Empowering Communities
Adapting to Climate Change
CHOLOLO ECOVILLAGE
This project is funded by the European Union
PROJECT TITLE

Empowering Vulnerable Rural Communities to
Adapt and Mitigate the Impacts of Climate
Change in Central Tanzania
This project is funded by the European Union
AIM

To strengthen capacity of vulnerable rural
communities to adapt to climate change for
improved livelihoods and natural resource
management.
This project is funded by the European Union
OBJECTIVES





To transform Chololo into a thriving eco-village – a model of
good practice in climate change adaptation and mitigation;
To identify, test, evaluate and share innovative adaptation
technologies and approaches;
To support the village community to agree and implement
land use plans and natural resource management practices;
To empower women to act at the forefront of the
transformation, with increased authority and reduced
workload;
To increase household food security and incomes, and
improve livelihoods.
This project is funded by the European Union
ORIGINS
Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA)
 National Adaptation Programme of Action
(NAPA)
 Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis
(CVCA)
 Opportunities and Obstacles to Development
(O&OD)

This project is funded by the European Union
CHOLOLO CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS






Drought – rain season starts later, finishes earlier, less predictable, hence
change in crop calendar, crop losses, low agricultural productivity, lowered
incomes, food shortage and recurrent famine strike;
Deforestation - loss of vegetation, increased desertification, reduced animal
forage/pasture, shortage of fuel wood and timber, increased women’s
workload, increased land pressure due to poor natural resource
management (NRM);
Flooding and strong winds – leading to soil erosion, crop losses, land
degradation, and declining soil fertility;
Human diseases: skin diseases, cholera and diarrhoea;
Livestock diseases/crop pests: e.g. Rift Valley Fever, army worm, calidea
bugs, stink bugs;
Inadequate ground water recharge, lowering water table, increased salinity,
leading to shortage of drinking water for domestic use and livestock, and
low availability/poor quality of water for crop production
This project is funded by the European Union
COMMUNITY COPING STRATEGIES
Current coping strategy
Effectiveness
Chololo pits used to retain soil moisture
Very little
Analysis
Poorly spaced and filled.
Application of FYM
Very little
FYM not applied correctly
Early maturing / drought resistant
varieties
Some how. Good number of farmers
practice
Can build on this.
Livestock fodder conservation for dry
season
Very little
Limited application
Moving livestock elsewhere – to other
villages
Very little
Limited application
Deepening hand dug wells
Short term only as water table keeps
dropping
Need aquifer monitoring / recharge
Fetching water from next village (3 km)
It is highly practiced
Unsustainable
2hrs round trip.
Forest conservation bye laws
Bye-laws not enforced.
Lack of community control of nat res.
This project is funded by the European Union
NUMBERS
3500 people in 922 households
 TZS 1.4bn (89% EU, 11% local partners)
 26 months
 6 delivery partners
 20+ innovative technologies

This project is funded by the European Union
DELIVERY PARTNERS
Institute of Rural Development Planning
 Dodoma Municipal Council
 Agricultural Research Institute Hombolo
 Maji na Maendeleo (MAMADO)
 Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM)
 Dodoma Environmental Network (DONET)

This project is funded by the European Union
AGRICULTURE INNOVATIONS
Cropping systems / conservation agriculture
 Community seed production
 Tillage innovations for soil water conservation
 Ox weeder & Ox carts
 Development of subsectors that benefit
women, e.g. Chicken, Groundnuts, Hibiscus
 Crop / livestock interaction
 Low carbon economy development

This project is funded by the European Union
LIVESTOCK INNOVATIONS
Improved cattle breeds – Mpwapwa bulls
 Improved goat breeds – for meat and milk
 Improved chicken farming – for women
 Animal disease control
 Dry season feeding
 Improved pasture / browsing
 Watermelon

This project is funded by the European Union
NATURAL RESOURCES INNOVATIONS
Afforestation
 Tree nurseries
 Womens groups / eco-school woodlots
 Agroforestry
 Village land use planning
 Energy saving stoves
 Biogas

This project is funded by the European Union
WATER INNOVATIONS
Aquifer monitoring
 Borehole repair
 Rainwater harvesting – roof catchment
 600m2 Sand dam for aquifer recharge
 Sub surface dam for water storage
 Integrated water resource management

This project is funded by the European Union
MULTIPLIER EFFECT
Farmer field schools
 Study visits
 Technology Transfer Fund
 Publications
 National and Local Media
 Video – documenting the process
 Website and social media

This project is funded by the European Union
PROJECT DELIVERY TIMETABLE
Awaiting funds
Delivery so far
Remaining project period
This project is funded by the European Union
PROGRESS TO DATE










Introduction of project to district and village authorities
Introduction of project to village community
Introduction of project to each sub village community
Formation of village project committee
Survey of crops & livestock
Formation of sub village participant groups
Formation of innovation groups
Identification and demarcation of demo plots
Began construction of school roof catchment
Began construction of village office
This project is funded by the European Union
LIVESTOCK SURVEY
800
700
600
Ng'ombe
500
Maksai
400
Mbuzi
300
Kuku
200
100
0
KAWAWA
SIASA
KIZOTA
MUUNGANO
LUSINDE
JAMHURI
This project is funded by the European Union
CROP SURVEY
400
350
300
KAWAWA
250
SIASA
KIZOTA
200
MUUNGANO
150
LUSINDE
100
JAMHURI
50
0
Mtama
Uwele
Karanga
Alizeti
Kunde
Choya
This project is funded by the European Union
INNOVATION GROUPS
Chicken
Male goats
Bulls
Concervation agric & cropping
Agronomic practices/use of FYM
Chololo Pits
SWC Innovations / Ox-weeder
Community Seed production
0
10
20
30
40
This project is funded by the European Union
50
PARTICIPANT GENDER BALANCE
Lusinde
Siasa
Female
Kawawa
Male
Muungano
Jamhuri
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
This project is funded by the European Union
20
PARTICIPANT GENDER BALANCE
Male
Female
This project is funded by the European Union
WITH MANY THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO MADE
THIS POSSIBLE, INCLUDING:












His Excellency Tim Clarke, EU Ambassador
The Delegation of European Union to Tanzania
The Ministry of Finance
Regional Commissioner, Dodoma
Regional Administrative Officer, Dodoma
District Commissioner, Dodoma Town
Hon. David Malole MP, Dodoma Town
Dodoma Municipal Director
Mayor, Dodoma Municipality
Representative, The Division of the Environment, VPO
Constantine Lifuliro, Rector, Institute of Rural Development Planning
Government Officials & NGO Representatives
This project is funded by the European Union