ELLAS+Resilientes: Adaptation of women and youth entrepreneurs to climate change

The project aims to increase adaptation to climate change by women and youth (men and women) agri-entrepreneurs particularly from indigenous Awajun communities in the province of Alto Mayo in the department of San Martín in Peru. The project strengthens young people's and women's ability to adapt to the effects of climate change through support geared towards economic autonomy and the enhancement of their culture and traditional knowledge. Project activities include: (1) providing training workshops to increase the knowledge and skills of women and youth (men and women) Awajun agri-entrepreneurs in climate-smart agriculture with a view to adapting to climate change; (2) strengthening Awajun women's economic autonomy and transformative leadership so that they can play a key role in implementing sustainable climate change adaptation solutions; (3) strengthening producers' associations and cooperatives so that they can develop an offer adapted to the target populations in favor of climate change adaptation economic viability and sustainable development of their businesses; and (4) increasing equitable access for women and youth (men and women) agri-entrepreneurs to sustainable financial sources of climate adaptation financing.

The expected results of this project include: (1) Increased adoption of climate-smart nature-based agroforestry solutions for climate change adaptation that support biodiversity by and for women and youth (men and women) agri-entrepreneurs and indigenous communities; and (2) Increased performance of economic and financial system actors in promoting sustainable financial mechanisms for climate change adaptation by women and youth (men and women) agri-entrepreneurs including Awajun.