Supporting indigenous communities to build resilience against climate change

This project targeted subsistence farmers of the indigenous group of Maasai that are negatively affected by climate change in the Simanjiro region. Extreme changes in rainfall patterns and long periods of drought decreased agricultural productivity and livestock rearing. The lack of pasture has led pastoralists to enter their cattle into a wildlife conservation area, leading to conflicts. The project increased the awareness and adoption rate of Climate-Smart Agricultural (CSA) practices among 3,000 indigenous farmers and pastoralists to support the communities’ agricultural production. The project used training and knowledge exchange formats to build up the capacity of farmers and to widely disseminate practices. It closely cooperated with local governments and indigenous leaders.