Project: Adaptation to effects of climate change and COVID-19  for communities in Gedo Region of South-Central Somalia

Donor: International Climate Initiative(IKI)

Partners: arche noVa & ASEP

Period: ongoing

Adaptation to effects of climate change and COVID-19  for communities in Gedo Region of South-Central Somalia is  a Transitional Aid Project. It proposes to assist vulnerable communities to be more resilient to climate change and impacts of COVID-19. The project is implemented by two partners Action for Social and Economic Progress(ASEP) and arche noVa and supported by International Climate Initiative(IKI). The project aims to enhance resilience of communities by increasing their access to water, promoting livelihoods, food security as well as building community capacity on disaster risk reduction and environment conservation by construction of water facilities, training on income generating activities, promotion of climate smart agriculture, and training on disaster risk strategies. The project has directly benefitted 11,328 community members23 including 2,710 men, 1,967 women 3,807 boys 2,522 girls and 322 Persons with Disabilities (PWD) and indirectly reach 143,066 people living within the project’s target locations.