecuador - water)
0
0
1
Provisional posts of emergency care and
prompt rehabilitation during critical periods of
heat waves (Moldova - health)
0
0
1
Reducing water leakages in water management
facilities (Azerbaijan - water)
2/3
1/3
0
Adaptive co-management of watersheds (Costa
Rica - water)
0
2/3
1/3
Decentralized early warning systems in coastal
zone (Georgia - coastal zones)
1/3
1/3
1/3
Water metering in irrigation (Kazakhstan -
water)
2/3
0
1/3
Drought-tolerant sorghum variety (Kenya -
agriculture)
1/3
2/3
0
technologies were evaluated against the definition of pro-poor initiatives
proposed by Ravallion and Chen (2003). According to this definition, a
technology is considered pro-poor if it contributes to additional income
generation or increased employment generation for people likely to be most
affected by climate change. Recognizing that this definition is limited to
economic poverty, the technologies were assessed against these benchmarks
based on their descriptions in the national reports. A pro-poor technology could,
for example, be one that targets employment of landless rural poor and provides
stable income opportunities for seasonal workers. Whilst it would be desirable
to analyse the longer-term effects of technologies on income generation and
employment rates, that would require monitoring and evaluation data from
implemented projects, which is not possible with the data currently available.
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