Ecosystem and livelihoods resiliency: climate change risk reduction through ecosystem-based adaptation in Botswana’s communal grazing lands

The document outlines a request for US$ 365,316 from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to prepare a larger project (estimated at US$ 44 million) focused on Botswana's communal rangelands. The proposed project seeks to build resilience for approximately 160,000 people by restoring 43,000 km² of degraded land, implementing climate-resilient grazing practices, and creating a social enterprise for better market access. The preparation phase involves conducting climate vulnerability assessments, gender analyses, and baseline studies on carbon emissions and water quality to ensure the final proposal meets GCF standards.

• The project aims to increase the climate resilience of 160,000 people and restore 43,000 km² of rangeland ecosystems, with long-term potential to benefit 321,000 people and improve 175,038 km² of natural ecosystems.
• Climate projections for Botswana indicate a decrease in precipitation between -50 and -200 millimeters by 2050 and temperature increases between 1.5 and 3.5 °C by 2050, particularly in the western region.
• Communal livestock production is critical to Botswana, producing 85% of the country's livestock and contributing 65% of the agricultural GDP, yet it is highly vulnerable to drought, which has reduced rangeland biomass by over 30%.
• The project proposes to transform the government's Ipelegeng youth job creation program by employing 3,000 'ecorangers' trained in climate-resilient livestock production and rangeland restoration.
• To ensure financial sustainability, the project will support the creation of a farmer-owned social enterprise using mobile abattoir technology to improve market access and meet OIE standards for red meat processing in Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Zones.
• The total estimated cost for the full project is US$ 44 million, with US$ 22 million requested as a grant from the GCF and US$ 22 million in co-financing pledged by the Government of Botswana's Poverty Eradication Unit.
• The project identifies three priority landscapes for implementation: Ngamiland, Scwhelle, and Bobirwa.
• The PPF request of US$ 398,962 (with US$ 365,316 requested from GCF) will fund six key activities: E&S impact assessments, gender assessments, carbon and water baseline studies, climate vulnerability assessments, institutional alignment analysis, and the development of a project logical framework.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2019). Ecosystem and livelihoods resiliency: climate change risk reduction through ecosystem-based adaptation in Botswana’s communal grazing lands. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/ppf-application-ecosystem-and-livelihoods-resiliency-climate-change-risk-reduction-through-ecosystem.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Ecosystem and livelihoods resiliency: climate change risk reduction through ecosystem-based adaptation in Botswana’s communal grazing lands. 2019. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/ppf-application-ecosystem-and-livelihoods-resiliency-climate-change-risk-reduction-through-ecosystem.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2019ecosystem, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Ecosystem and livelihoods resiliency: climate change risk reduction through ecosystem-based adaptation in Botswana’s communal grazing lands}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2019}, month = jan, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/ppf-application-ecosystem-and-livelihoods-resiliency-climate-change-risk-reduction-through-ecosystem.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }