National Policy Makers

This Governance Manual is a guide to CCARDESA’s governance institutions (Ministers responsible for Agriculture and Food Security, the General Assembly, CCARDESA Board of Directors and CCARDESA Secretariat) in the conduct of their responsibilities and duties. It is also a reference document for all CCARDESA stakeholders who wish to know how CCARDESA is governed. It assures development partners that CCARDESA observes the principles of good governance to which they are bound in allocating their resources.

Climate change is projected to have serious impacts on the agriculture of southern Africa, affecting food availability, creating local production shortfalls and resulting in rising commodity prices. This report highlights the risks to agriculture and food systems that may occur in two counties of the region, Malawi and Zambia. The analysis uses the conceptual framework of climate-related risk from the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to examine the impacts that climate change is likely to have on agriculture and food security. Country-specific trends in temperature and rainfall and projected impacts are summarised from the literature. The vulnerability of the agricultural sector in each country is discussed in relation to its sensitivity to change and coping and adaptive capacity, and the risks of climate change on agriculture and small-scale farmers in the two focus countries assessed. A prioritisation process is then carried out to rank different commodities in each country, with respect to four dimensions: the importance of the commodity to the economy of the country, the national yield gap compared with the regional average, the importance of the commodity in people’s diet, and the projected impact of climate change on yield. The results of the analysis highlight three commodities that could be prioritized for agricultural development interventions: maize, potatoes and beans in Malawi, and maize, pulses and sorghum in Zambia.

This study examines the vulnerability to climate variability and change of the conventional maize value chain in the mid and low altitude agro-ecological zones of Malawi, agro-ecological zone II of Zambia and agro-ecological zone III of Zimbabwe. The aim is to develop feasible priorities and strategies for climate variability and change adaptation based on farmer preference. A literature re-view for the countries Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe was conducted to assess the current and future impact of climate change and variability on the smallholder farming system. A mix of methods, which included participatory vulnerability assessment tools, focus group discussions and key in-formant interviews among 108 farmers from five communities, complemented the literature review. Data were collected on the current and likely future impacts and sensitivity of the systems and ad-aptation capacities.

Gender Assessment and Action Plan - Zambia Renewable Energy Financing Framework

This gender assessment provides a summary of the gender equality situation in Zambia with a specific focus on women’s financial inclusion in the energy sector. The assessment identifies potential entry points to promote women’s participation as business leaders and owners in renewable and clean energy.

Gender Action Plan for Namibia's GCF Proposal: Climate Resilient Agriculture in three of the Vulnerable Extreme northern crop growing regions (CRAVE).

Gender Assessment Report for Namibia's GCF proposal: Climate Resilient Agriculture in three of the Vulnerable Extreme northern crop growing regions (CRAVE).

Overview showing several initiatives that provide funding for climate change interventions.

The Initial Results Management Framework of the Fund provides information on the logical framwork and its aspects, i.e. specific guidance on several key features of the results, performance indicators and results management framework (RMF).

Presentation by Mr. Hoeggel during the 'Climate Finance and Proposal Writing' Training in Gaborone, Botswana, Dec 2018.

It shows basic scientific information on the climate system and how human action interferes with the planet's natural greenhouse effect, thus leading to global warming with big impacts on the environment. Adaptation to the impacts and mitigation of emissions of greenhous gases are being presented as pathways to deal with climate change.

Livelihood and adaptation maps for some SADC states (SADC overview, Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, eSwatini, Zambia, Zimbabwe).