Natural Resource Management (NRM) and Trans-frontier Conservation Area (TFCA) development have been a major focus area of cooperation between SADC and Germany for many years. Through the SADC/GIZ Climate Resilience and Natural Resources Management (C-NRM) Programme, the German Federal Ministry of Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ) promotes the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation and mitigation in trans-boundary protected area management, thereby strengthening the climate change resilience of the local population in and around TFCAs. The SADC/GIZ Climate Resilience and Natural Resource Management (C-NRM) Programme’s main objective is therefore to strengthen cross-border management of natural resources in the SADC region, as a new initiative that builds on the foundation laid by the Adaptation to Climate Change in Rural Areas in Southern Africa (ACCRA) programme. The C-NRM programme continues to build the capacities of SADC member states to integrate climate change aspects into agricultural programmes and investments. The C-NRM project has the following outputs;
- The strategic planning framework for mainstreaming climate change into cross-border NRM is strengthened
- The dissemination of knowledge on CSA and CSNRM is strengthened
- CSA and CSNRM measures are implemented in selected TFCA’s
- Priority COVID-19 sensitive measures of the SADC TFCA Tourism Programme are implemented in a climate-sensitive way.
