Empowering Communities Adapting 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 This project is funded by the European Union

 To strengthen capacity of vulnerable rural communities to adapt to climate change for improved livelihoods and natural resource management. This project is funded by the European Union

 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. This project is funded by the European Union

 Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA)  National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)  Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis (CVCA)  Opportunities and Obstacles to Development (O&OD) This project is funded by the European Union

 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 This project is funded by the European Union

Current coping strategyEffectivenessAnalysis Chololo pits used to retain soil moisture Very little Poorly spaced and filled. Application of FYMVery littleFYM 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 littleLimited application Moving livestock elsewhere – to other villages Very littleLimited application Deepening hand dug wells Short term only as water table keeps dropping Need aquifer monitoring / recharge Fetching water from next village (3 km)It is highly practiced Unsustainable 2hrs round trip. Forest conservation bye lawsBye-laws not enforced.Lack of community control of nat res. This project is funded by the European Union

 3500 people in 922 households  TZS 1.4bn (89% EU, 11% local partners)  26 months  6 delivery partners  20+ innovative technologies This project is funded by the European Union

 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 This project is funded by the European Union

 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 This project is funded by the European Union

 Afforestation  Tree nurseries  Womens groups / eco-school woodlots  Agroforestry  Village land use planning  Energy saving stoves  Biogas This project is funded by the European Union

 Aquifer monitoring  Borehole repair  Rainwater harvesting – roof catchment  600m2 Sand dam for aquifer recharge  Sub surface dam for water storage  Integrated water resource management This project is funded by the European Union

 Farmer field schools  Study visits  Technology Transfer Fund  Publications  National and Local Media  Video – documenting the process  Website and social media This project is funded by the European Union

 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 This project is funded by the European Union

 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 This project is funded by the European Union