Project Name:Climate-smart communities’ response project
Target group: CBOs (men, women and youth)
The program focuses on Output 2 and 3 of the overall DaCCA Programme
Project duration: 2 and a half years starting June 2016 ending December 2018
Overall project objective:
To enhance the communities capability to cope with current climate variability/risks as well as to increase efficient resource allocation to climate change adaptation strategies
Specific objectives:
- To increase the capacity of the communities to adapt to climate change
- To reduce pollution and mismanagement of natural resources
- To reduce communities vulnerability to food insecurity
- To increase County Government support to climate change adaptation strategies
Areas of focus:
- Integrated Water Management
- Sustainable Use and Management of Natural Resources
- Food Insecurity
- Advocacy ( creating advocacy platforms at the local level, community dialogues)
In addition to the project activities tied to outputs 2 and 3, the project will also incorporate a sustainable financial model for community solar systems in which the community members will be mobilized and organized to form and join a SACCO. The SACCO will be capacity built and facilitated to acquire the SHS units from MKOPA solar and distribute them to community members, organized into clusters.