There are 213 projects that match your search.
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Zimbabwe
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CapDev
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2013
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50,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/KM/13/16 |
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The knowledge management project seeks to document, showcase and share information, knowledge and experiences of Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP) projects and activities in Zimbabwe.The key environmental issues to be ( ... )
d include biodiversity, climate change, water resources, land degradation and persistent organic pollutants(chemicals). The approach of the project will include inception meeting with GEF SGP coordinator to clarify implementation plan and stakeholder participation in the planning, implementation and monitoringof the project. The GEF SGP project documents will be collated and reviewed to identify
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Zimbabwe
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2013
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50,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/CC/13/03 |
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The proposed project is a follow up to the First Phase that was supported through GEFSGP funding which was completed in August 2012. The new project?s target population consists of 248 farmers (168 females and 80 males) spread over seven traditional ( ... )
s. 16 of the 168 targeted women are widows? and 14 are girl OVC heading households. Of the 80 males targeted 5 are OVC headed households. Through the follow up project LDS seeks to scale up the following components;
? Conservation farming through promotion of small grains, groundnuts and cow peas as well as the construction of a community garden in Makuwerere village.
? Planting of indigenous
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Zimbabwe
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2013
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49,734.60
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/CC/13/02 |
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The proposed project has various mitigation interventions which includereforestation of the community, establishment of woodlots, orchards, use of renewable solar energy and construction of fuel saving stoves with improved efficiency. Rural ( ... )
ities in the developing world rely heavily on biomass fuels. This not only provides a minimum of life-supporting energy services, but may also represent a high financial cost, a strong negative effect on human health, and added stress on the environment. Reforestation is a major part of this project in trying to reduce global warming and also the establishment of woodlots will help in providing
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Zimbabwe
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Land Degradation
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2013
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50,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/LD/13/11 |
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The project on Mitigating Land degradation through gully reclamation, agro forestry and organic farming for sustainable livelihoods is located in Kapembere Communal lands, Muzarabani District of Mashonaland Central and it lies approximately 16±20 S ( ... )
e and 30±58 E longitude. Muzarabani District lies on the leeward side of Mavuradonha Mountains in the Lower Zambezi Valley which is classified under ecological region 5. The climate is semi arid receiving the mean annual rainfall of 600 to 800mm, with short rain season from November to March and a long dry season from April to October. Maximum temperature ranges from 30 degrees Celsius to 40
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Zimbabwe
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Land Degradation
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2013
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50,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/LD/13/10 |
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3.1 Project Summary
This program is part of a growing international effort to utilize properly managed livestock to restore degraded land and thereby reduce both the frequency and severity of drought and flood disasters. It builds on the successes ( ... )
arning from our efforts over the last four years (funded by USAID) to develop and then test in the neighbouring Hwange Communal Lands (HCL), a Holistic Management curriculum for communities embedded in an effective community mobilisation process. As such, the process has led to the discovery of key factors influencing successful implementation in land restoration-through-livestock efforts: 1)
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Zimbabwe
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2013
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50,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/CC/13/14 |
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Survival Skills Organic Farming Community Association (SSOFA) is a community based organization based in Goromomonzi District. The association seeks to consolidate work, efforts and development objectives expressed on the various projects that ( ... )
to be serious participants in organic farming. SSOFA is a community based organization that is active in promoting sustainable livelihoods, community development and environmental management. SSOFA has been practicing organic farming since 2007 as a community of farmers. However through interactions at community levels and regular meetings coupled with a number of workshops facilitated by
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Zimbabwe
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Land Degradation
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2013
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50,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/LD/13/13 |
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The Bio Hub Trust wishes to undertake a project aimed at finding alternative energy sources for household use and tobacco curing, while promoting sound forest management in Hurungwe Rural District Council (HRDC) in Mashonaland West Province in ( ... )
we. Approximately 1, 316 households in 14 wards will be targeted for this initiative. This project comes against the background of increasing rates of forest loss in the district, largely driven by household firewood use, construction and establishment of settlement, increased tobacco cropping and curing, and agriculture expansion (other crops).
Localised rates of forest loss
Most of
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Zimbabwe
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CapDev
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2013
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50,000.00
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OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/CB/13/15 |
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Development Reality Institute (DRI) is proposing to embark on a project to enhance and strengthen the capacity of communities and civil society organizations to address global environmental challenges in collaboration with the GEF SGP Country ( ... )
. The project will identify priority and key stakeholders for a series of workshops, trainings and exchange visits to be organized at regional and national level to exchange knowledge and provide training to GEFSGP partners. The initial stage of the project entails the development of a knowledge and capacity needs assessment among the GEF SGP partners, Communities, CSOs, the private sector and
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Zimbabwe
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Biodiversity
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2012
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20,054.50
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP5/CORE/BD/11/03 |
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The project addresses GEFSGP focal area of biodiversity conservation. The proposed intervention falls under capacity building category. The project will build on work already funded by the GEF/SGP in Phase I, amounting to US$29 945.50 from 2006 to ( ... )
Background to community:
Household livelihoods are centered on subsistence farming. The average household owns 7 cattle, 8 goats, and 15 chickens and 5 turkeys. A large diversity of crops is grown for household consumption and for sale. These include maize, wheat, beans, paprika, onions, potatoes, garlic, sunflowers, potatoes, green vegetables and tomatoes. Market gardening is an important
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Zimbabwe
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Chemicals
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2012
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50,000.00
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP5/CORE/CH/11/06 |
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Makoni Organic Farmers association (MOFA) is a community based organizations established to complement efforts done Organic Network Forum and other institutions for provision of support services to the development of local capacity to implement ( ... )
c farming practice. The project will built on the initiatives done by Organic Network Forum and will focus on elimination of POPs through up-scaling organic farming. The project will also offer a platform for market access for organic products through certification and accreditation of projects in organic agricultural development that works in harmony with nature.
Project proposed objectives
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Zimbabwe
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Biodiversity
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2012
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49,616.00
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP5/CORE/BD/12/03 |
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1. PROPOSAL
SECTION A: PROJECT RATIONALE AND APPROACH
This section provides the rationale and background of the project, as well as the proposed approach.
1.1 Project Summary
Zimbabwe is currently experiencing a rapidly accelerating vicious ( ... )
of environmental and bio-diversity degradation thereby threatening the ecosystem and the natural resource base?s self sustaining mechanisms as soils are being eroded, tree species disappearing, environmental pollution escalating climate change effects. All these issues must be dealt with simultaneously for the cycle to be broken. Some major environmental issues that are related to aquaculture and
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Zimbabwe
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Biodiversity
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2012
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9,220.85
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP5/CORE/BD/12/04 |
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This project seeks to complete the final component of the GEFSGP funded Monavale Vlei Biodiversity Project principally addressing the problem of general lack of wetland awareness, particularly amongst policy makers, which has been an important ( ... )
in the widespread destruction of Greater Harare?s open green spaces and wetlands. These areas are critical in the provision of water to the city. Therefore the problem being addressed in this proposed project is wetland awareness. The techniques intended to address this include use of various media vehicles such as the publishing and distribution of a wetland brochure, liaising with print, radio
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Zimbabwe
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Biodiversity
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2012
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29,281.00
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP5/CORE/BD/11/02 |
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The project addresses the biodiversity thematic area with focus on Strategic Objective 2.
The proposed intervention falls under the demonstration and capacity building category. The project will build on work already funded by the GEF/SGP in Phase ( ... )
nting to US$29 281 from 2006 to 2008
Background of Community:
Household livelihoods are centered on subsistence farming. The average household owns 2 cattle, 2 goats, and (five) 5 chickens. A considerable diversity of crops is grown for household consumption and some for sale. These include maize, beans, onions, garlic, sunflowers, green vegetables and tomatoes. Some of the produce is sold
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Zimbabwe
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Biodiversity
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2012
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20,205.00
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP5/CORE/BD/11/04 |
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The project is in the second phase and it seeks to address Biodiversity Conservation thematic area, focusing more on GEFSGP strategic objective number 2. The proposed intervention falls under the capacity building category. The project will build on ( ... )
ready funded by GEFSGP in phase 1, amounting to US$29,695 from 2006 to 2008.
The following activities were covered in the first phase of the project:
1.Increasing wood-biomass production
Under this activity tree nurseries planned were established at household and community levels. At household level, twenty-seven (27) nurseries were established and one at community level. One woodlot
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Zimbabwe
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Land Degradation
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2012
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21,300.00
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP5/CORE/LD/12/01 |
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1.1 Project Summary
Introduction
This proposal is being submitted under the consolidation phase of the project that was implemented between January 2010 and September 2011 and was supported by the GEF/SGP with funding amounting to US$27,000. STEP ( ... )
ntributed matching funds. The project was entitled Benefit Driven Land Rehabilitation and Biodiversity Conservation through Sustainable utilization of Masengere in Honde Valley. The main objective of the project was to contribute towards the reduction of land degradation and livelihood improvement of rural communities in Honde Valley through the development of a viable masengere craft
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Zimbabwe
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Land Degradation
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2012
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49,962.15
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP5/CORE/LD/11/06 |
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The project is inspired by the UN Global environmental Facility (Small Grants Program) conducted in the area by Chengaose Foundation Trust. The project aims to minimize damage to rivers and natural water ways by persuading people to move their ( ... )
bles gardens and other water dependent activities from river banks by providing water sources on homesteads. Many people, including the farmers in the area have realized the positive impact of this program in minimizing river siltation, land degradation by making water more available and easily accessible throughout the year. Unfortunately the grant was too small to achieve full impact and only
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Zimbabwe
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Biodiversity
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2012
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20,054.50
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP5/CORE/BD/11/01 |
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Sedze Village has a total number of 200 households. Of these households, 165 are male-headed, 30 are female-headed and five (5) are child-headed. There are 13 men and 18 women who are participating in Sedze village. The average number of children ( ... )
usehold is 5. Most adult male household members are employed in urban areas, while their spouses remain at home to look after the welfare of the children and to manage the household assets. Household livelihoods are centered on subsistence farming.
The average household owns 7 cattle, 8 goats, and 15 chickens and 5 turkeys. A large diversity of crops is grown for household consumption and for
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Zimbabwe
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Land Degradation
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2012
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30,755.83
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OP5- Y1 (Jul 11 - Jun 12)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP5/CORE/LD/12/02 |
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SECTION A: PROJECT RATIONALE AND APPROACH
1.1 Project Summary
The Flora Movement Trust is proposing to embark on a project to build the capacity of local communities to address challenges arising from biodiversity loss and land degradation in ( ... )
llages namely Makumbe, Munemo, Zhanda and Chirimuuta 1, Chonyera and Murungweni villages of Mawanga Ward in Goromonzi District. This is part of efforts to improve community responses to biodiversity loss and land degradation. Mawanga Ward is one of the several wards identified by Flora Movement through a rapid assessment as having challenges in biodiversity conservation and land use management.
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Zimbabwe
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2010
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30,120.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP4/Y3/CORE/2009/17 |
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1.0 Problem
Wadzanai Cooperative farm and the surrounding areas in Lalapanzi have witnessed an increase in the abuse of the natural environment since the year 2000. Settlers who invaded the farm disrupted the organized way of life once associated ( ... )
adzanai community. They embarked on the extensive indiscriminate deforestation as they cleared land for farming and cutting down trees for their immediate use and for sale outside the farm. For instance, Bondongwe forest was the prime target for much deforestation that took place. Some wild animals were scared away as the settlers ravaged the area, and this negatively impacted on the woodland
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Zimbabwe
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2010
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19,709.00
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OP4 - Y3 (Jul 09 - Jun 10)
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Project Number: ZIM/SGP/OP4/Y3/CORE/2009/14 |
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1.0 Problem
Threat of Climate Change to community livelihoods: Over the past decade successive droughts have devastated the livelihoods of many households, which do not have the means to cushion themselves against global warming.
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ation: High population densities, overstocking and poor conservation practices have led to the development of numerous gullies especially Samakande, Chikata, Chifambe and Taibu villages. This problem needs to be arrested through afforestation, land rehabilitation and intensive catchment management.
2.0 Project Goal
Communities that have been capacitated to adapt to climate change
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