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FactsheetFeasibility Study and Funding Proposal Development for GCF on Community Based Rangeland and Livestock Value Chain for Climate Change Resilience in Namibia - TCP/NAM/3707 2022
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No results found.Namibia’s Fifth National Development Plan (NDP 5 cites agriculture and food security as key to enhancing economic progress in the country Under the umbrella of agriculture is the livestock sector, which is of crucial economic importance, as it contributes roughly 3 8 percent to the national GDP The growth and sustainability of this sector are hindered by climate change It has brought about a decline in rainfall, a rise in temperatures, periods of drought and the degradation of rangelands, all of which increase livestock mortality and therefore negatively affect the livelihoods of smallholder farmers who lack the knowledge, capacity and resources to mitigate these threats and manage related crises This Technical Cooperation Programme ( project was designed to support the development of a proposal for another, larger project on building the resilience of communal livestock farmers to climate change, which was to be submitted to the Green Climate Fund ( for consideration. -
Other documentSustainable approaches for rangeland management and livestock production in arid and semi arid regions of tropical countries. 1998
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No results found.Sustainable grazing management or land resource use is a key issue of concern in most arid and semi arid regions of the world. This challenge is particularly formidable in arid rangeland environment, because of inherent seasonal constraints, higher livestock densities and change in socio-economic conditions of pastoral communities. The objectives of rangeland based livestock production vary with the pastoral system employed, such as nomadic, semi nomadic and sedentary systems. Ideally, sto cking rates to achieve maximum profitability should also be sustainable. Rainfall fluctuations from year to year in the arid and semi-arid rangelands, make it difficult to devise perfect stocking strategies and grazing management to cope with the variability. The light stocking rates required to match average rainfall can reduce the risk of forage deficit and financial losses due to death of animals in low and average rainfall years. Nevertheless, a major challenge lies ahead to convince pastora l people about the benefits of reducing stocking rates and improving production efficiencies, in order to achieve higher livestock production, an improvement in income and less degradation of the rangeland. -
Evaluation reportTerminal evaluation of the project “Climate-smart Livestock Production and Land Restoration in the Uruguayan Rangelands”
Project code: GCP/URU/034/GFF - GEF ID: 9153
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The project “Climate-smart livestock production and land restoration in the Uruguayan rangelands” was financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and executed by Uruguay’s Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) between February 2018 and September 2023. Its objective was to “mitigate climate change and restore degraded lands through the promotion of climate-smart practices in the livestock sector, with an emphasis on family farming”.The evaluation findings indicate that the project's execution led to the attainment of outputs and outcomes which contributed to the stated objective. Specifically, results demonstrated the feasibility of establishing environmentally sustainable livestock production systems without compromising productivity or economic viability, as validated by beneficiaries. Furthermore, the project introduced public policy instruments to facilitate the replication and scalability of this successful model, offering an institutional framework for wider adoption.
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