CLIMATECROWD A COMPILATION OF CLIMATECROWD PROJECTS ON THE GROUND

The document details 15 on-the-ground projects in Brazil, Guatemala, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. These initiatives focus on improving water security through rainwater harvesting and irrigation, enhancing food security via conservation agriculture and school gardens, and diversifying livelihoods to reduce pressure on natural ecosystems. The projects are co-designed with local communities based on data collected through key informant surveys to address specific threats such as drought, erratic rainfall, and soil degradation.

• In Brazil, a reforestation project in the Pontal do Paranapanema region planted 2,000 tree seedlings of 48 native species to restore a local watershed and create a habitat corridor for the endangered black lion tamarin.
• Water security initiatives in Guatemala include a rainwater harvesting system in San Antonio Ilotenango with a capacity of over 3,000 gallons to combat childhood malnutrition, and drip irrigation systems in Santa Clara La Laguna covering 3 acres of land.
• In Kenya's Mara Siana Conservancy, projects to decrease human-wildlife conflict over water included rehabilitating a water pan and installing four rainwater harvesting systems with capacities exceeding 2,500 gallons each.
• To diversify livelihoods in Ankoba, Madagascar, 42 households engaged in seaweed farming and 32 households in beekeeping to reduce pressure on fisheries and build resilience to changing rainfall.
• Adaptation projects in Mexico include the installation of four fog catchers and ten artificial waterways in Santa Maria Yucuhiti, which resulted in a 95% plant survival rate on treated plots compared to 25% on control plots.
• In Tanzania, conservation agriculture in the Karatu District highlands involved planting 9,700 tree seedlings and establishing ground contouring on 65 farms spanning 199 acres to reduce soil erosion.
• Uganda's projects focused on water resource protection and innovative storage, including the construction of nine rainwater catchment tanks using over 30,000 recycled plastic bottles in Mbale.
• In Zimbabwe's Hwange district, water security and forest protection were addressed by upgrading a borehole pump to solar power, installing a 5,000-liter rainwater harvesting system, and providing 15 clean cookstoves.

APA

WWF International (2021). CLIMATECROWD A COMPILATION OF CLIMATECROWD PROJECTS ON THE GROUND. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/462/1jtztqqzs_Climate_Crowd_On_The_Ground.pdf

Chicago

WWF International. CLIMATECROWD A COMPILATION OF CLIMATECROWD PROJECTS ON THE GROUND. 2021. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/462/1jtztqqzs_Climate_Crowd_On_The_Ground.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfinternational2021climatecrowd, author = {{WWF International}}, title = {{CLIMATECROWD A COMPILATION OF CLIMATECROWD PROJECTS ON THE GROUND}}, institution = {WWF International}, year = {2021}, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/462/1jtztqqzs_Climate_Crowd_On_The_Ground.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }