Climate-smart solutions

Kenyan farmers reverse soil damage to boost climate resilience

by Sophie Reeve

Smallholders in Kenya are receiving training in good soil practices and the application of 100% organic inputs to scale up soil restoration and reduce plant stress under changing climatic conditions.

Restoring quality for Zimbabwe’s coffee-farming communities

by Tonderayi Mukeredzi

Terracing and tree management are being adopted by Zimbabwean farmers, amongst other environmentally-friendly land management techniques, to revive coffee production and sustainable livelihoods.

Stepping up climate-smart efforts in Malawi

by Busani Bafana

To help the growing number of Malawians effected by droughts, floods and emerging pests and diseases, a climate-resilience project is scaling out tailored weather technologies and advisory services to smallholders.

Reducing water raises rice yields in Tanzania

by Kizito Makoye

After enduring recurring spells of drought, floods and poor harvests, Tanzanian farmers are taking up climate-smart skills to bolster farming efficiency.

Protecting forest reserves restores Burundian livelihoods

by Georgina Smith

While Burundi’s agriculture is threatened by changing climatic patterns, a sustainable coffee project is helping farmers to restore landscapes and manage their own assets.

Reaping the economic rewards of conservation

by Doreen Chilumbu

To overcome the issues of drought and extreme poverty in Zambia, smallholders are being rewarded for taking up climate-smart, conservation practices to increase productivity and protect their environment.

Irrigating Mozambique’s vulnerable south

by Sam Price

A climate-smart agriculture initiative is boosting the productivity and food security of Mozambique’s smallholders by providing climate resilient farming infrastructure.

Enhancing water management in Kenya’s drylands

by James Karuga

Across sub-Saharan Africa, an integrated development programme is implementing land and water management interventions to enhance productivity and food security.

Helping farmers win their battle against climate change

by Olivia Frost and Dieudonné Edouard Sango

Real-time weather updates are cushioning small-scale farmers in Burkina Faso and Zambia from the impacts of prolonged dry spells, greater flooding and erratic rainfall.

Boosting rural resilience with climate risk management

by Sam Price

In Rwanda, training farmers to use climate information services is helping to spread best farming practices, while enhancing farmers’ capacity to plan for future climate shocks.

Promoting climate resilience through policy

by Busani Bafana

Three policies have been launched in Zimbabwe to increase awareness of climate-smart farming techniques, and promote climate-friendly practices among young people.

Modernising climate adaptation in the Caribbean

by Natalie Dookie

New climate-smart tools and structures are expected to increase crop production and diversity in the Caribbean, leading to a more sustainable regional food supply and greater food security.

Africa builds climate resilience with healthy soils

by Sophie Reeve

Across Eastern and Southern Africa, over 235,000 farming households are improving the health of their soils and boosting their climate resilience by adopting conservation agriculture techniques.

Vegetable gardens help communities adapt in Vanuatu

To improve food security in one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, communities in Vanuatu are being provided with training in new farming techniques and the production of climate-resilient crops.

Sowing the seeds of climate-resilient agriculture in the Caribbean

by Natalie Dookie

In September 2017, Hurricane Maria decimated the agriculture sector in Dominica and Barbuda. By employing climate adaptation and climate-smart agriculture strategies, both countries are working to ‘build back better’ to ensure their agriculture sectors are more resilient.

Climate-proofing communities in Mozambique and Rwanda

by Aimable Twahirwa and Rita Vaz da Silva

In drought and flood-prone communities in Mozambique and Rwanda, low carbon initiatives are introducing renewable solar-powered irrigation systems to reduce the use of fossil fuels and increase climate resilience.

New apps close the gap in farmer knowledge

by Justus Wanzala

A mobile app is providing Kenyan farmers with information on their farm’s soil composition and weather forecasts within minutes. With almost real-time data on soil type, fertiliser requirements and predicted rainfall, smallholders are reducing environmental damage and boosting their climate resilience.

Providing clean fuel for cooking

by Benson Rioba

In Kenya, a safe, convenient and affordable ethanol cooking fuel is reducing damage to the environment, and impact on human health. Accessed through local retailers via cloud-connected e-commerce kiosks, the fuel is used on modern ethanol cooking stoves costing half the price of traditional gas stoves.

Tools for an equitable and food secure future

Women farmers are using water smart techniques to sustainably increase crop yields, whilst maintaining vital soil ecosystems in Ghana, Malawi and Mali. In these drought-prone countries, establishing water-efficient practices helps to improve smallholder farmers’ access to water and increase the resilience of their livelihoods and local ecosystems.

Jamaica and St Lucia Innovative insurance for minimising climate risk

Two insurance products offered by the project, Climate Risk Adaptation and Insurance in the Caribbean, are creating space for financial certainty in an increasingly unpredictable climate.