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Strengthening Capacity for Climate Adaptation in Lesotho - GCP/LES/049/LDF

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In many parts of southern Africa, agricultural production is stagnant or in decline, particularly in subsistence and smallholder agriculture. Among the reasons for this are climate variability and climate change, as resource poor farmers are unable to cope with or adapt to climate risks. The Kingdom of Lesotho is considered highly vulnerable to climate challenges. The country is over reliant on rainfed agriculture for food production and has a large poor rural population engaged in subsistence farming. Vulnerability in Lesotho is characterized by fragile and substantially degraded soils, high levels of food insecurity and poverty, and lack of infrastructure, which curtails the ability of the population to deal with increasing climate variability and climate change. The project aimed at reducing vulnerability, increasing adaptive capacity and building resilience at community level against the adverse impacts of climate change in the country. The project was designed to cover the four agro ecological zones of Lesotho, i.e. the lowlands, mountains, foothills and Senqu River Valley. Its specific objectives were to strengthen the implementation of sustainable land and water management (SLM/W) practices, and to promote diversified on and off farm livelihood strategies focused on crops and livestock.

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