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Evaluation of the project “Strengthening community resilience to climate change in Blantyre, Zomba, Neno and Phalombe districts”

Project code: GCP/MLW/067/EC

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Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 74 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Category Evaluation report

ISBN 978-92-5-135080-5

Series title Project Evaluation Series

Series number okt/21

Synopsis (short abstract) This report documents the evaluation findings of the project “Strengthening community resilience to climate change in Blantyre, Zomba, Neno and Phalombe districts" - GCP/MLW/067/EC. The project created awareness to the effects of climate change, empowering community members with knowledge and skills on how to apply gender-responsive climate–sensitive practices for increased agricultural production. The communities adopted conservation and safeguarding biodiversity actions to address negative effects caused by floods, heavy winds and prolonged droughts. Some of the key transformational strategies introduced by the project towards anticipating and responding to the effects of climate hazards and shocks include managing and conserving soil, land, water, agro –forestry, and improving child care and overall food and nutrition security. A climate-sensitive and enriched farmer field school curriculum to guide training and sensitization of communities, a pool of trained facilitators, and village savings loan and livestock pass–on schemes are some of the elements to support absorption and adsorption capacity and sustain the benefits.

Annex 1. Terms of reference

Annex 2. Tools

Management response

Follow-up report

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FAO. 2021. Evaluation of the project “Strengthening community resilience to climate change in Blantyre, Zomba, Neno and Phalombe districts”. Project Evaluation Series, 10/2021. Rome.

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