Desertification/land degradation

The EU Green Week is Europe’s biggest annual conference focusing on environmental policy. The ‘ EU Green Week 2021’ will take place from 31 May to 4 June 2021, and includes an opening event on citizen science for Zero Pollution...

The high-pitched sound of alarm sirens interrupts morning lessons at the community school in Xai-Xai, southern Mozambique. Students quickly but calmly evacuate their classrooms and are shepherded to safety by teachers wearing...

Climate action has been at the forefront in the 74th UN General Assembly week in September. The week kicked off with the Youth Summit on 21 September where youth called on world leaders to accelerate action to address the climate...

6 September, Dodoma, Tanzania. As Tanzania continues to experience extreme weather events impacting on the livelihoods of rural communities, a European Union funded climate change adaptation conference launched into action...

Photo: Video screenshot of the EU-financed, UNEP-led, ECO-DRR demonstration project in Afghanistan The poorest people in the poorest countries are the most vulnerable to disasters. This is because they lack the capacity for...

UNCDF supports the Government of Tanzania, through the President’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG), to promote climate change resilient communities and local economies and by establishing a standard...

This 14-page report provides a summary of the five GCCA projects, which are located in different agro-ecological zones across Tanzania. The report sets out the project approaches, activities, progress, media coverage, and...

This latest story from the field, produced in September 2018 about EcoACT, outlines how providing communities with access to quality declared seeds and improved livestock has transformed the lives of communities in central...

This latest fact sheet produced in September 2018 about EcoACT outlines project details, expected results, achievements and next steps. The overall objective of GCCA Tanzania, funded by the European Union, is to strengthen the...

This latest story from the field, produced in September 2018 about Community Forests Pemba, outlines how spice farming and being provided with technical support has transformed the lives of communities on the island of Pemba. The...