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Nature-Positive Food Systems for Climate Change Adaptation

Contributing IUCN constituents:Government of Canada

Project Details

NameNature-Positive Food Systems for Climate Change Adaptation
DescriptionNature Positive Food Systems for Climate Adaptation by Canadian Foodgrains Bank The project aims to improve low-carbon, climate-resilient economies in rural areas of Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe for the enhanced well-being of communities, especially women, girls, and other vulnerable groups. The project contributes to the scale-up of nature-positive food systems for enhanced climate change adaptation within a representative set of Afromontane and sub-Afromontane ecosystems across sub-Saharan Africa. The project aims to reduce climate change vulnerability by acting on socio-ecological systems’ abilities to cope by promoting resilient livelihoods based on the sustainable use of biodiversity and by increasing the decision-making and leadership of women and other vulnerable people. Project activities include: (1) facilitate smallholder farmer experimentation with nature-based solutions through extension services; (2) promote sustainable use of energy sources for improved livelihoods; and (3) develop and implement gender-responsive capacity development strategies for decision-making and access to and control of resources for women, girls, and other vulnerable groups. The project partners – Adventist Development and Relief Agency Canada, Canadian Baptist Ministries, Canadian Lutheran World Relief, Emergency Relief and Development Association, Mennonite Central Committee Canada, Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund, Tearfund Canada, United Church of Canada and World Renew Canada – jointly planned the project. The project directly targets 75,000 beneficiaries (50 % women and 50% men). Effectively delivering at the landscape level requires engagement with Canadian Foodgrains Bank partners at the local, technical and governmental levels. https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/p011740001
Contributing IUCN ConstituentGovernment of Canada
Start Date3/23/2023
End Date3/31/2027
Conservation Actions2.3 Habitat & Natural Process Restoration4.2 Training4.3 Awareness & Communications7.1 Institutional & Civil Society Development
Needed annual budget-
Total annual budget$35,592,272.00
Staff♀ - | ♂ -
Beneficiaries♀ 37,500 | ♂ 37,500

Potential reduction of species extinction risk resulting from threat abatement actions

Absolute value (STAR)

67.2

0% of the total biodiversity conservation potential of Africa is covered by this project.

233,233

19.5% of global biodiversity conservation potential is from Africa.

This stacked bar chart represents the relative disaggregation of the selected contribution's total potential opportunity for reducing global species extinction risk through taking actions to abate different threats to species within its boundaries. The percentages refer to the amount of the total opportunity that could potentially be achieved through abating that particular threat.

% Contribution of threats to species extinction

1.18%
8.2 Problematic native species/diseases
1.53%
6.3 Work & other activities
1.65%
9.3 Agricultural & forestry effluents
1.70%
5.3 Logging & wood harvesting
2.03%
6.1 Recreational activities
2.42%
7.3 Other ecosystem modifications
2.51%
3.1 Oil & gas drilling
2.89%
6.2 War, civil unrest & military exercises
3.12%
3.2 Mining & quarrying
3.29%
8.1 Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases
3.42%
2.2 Wood & pulp plantations
4.38%
7.1 Fire & fire suppression
5.18%
11.2 Droughts
8.23%
1.1 Housing & urban areas
8.48%
3.3 Renewable energy
8.96%
7.2 Dams & water management/use
10.47%
2.3 Livestock farming & ranching
12.86%
2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
13.12%
5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals

Threat type