1. RECYCLING OF WASTE WATER FOR PADDY IRRIGATION FARMING AS COMMUNTY RESPONSE TO SHORTAGE OF FRESHWATER RESOURCES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE Nehemiah Murusuri National Coordinator GEF Small Grants Program Tanzania

2. Project Location Tanzania, East Africa Moshi, at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain

3. Photo of Mt. Kilimanjaro - Source of almost all rivers in Kilimanjaro Region

4. Why the project ? Reduced rainfall due to climate change Reduced flow of freshwater to paddy farms Low food production/incomes Scramble for insufficient water occasioning conflicts

5. The Project Municipal waste water through stabilization ponds Establishment of main and secondary canals Changing mindset of farmers Setting up of a farmers cooperative

6. Evidence Based Impact Adaptation to CC realized Sufficient water for 500 farmers 45ha of new farmland irrigated Agricultural production and incomes doubled Cost of production cut down by 40% due to presence of nitrates and phosphates in waste water

7. Evidence based impact …/cont Food security at household level assured Conflict for freshwater for irrigation is history Collaboration between local farmers and scientists thriving Cooperation between local farmers and local Government Authorities fruitful

8. Water divides bridged Climate change Technological Governance Conflict Cost Cooperation Filtering raw waste water

9. Way forward Policy dialogue: Provide policy advice to the Government so that all oxidation ponds in the country replicates the Moshi waste Water recycling scheme

10. Message to the 5 th World Water Forum Success of the Moshi irrigation project was a result of COOPERATION. Cooperation is critical in addressing climate change challenges. No one can win the battle against climate change acting alone. Cooperation is not an option but an imperative. THANK YOU VERY MUCH