In developing countries such as Zambia, climate change has had a direct impact on vulnerable populations especially on vulnerable groups whose livelihoods are far more dependent on natural resources and who are the least capable of adapting to natural hazards resulting from climate change. It is therefore for this reason that the Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) in its strategic area focuses on building capacity for rights holders’ trainings in Environmental and Climate Change and Resilience (ECCR). This intervention is due to increased impacts caused by climate change such as increased floods, dry spells and other climate related disasters increasing poverty and affecting livelihoods and food security. CSPR conducts evidence-based advocacy to government and local authorities for climate action. Furthermore, CSPR aims to popularise policies on climate change and climate financing to partners and communities for increased voice and accountability on climate change projects to create a more systematic approach towards strengthened resilience and climate change. It also facilitates access to climate information services and capacity building for the most vulnerable and rights holders, coordinating linkages to relevant authorities that disperse information on early warning systems, climate resiliency, climate financing and other relevant climate information.
Strategic Objective: To strengthen the voice and capacity of the poor and vulnerable communities and popularise policy on climate justice so that they are able to mitigate the impact of climate change on their livelihoods.
Key Strategies
- Community mobilization and awareness raising on climate change
- Capacity building of CSOs and communities on climate smart interventions and innovations
- Advocacy and lobbying on climate responsive national planning and budgeting
- Coordination of state and non state actors implementing climate smart and natural resource management programmes
- Advocacy for alternative and affordable sources of energy for both urban and rural communities
- Lobby for harmonized policies and programme influence on climate adaptation
- Participate with relevant government ministries on the analysis of climate related public policies.
- Facilitate the participation of community members in advocacy and lobbying for Just climate action in National policies and programmes.
- Advocacy for sustainable approaches in the management and utilization of natural resource management
- Knowledge building on community-based natural resource governance
- Promote sustainable, diverse and climate resilient food systems
- Produce evidence based research papers to inform policy and decision making
