Chad Local Development and Adaptation Project

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The project will support activities that: (i) strengthen the resilience of community livelihoods around protected areas in the Chadian Sahelo-Saharan savannah; (ii) promote sustainable and integrated agro-sylvo-pastoral production systems; (iii) improve access to drinkable water and sanitation services; and (iv) support activities that will generate income for communities in the hotspots area. Conserving biodiversity and reducing the impact of climate change will guide these objectives.It will address the following constraints and issues: (a) the lack of sound practices in using natural resources sustainably; (b) the limited livelihood options of the most vulnerable communities including lack of access to water; (c) the vulnerability of communities to climatic shocks; and (d) the inadequate management of protected areas.It comprises four components:• Component 1. Sustainable Natural Resources Management and Protected Areas: This component aims to support the improved management of Ouadi Rime Ouadi Achim reserve as well as support national effort to fight against poaching and promote conservation of biodiversity. Main activities include (a) developing basic infrastructure and strengthening capacity, (b) regional dialogue to protect biodiversity and ecosystem services; (c) community participation in sustainable natural resources management including the establishment of local community management committees; (d) and citizen engagement and capacity building.• Component 2. Promote Sustainable Natural Resources’ Management and Conserve Protected Areas: Under this component, the project supports the creation of necessary conditions for communities in the hotspots area facing climatic impact to strengthen their resilience through (i) income generating activities and integrated agriculture production, and (ii) water supply and sanitation. In the face of increasing pressures from an inflow of refugees over the Eastern border of Chad the project will extend measures to increase resilience in and around certain refugee camps in Wadi Fira, East of OROA, that are facing water stress and degraded natural resources.• Component 3. Project Management, Coordination, and Monitoring: This component would finance the operational costs of the Project Implementation Unit.• Component 4. Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC): This zero-funded component will allow the governments to quickly mobilize funds in the event of an emergency that will require immediate recovery and reconstruction response.