Establishment of a Black Soldier Fly Excellent Centre in Mbeere North - Kenya Last week, the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Kenya Office, through funding from The Global Project for Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change established a Black Soldier Fly (BSF) Excellent Centre in Mbeere North. Partner: Fair Climate Network Africa, with its diverse ecosystems and rich agricultural potential, faces a paradox. On one hand, there is tremendous amount of biowaste generated from the agricultural sector. Approximately, one third of food produced globally is lost or wasted resulting in economic losses. At the same time, there is a constant search for sustainable solutions to mitigate climate change, revive soils, strengthen food production, and provide the population with healthy and nutritious diets at...
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Building Climate Ready Communities: A Climate Service Initiative for a Resilient Society in Bagamoyo and Chalinze District Councils: Implementing Partner – Climate Action Network (CAN TZ) This Project was funded by the Global Project for Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change (GMACC) through the Regional Sustainability Network (RSN). RSN is domiciled at the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Kenya Office. Climate change presents severe risks to rural communities in Tanzania, where subsistence farming, pastoralism, and artisanal fishing form the backbone of their livelihoods. These communities are highly vulnerable to extreme and unpredictable weather patterns, leading to underproduction, infrastructure destruction, social loss, increased food and water insecurity among other risks. The unpredictability of weather patterns has made traditional livelihood activities increasingly difficult. The Intergovernmental...
Northlight Green Services (NGS) in partnership and Hanns Siedel Foundation – Kenya, through funding from The Global Project on Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change (GMACC), established a learning site of dragon fruit farming and cultivar multiplication, integrated with other creative Climate Smart Practices including permaculture, resilience design among others. This is aimed at promoting more sustainable alternative livelihoods among small-holder households and learning institutions as substitutes for commercial brick-laying, charcoal burning, and other exploitative land use practices for food, nutrition, and income security while preserving ecosystem health and land productivity. The center will provide hands-on training for charcoal traders, youth, women, and learning institutions on the propagation and growing of fruit trees which will be integrated with soil and water...
A training of 32 TOTs from Mbeere North took place on the 18th and 19th of April 2024 at G8 Hotel and Fresh Farm Orchard Muraru respectively. The training was funded by the Global Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change – GMACC through HSF Namibia Office. From research, dragon fruit farming thrives in arid and semi-arid areas which is where Mbeere North falls. The purpose of the TOT is to ensure sustainability of the project even after the lapse of the funding period. The trainees are the climate change champions of the environment who are drawn from each sublocation in the constituency. They were taken through the entire process from preparing cuttings through to harvesting. Key points included; selection of viable...
The Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum (GMGSF) helps Major Groups and Stakeholders to prepare their input and participation in the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA). The forum takes place just before UNEA. It is the world’s highest decision-making body for environmental issues and provides an avenue for civil society to craft their stances, statements, and contributions to the UNEA-6 process. Accredited Major Groups to the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) of UNEP are invited to take part in this very important forum. This year, the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) was represented by four people from the Regional Sustainability Network. It took place on 24th and 25th February 2024. UNEP works with the following nine Major Groups: Non-governmental organizations, Farmers, Indigenous peoples...
