PASOLAC (Programa para la Agricultura Sostenible en las Laderas de América Central) offers technical, methodological, and financial support to more than 50 member organizations that work with local farmers and communities on the hillsides to implement sustainable agriculture practices, particularly Sustainable Soil and Water Management (SSWM) techniques. The program is characterized by a participatory and demand-driven approach, which aims to build capacities and cooperation among member organizations and encourage long-term adoption of SSWM practices by farmers.

The purpose of this SouthSouthNorth project is to demonstrate the viability and effectiveness of using renewable energy technologies (solar photovoltaic and wind pumping systems) for rural development objectives in contributing to the improvement of water supply coverage for rural communities. Activities will begin with an assessment of the strength of droughts and the relationship of droughts to water supply (conducted by interviewing community members) and a consideration of the potential of groundwater in these areas to alleviate shortages.

PRODER has taken several actions in the Buzi district of Mozambique as part of its Disaster and Risk Management.

The overall project goal of the market-oriented smallholder development project (IDA) is to accelerate agricultural growth and poverty reduction within the Central Region of Mozambique in line with the priorities of Mozambique’s Action Plan for the Reduction of Absolute Poverty 2001-2005. The immediate project development objective is to increase the income of smallholder farmers in selected districts by empowering producers and building their organizations, increasing on- and off-farm production and productivity and facilitating access to markets.

With the lowest volume of annual renewable water resources and of water resources per capita, the Middle East and North Africa is the most water-scarce region in the world. Moreover, rapid population increase, economic growth, rising affluence, urbanization and expansion of irrigated lands are drastically increasing the demand for water, while climate change is negatively affecting the supply. Over the past decade, International Development Research Centre and several partners have supported numerous research projects and a network of researchers on water demand management (WDM).

This project is a collaboration between government agencies, research institutions, media, extension services, and farmers. The actions it takes are to supply farmers with climate-related advice and to teach farmers to gather climate-related data (e.g., using rain gauges) so that they can incorporate climate variability into their decision-making. Advice comes from a multidisciplinary working group composed of meteorologists, representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, agricultural research institutes, rural development agencies, farmers, and the media.

A joint private-sector project in Malawi used insurance to reduce the vulnerability of farmers to drought. The insurance program is coupled with a loan package for seed and agriculture equipment. Together, these programs aim to help farmers endure drought and restart their farming operations in the case of severe crop loss. Link to Source

Villagers in Attapeu Province, Lao PDR, switch from farming to fishing when the Mekong River floods during August to October.

This Red Cross project consists of training communities in flood prevention and protection. Annual flooding in this region destroys livelihoods and increases the occurrence of vector-borne diseases.  Communities have learned to drain existing waterways and enlarge riverbeds to prevent flooding, and to dig trenches and dykes (which are strengthened by planting fast-growing trees) around their homes and land to protect themselves when floods occur. Link to Source