FP127
Building Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Agricultural Livelihoods in Southern Zimbabwe
Building Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Agricultural Livelihoods in Southern Zimbabwe
Southern Zimbabwe has experienced increasing temperatures since the 1950s with a decline in total annual precipitation and an increase in mid-season dry spells coupled with extreme weather events in the form of droughts and floods. These changes in climate have reduced water availability and increased soil aridity, resulting in declining agricultural yields and impacting the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in this region. In Southern Zimbabwe, rainfall is predicted to decrease by 15 per cent and runoff by 20 per cent in provinces of Manicaland, Masvingo and Matabeleland South, leading to higher food deficits and higher food prices, as well as higher number of drought-related livestock deaths.
The project proposes to address these observed and projected climate impacts and build the resilience of smallholder farmers in three semi-arid agroecological regions of southern Zimbabwe.
Project timeline
Pipeline
16 Sep 2016 - 1274 days
Concept note received
16 Sep 2016
Funding proposal received
02 Oct 2018
Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval
27 Nov 2019
Cleared by GCF Secretariat
04 Dec 2019
Cleared by iTAP
18 Feb 2020
Approved
12 Mar 2020 - 90 days
Approved by GCF Board
12 Mar 2020
FAA executed
12 Mar 2020
Under implementation
09 Jun 2020 - 1,419 days so far
FAA effective
09 Jun 2020
Disbursement - USD 2,770,634
08 Sep 2020
Disbursement - USD 7,212,581
30 Jun 2022
Disbursement - USD 7,985,518
14 Dec 2023
To be completed
09 Jun 2027 - 1,138 days to go
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Financing
- Private sector
- Public sector
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Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
GCF financing68% disbursed
| Instrument | Amount |
|---|---|
| Grant | USD 26,574,567 |
| Total GCF Financing |
|---|
| USD 26,574,567 |
Co-financing
| Co-financer | Instrument | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Co-Financing | Grant | USD 1,205,000 |
| Co-Financing | Grant | USD 14,247,800 |
| Co-Financing | In-kind | USD 5,791,020 |
| Total Co-Financing |
|---|
| USD 21,243,820 |
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Accredited Entity
United Nations Development Programme
Executive Coordinator and Director, Global Environment Finance
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Environmental Policy Specialist Global Environmental Finance, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS)/Global Policy Network
More contacts
National Designated Authority
Climate Change Management Department, Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate
Director - Climate Change Management Department
Climate Change Management Department, 11th Floor, Kaguvi Building, Corner 4th Street/Central Avenue, Harare, Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Phone Tel.: +263 4 701 681
climatechange@environment.gov.zw
washingtonzhakata@gmail.com
Climate Change Scientist
11th Floor Kaguvi Building, Cnr S.V. Muzenda and Central Avenue, Harare, Zimbabwe