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VSO and Climate Change

Why a VSO Climate Change Strategy?

People first – VSO’s new global strategy 2010

Climate change becomes a new VSO priority

VSO and Climate Change 2011 :

Tragically, it is the poorest and most vulnerable who bear the brunt of climate change, since vulnerabilities caused by climate change compound vulnerabilities that exist already.

The main driving force is population growth.

Malawi’s population has tripled since 1966.

In 2010, it reached over 15 million and is increasing at a rate of 2.9% (GOM, 2009).

What drives environmental degradation in Malawi?

A high percentage of Malawi’s population build their livelihoods on natural resource exploitation. Agriculture, fishery, and forestry collectively contribute to more than a

third of Malawi’s GDP.

Energy sources used in MalawiSource: GOM, 2009

Our Vision for Action

Ensure poor and marginalised people are able to fulfil their fundamental human rights

to health, well-being and security despite facing hazards from climate change.

support the people most at risk to overcome their vulnerabilities; to withstand CC impacts in the short term and to adapt to increasing

hazards in the long term.

advocate for those who are most responsible for the problem to do their fair share to

mitigate future emissions and to provide resources for vulnerable groups to adapt.

VSO MALAWI CC STRATEGY:

AWARENESS AND PRACTICE

DEVELOP PRIORITY

INTERVENTIONS

STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY AND SYSTEMS

OF THE GOVERNMENT

STRENGTHEN ADVOCACY BY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS

THE WATERS PROJECT OVERVIEW

•Water Futures: Towards Equitable Resource

Strategies (WATERS)

•PROJECT OVERALL GOAL: Reducing the

vulnerability of the rural poor to climate change

impacts by linking Local Government, Civil Society

and Community to enable equitable Climate Proof

Integrated Water Management.

•PROJECT APPROACH: Ecosystem service

approach for water resources management to be

developed in consultation with villages and other

local stakeholders.

Most Vulnerable Areas

We are concentrating on the poorest districts that are the most vulnerable to climate change :

1. Chikhwawa

2. Karonga

3. Nsanje

4. Salima

VSO MALAWI CC STRATEGY:

Thank You! Zikomo!

Yewo!