empowering communities adapting to climate change this project is funded by the european union

Empowering CommunitiesAdapting to Climate Change

This project is funded by the European Union

Empowering Vulnerable Rural Communities to Adapt and Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change in Central Tanzania


To strengthen capacity of vulnerable rural communities to adapt to climate change for improved livelihoods and natural resource management.


To transform Chololo into a thriving eco-village – a model of good practice in climate change adaptation and mitigation;

To identify, test, evaluate and share innovative adaptation technologies and approaches;

To support the village community to agree and implement land use plans and natural resource management practices;

To empower women to act at the forefront of the transformation, with increased authority and reduced workload;

To increase household food security and incomes, and improve livelihoods.


Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA)

National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)

Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis (CVCA)

Opportunities and Obstacles to Development (O&OD)


Drought – rain season starts later, finishes earlier, less predictable, hence change in crop calendar, crop losses, low agricultural productivity, lowered incomes, food shortage and recurrent famine strike;

Deforestation - loss of vegetation, increased desertification, reduced animal forage/pasture, shortage of fuel wood and timber, increased women’s workload, increased land pressure due to poor natural resource management (NRM);

Flooding and strong winds – leading to soil erosion, crop losses, land degradation, and declining soil fertility;

Human diseases: skin diseases, cholera and diarrhoea; Livestock diseases/crop pests: e.g. Rift Valley Fever, army

worm, calidea bugs, stink bugs; Inadequate ground water recharge, lowering water table,

increased salinity, leading to shortage of drinking water for domestic use and livestock, and low availability/poor quality of water for crop production


Current coping strategy Effectiveness Analysis

Chololo pits used to retain soil moisture Very little

Poorly spaced and filled.

Application of FYM Very little FYM not applied correctly

Early maturing / drought resistant varieties

Some how. Good number of farmers practice

Can build on this.

Livestock fodder conservation for dry season

Very little Limited application

Moving livestock elsewhere – to other villages

Very little Limited application

Deepening hand dug wellsShort term only as water table keeps dropping

Need aquifer monitoring / recharge

Fetching water from next village (3 km)

It is highly practicedUnsustainable2hrs round trip.

Forest conservation bye laws Bye-laws not enforced. Lack of community control of nat res.


3500 people in 922 households TZS 1.4bn (89% EU, 11% local

partners) 26 months 6 delivery partners 20+ innovative technologies


Institute of Rural Development Planning Dodoma Municipal Council Agricultural Research Institute Hombolo Maji na Maendeleo (MAMADO) Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement

(TOAM) Dodoma Environmental Network

(DONET)This project is funded by the European Union

Cropping systems / conservation agriculture Community seed production Tillage innovations for soil water

conservation Ox weeder & Ox carts Development of subsectors that benefit

women, e.g. Chicken, Groundnuts, Hibiscus Crop / livestock interaction Low carbon economy development


Improved cattle breeds – Mpwapwa bulls Improved goat breeds – for meat and milk Improved chicken farming – for women Animal disease control Dry season feeding Improved pasture / browsing Watermelon


Afforestation Tree nurseries Womens groups / eco-school woodlots Agroforestry Village land use planning Energy saving stoves Biogas


Aquifer monitoring Borehole repair Rainwater harvesting – roof catchment 600m2 Sand dam for aquifer recharge Sub surface dam for water storage Integrated water resource

management


Farmer field schools Study visits Technology Transfer Fund Publications National and Local Media Video – documenting the process Website and social media


Introduction of project to district and village authorities

Introduction of project to village community Introduction of project to each sub village

community Formation of village project committee Survey of crops & livestock Formation of sub village participant groups Formation of innovation groups Identification and demarcation of demo plots Began construction of school roof catchment Began construction of village office


His Excellency Tim Clarke, EU Ambassador The Delegation of European Union to Tanzania The Ministry of Finance Regional Commissioner, Dodoma Regional Administrative Officer, Dodoma District Commissioner, Dodoma Town Hon. David Malole MP, Dodoma Town Dodoma Municipal Director Mayor, Dodoma Municipality Representative, The Division of the Environment, VPO Constantine Lifuliro, Rector, Institute of Rural Development

Planning Government Officials & NGO Representatives


empowering communities adapting to climate change this project is funded by the european union

Documents

european union slide

climate change adaptation

impacts of climate change

water table

shortage of drinking

crop losses

increased land pressure

increased desertification