Landslides are increasingly frequent in Bhutan as climate change is linked to heavier monsoon rains that saturate the land, dislodging it from mountainsides and sending devastating avalanches of mud and debris down valleys. Gangzur Gewog in Lhuentse Dzongkhag is prone to landslides that have displaced water sources and streams, making it harder for the farmers to irrigate their fields. Following community consultations, the local government constructed an irrigation channel to catch and safely direct rainwater to the fields using a LoCAL performance-based climate resilience grant.

Since 2017, the Government of Bhutan, with EU budget support, has channeled approximately US $3.3 million through the LoCAL Performance Based Climate Resilience Grant system to communities for locally identified investments.limate resilient investments that best meet their needs.

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