Transforming Landscapes for Resilience and Development in Zambia

The development objective of the Transforming Landscapes for Resilience and Development Project for Zambia is to improve natural resource management in select districts to support sustainable livelihoods, and in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to the eligible crisis or emergency. There are four components. First component, Promoting Diversified, Resilient, Sustainable Livelihoods is designed to create conditions for poverty-stricken communities facing climatic impacts to strengthen their resilience.This component also supports ward-level development planning, TA, workshops, and trainings for capacity building and institutional development.The activities under this component are structured around the following tasks: (a) increase smallholder production and productivity, (b) mitigate farmers’ risks through the adoption of new technologies, and (c) facilitate adoption of alternative livelihoods as sustainable and resilient initiatives with reduced reliance on natural resources.This component also aims to support and improve infrastructure in vulnerable areas suffering from the lack of investments and that are also adversely affected by climate change.This component has four sub-components. (i) Diversifying Livelihoods and Improving Farming Practices; (ii) Developing Productive Climate Resilient Infrastructure for Sustainable Livelihoods; (iii) Strengthening Communities and Expanding Services; and (iv) Strengthened Climate Hydro-meteorological Information; Second component, Management of Community Forests and Protected Areas supports the establishment of Community Forest Management Group (CFMGs) as well as Natural Forest Regeneration (NFR) areas to more effectively manage available forests and to create the minimal necessary conditions for restoring degraded forest areas. The component also addresses the problem of insufficient funding of the established Protected Area (PAs) in the Luapula, Muchinga, and...