Cluster Profile Climate-Smart, Tree-Based, Co-investment in Adaptation and Mitigation in Asia (SMART TREE-INVEST) Project

This report provides an overview of the clusters� characteristics in each country toimprove understanding of the landscape conditions that have an impact on smallholders�vulnerability. Prior to discussion at the cluster level, brief overviews of the project sites inIndonesia, Viet Nam and the Philippines are presented.
During its first year, Smart Tree-Invest has produced information on general socioeconomicconditions, drivers of land-use changes, hydrological conditions, biodiversityuse, farmers� selection criteria and preferences for trees and annual crops, a shocksexposures-responses-impact assessment, and a strengths-weaknesses-opportunitiesthreatsanalysis of the five types of livelihood capital.
Through a detailed understanding of the environmental, social and economic conditionsthat shape the resilience of the local communities in the clusters, we will developrecommendations to reduce smallholders� vulnerability and, in parallel, improve theirlivelihoods and environmental quality.
Last but not least, this cluster profile is a compilation of a series of reports that will serveas a basis for multiple stakeholders to further negotiate their responses to transform theirlivelihoods and landscapes that are more resilient to climate and socio-economic-politicalhazards. The documents are available in local languages and have been through a reviewprocess, as part of the dissemination and capacity strengthening process.