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ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE
CHANGE ADAPTATION: A CASE OF CHOLOLO
ECOVILLAGE PROJECT IN CENTRAL TANZANIA
FOR
STRONG GROWTH, RESILIENT ECONOMY
NATIONAL CONFERENCE 12TH NOV, 2014DR FRANCIS NJAU OF IRDP
Major Problems
Impacts of climate change especially drought accelerated
Low agriculture and livestock productivity
Water shortage
Food insecurity
Deforestation
Poverty
The project aimed at reducing these problems in totality.
BUT HOW?
Climate smart agriculture innovations
Good Agricultural Practices: Proper planting time, drought tolerant seeds, spacing, thinning, weeding, community seed production
On farm rainwater harvesting through;-
Soil erosion control: Fanya Juu, contour farming, grass strips, trash lines
Soil fertility management: crop rotation, intercropping legumes, FYM, composting
Soil moisture management: Magoye ripper, Ox ridger, cover crops, contour farming
Done for 3 consecutive years 2011 – 2013 with Chololo farmers
Crop yields (kg/acre)
261
370
227 228
300
609
536
323
407
351
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Pearl millet Sorghum Maize Sunflower Groundnuts
2011
2013
Agriculture 2013/14
LIVESTOCKGenetic Improvement of Cattle and goats
Genetic Improvement of Local Chicken
123 improved cocks introduced
123 livestock keepers sensitized
Local chicken identified as value chain of most benefit to women in Chololo
The farmers are selling chicken at a price of 8,000 – 10,000
Leather and leather goods making
WATER
Rainwater harvesting at school constructed
Solar pump replacing diesel engine water pump
Borehole repaired
Sub-surface dam constructed
Sand dam constructed
70% of village pop served
ENERGYEnergy saving stoves and Biogas plants introduced
240 energy-saving stoves and 10 biogas plants built and in use
50-70% reduction in fuel wood use, reducing women’s workload
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
Chololo is now a model village for Climate change adaptation.
Household with food sufficiency increased from 29% in 2006/07
to 62% in 2012/13
General income level has increased from 585,042/= in 2012 to
690,360/= in 2014. For women income level has increased from
341,386/= to 560,344/= due to more sales of surplus crop
yields and livestock
Livelihood has improved – improved houses and clean water
Scaling up to other 3 villages of Kikombo of Dodoma Municipal
and Idifu ward of Chamwino district (54 months project )
CHOLOLO SUCCESS FACTORS
Multi-Dimensional (agric, livestock, energy, water, forestry)
Multi-Disciplinary (Govt, academia, NGOs, civil society)
Strategic Fit – with CC Strategy, NAPA, MAFSC Resilience Plan
Participation – building on community knowledge and assets
Flexibility – to innovate, diversify, learn, adapt
CHALLENGES
Scaling up to a wider geographical area
Changing people’s behaviour / resistance to change
Enforcement of existing forest protection by-laws
Community land use planning and enforcement
Low awareness and capacity of local government
Low investment in Research and Extension
OVERCOMING CHALLENGES
Incentivise local communities to take up climate change
adaptation technologies
Invest in research on affordable CC technologies
Build capacity of District Councils to plan and implement
climate change adaptation and mitigation, including CC in
District Development Plans
Develop sustainable forest exploitation and management
systems
Get tough on enforcement of environmental protection
bylaws
Thank you
FOR MORE INFORMATION
http://chololoecovillage.wordpress.com