Zanzibar Women Leadership in Adaptation (ZanzAdapt)

This project aims to enhance climate resilience and promote sustainable development in Zanzibar’s unique ecosystems through a nature-based approach. It does so by working closely with local communities to restore and protect mangrove forests establish climate-smart agroforestry systems and implement sustainable land and water management practices. The project seeks to empower farmers and community members to adopt climate-resilient agricultural techniques and improve natural resource management through capacity building and training. It also aims to strengthen climate information systems enabling communities to make informed decisions and respond effectively to changing climate patterns. By integrating gender-responsive approaches the project ensures the active participation and inclusion of women and marginalized groups.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased influence and leadership powers for women in nature-based climate adaptation enterprises and governance structures in target coastal communities; (2) increased ecological productivity and agriculture land resilience through climate-adaptive agroforestry. It does so to empower women in targeted coastal communities; and (3) increased women-led protection and restoration of coastal mangrove forest biodiversity and associated ecosystem adaptation values in target coastal communities. These outcomes contribute to climate resilience ecosystem protection and community empowerment in Zanzibar.