General

The project supports three organizations in Arusha region in Tanzania in their process to lift their members’ climate resilience and green economy aiming at giving them a more prominent role in climate action. This contributes to climate justice since this focus group's need to prepare for climate change has been negleted before. The organizations will receive support to strengthen their capacity to manage climate planning, its implementation and finally advocate for climate funding, which will enable a larger outreach. In the project area, the population is predominantly from indigenous tribes (Maasai) and thus, it strengthens the position of vulnerable people. The project activities will focus on two outcome areas: i) strengthening the organizations and the services their provide for their members for climate resilience inclusively and ii) strengthening their members' livelihoods in green transition. Climate change impacts already smallholders and their livelihoods. The project facilitates the organizations policy advocacy for climate action based on fair, transparent and inclusive decision making. The project strengthens organizations' capacity according to their members’ needs for climate resilience. Activities cover competence building and climate priority mapping which create a foundation for green livelihoods. Awareness raising activities target both the community level but also larger public. Land rights for communities are critical and thus rights-based activities focus on clarifying lands governed through customary right of occupancy. A special attention will be given to women through Women’ Rights and Leadership Forums. Some basic equipment required for water management and energy efficiency are provided for the poor households to reduce time needed for water fetching and reduce the need for fuel. Disabled person have a separate budget for actions they consider priorities but activities with disabled start with awareness raising on their rights and possibilities. The project will be implemented in a coordinated manner with Trias-Tanzania, and is part of FFD's climate action.

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Outcomes of the Funded Activity 1.By 2022, project interventions in the Kaptagat landscape create the foundations to reduce emissions, contribute to poverty alleviation, address land degradation, and Influence County, national and global climate change policy commitments. Outputs of the Funded Activity 1. A Kaptagat integrated landscape restoration plan is established and under implementation, including >1,000 ha under restoration 2.Strengthened local capacity results in enhanced and diversified livelihoods being initiated towards increased climate resilience for 1,000 people living in the Kaptagat forest landscape. BEIS ICF Grant Agreement T & Cs 45 3.Progress is made towards the implementation of green recovery solutions in the wider Elgeyo Hills-Cherangany Ecosystem and national/regional/global climate change approaches are influenced by key project insights and lessons learnt.