Building climate resilience by linking climate adaptation and social protection through decentralised planning in Mozambique (LINK)

The 'Building climate resilience by linking climate adaptation and social protection through decentralised planning in Mozambique (LINK)' project is a GCF-funded initiative designed to enhance the resilience of drought-vulnerable populations in Mozambique. The project integrates climate change adaptation (CCA) with social protection (SP) by linking Local Adaptation Plans (LAPs) with the Productive Social Action Program (PASP). It focuses on nine districts across the provinces of Gaza, Manica, and Tete, targeting approximately 414,857 direct beneficiaries and 559,863 indirect beneficiaries. The project aims to mainstream climate resilience into district-level budgeting and planning while providing communities with climate-resilient income-generating activities and improved water security.

• The LINK project aims to increase the climate resilience of marginalized communities by integrating the Productive Social Action Program (PASP), a social protection initiative, with Local Adaptation Plans (LAPs). This approach targets households facing high vulnerability, prioritizing those headed by women, persons with disabilities, and children with malnutrition.
• The project targets 9 districts across three provinces: Gaza (Mabalane, Mapai, and Massangena), Manica (Machaze, Guro, and Tambara), and Tete (Moatize, Doa, and Mutarara). These areas were selected based on high vulnerability to drought and low adaptive capacity.
• The project's total investment is 28,333,800 USD, with 23,500,000 USD requested as a grant from the Green Climate Fund. Co-financing of 4,833,800 USD is provided by the Ministry of Land and Environment, NORAD, AEROMAP, and Save the Children Italy.
• Outcome 1 focuses on building institutional and community capacity. This includes establishing gender-balanced Community Resilient Networks (CRNs) in each target district and strengthening school-based environmental clubs in 500 schools to educate 180,000 children on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
• Outcome 2 implements locally-led adaptation actions and social protection support. This includes establishing 297 groups for income-generating activities (IGAs) such as drought-tolerant agriculture, climate-resilient livestock management, hydroponic food production, and sustainable honey production, as well as retrofitting 198 water points (22 per district).
• Outcome 3 aims to improve the enabling environment by mainstreaming climate change adaptation into district development planning and budgeting (PDD and PESOD). This involves updating the PASP Manual and establishing a Central Level Climate Change Reference Group (CCRG) to coordinate adaptive social protection (ASP) nationally.
• The project addresses several critical barriers, including the lack of integration between LAPs and annual district budget planning (PESOD), low institutional coordination, and limited access to drought-resilient technologies for smallholder farmers.
• To improve early warning systems, the project will pilot the integration of satellite observation data through the DrySat system and decentralize the Integrated Platform for Climate Change Information and Management Systems (ClimateSync) across three provinces.
• The project is implemented by three executing entities: the Government of Mozambique (via the Ministry of Land and Environment/National Directorate of Climate Change), Save the Children International Mozambique (SCIMOZ), and Save the Children Norway (SCN).

APA

Green Climate Fund (2024). Building climate resilience by linking climate adaptation and social protection through decentralised planning in Mozambique (LINK). https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/approved-funding-proposal-sap042.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Building climate resilience by linking climate adaptation and social protection through decentralised planning in Mozambique (LINK). 2024. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/approved-funding-proposal-sap042.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2024building, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Building climate resilience by linking climate adaptation and social protection through decentralised planning in Mozambique (LINK)}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2024}, month = aug, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/approved-funding-proposal-sap042.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }