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The toolkit details how the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) can be used for food-system investments and maps specific local and national policies—including those related to land, energy, and climate change—that can be leveraged to improve food access and affordability.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000131#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Household surveys conducted in 14 Zambian cities between 2019 and 2021 revealed that 40 percent of surveyed households were food insecure in 2019, with female-headed households of lower incomes facing the greatest hardships.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000131#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Across all income levels, high food prices were identified as the primary challenge to maintaining food security, followed by employment and income stability, and then climate- or weather-related challenges.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000131#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Urban agriculture participation increased from 40 percent of households in 2019 to 50 percent in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, remaining at 48 percent in 2022, though practitioners struggle with land access, water, and inputs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000131#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Constituency Development Fund (CDF), which increased to K28.3 million per constituency in the 2023 National budget, has been used for food-system projects including fishponds in Lusaka and Southern Province, a maize mill in Kitwe, and market upgrades in Kanyama and Chibombo.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000131#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The CDF has been utilized to empower women in the food sector through business management training for vendors in Lusaka, loans for food businesses in Ndola, a dedicated women's market in Kitwe, and urban agriculture training in Kabwe.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000131#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document identifies several national policies essential for food security, including the National Lands Policy for allocating urban food production land and the National Climate Change Policy for investing in climate-resilient urban infrastructure.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000131#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["food insecurity","urban agriculture","Climate-smart agriculture","climate change adaptation","climate finance","renewable energy","land tenure","urban planning"],"geography_discussed":["Southern Africa","Lusaka","Kitwe","Ndola","Kabwe","Solwezi"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","household survey analysis"]},{"id":"glorespar-000004","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/glorespar-000004","title":"The Struggles of a Herder from Rasuwa, Nepal","publisher":{"name":"Global Resilience Partnership","organization":"global-resilience-partnership"},"document_type":"case study","language":"en","date_published":"2023-06-27","source_url":"https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/the-struggles-of-a-herder-from-rasuwa-nepal/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document details the struggles of Pasang Norchel Tamang, a herder in Rasuwa, Nepal, whose livelihood has been severely impacted since 2015 by decreasing precipitation and rising temperatures. These climate shifts have led to the depletion of water sources, reduced pasture productivity, and livestock health issues, including miscarriages and lower fertility rates. To maintain income, the herder has increased his livestock numbers, leading to higher debt and forcing his children to drop out of school. Additionally, hydropower projects have fragmented pastures and blocked access routes, further compounding the vulnerability of the ethnically marginalized Tamang community.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000004#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Since 2015, decreasing rainfall and rising temperatures in the Ammachodingmo Rural Municipality have depleted water sources and reduced the quality and quantity of pasture grasses, leading to a decline in cattle productivity and household income.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000004#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate-induced heat stress and water scarcity have caused severe livestock health issues, including a 50% reduction in the fertility rate of yaks and Chauris and unprecedented occurrences of miscarriages.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000004#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The economic strain of climate change has forced the herder to double his livestock numbers to maintain income, resulting in increased loan interest payments and the withdrawal of his sons from school to provide necessary labor.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000004#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Hydropower development and erratic monsoon rainfall have exacerbated vulnerability by causing landslides and fragmenting pastures, specifically blocking access to the productive Syanjen pasture due to a lack of bridges over dams.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000004#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change","heat stress","water scarcity","landslide","climate justice","biodiversity loss"],"geography_discussed":["Chilime","Syanjen"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study"]},{"id":"glorespar-000143","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/glorespar-000143","title":"Mongla, Bangladesh: A Model of Successful Adaptability","publisher":{"name":"Global Resilience Partnership","organization":"global-resilience-partnership"},"document_type":"case study","language":"en","date_published":"2023-06-13","source_url":"https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/mongla-bangladesh-a-model-of-successful-adaptability/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Mongla, a coastal port town in Bangladesh, faces severe climate risks including sea-level rise, salinity intrusion, and frequent cyclones. 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