EcoACT, GCCA Tanzania Final Project Factsheet

The GCCA Tanzania programme started with the first phase from 2011 to 2013, during which three community-level projects on climate change adaptation were funded: (i) Resilient Landscapes for Resilient Communities in Pemba;  (ii) Empowering Vulnerable Rural Communities to Adapt and Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change in Central Tanzania; and (iii) Enhancing Climate change adaptation and mitigation capacities of vulnerable communities in eco-villages of different ecosystems of the Uluguru Mountains. All three projects used the eco-village approach to increase the climate change resilience of the target communities.

The second phase of GCCA Tanzania built on the first phase and sought to extend the eco-village approach. Through an open call for proposals with detailed guidelines, 5 projects were selected and funded, with implementation periods from 2015 to 2019. 

This is the final fact sheet from EcoACT - Eco-Village Adaptation to Climate Change in Central Tanzania

Location: Dodoma, Central plateau

The EcoAct project is the successor to the Chololo Eco-village project funded under the first phase of GCCA Tanzania. The project was implemented by a consortium led by the Institute of Rural Development Planning, in partnership with Dodoma and Chamwino District Councils. The project built resilience of the target communities by scaling up the most effective, affordable, and gender-oriented climate change adaptation innovations from the Chololo Ecovillage project.