Zambezi River Basin, in Southern Africa Region, has the largest drainage basin (1.4 million km2) with rich variety of natural resources, covering parts of eight riparian states namely Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Despite this potential, riparian states are struggling to cope up with worsening ecological circumstances, environmental degradation, global warming, and climate change, which have created conditions of chronic vulnerability, food insecurity, and economic hardships

The objective of the project is to strengthen regional cooperation in building the resilience of the Zambezi River Basin communities to climatic and economic shocks, through promoting inclusive,  transformative investments, job-creation, and ecosystem-based solutions.

• Identified climatic risks to major agricultural value chains and digital technologies that have the potential to accelerate climate adaptation in the Zambezi River Basin
• Prepared national profiles on digital adaptation in agriculture for the various countries of the Zambezi River Basin, a summary of the prevalent adaptation techniques among smallholder farmers, and the key institutional, policy and human capital challenges to digitization
• Actionable design and engagement opportunities, which will mainstream digital climate advisory services into the implementation of the PIDACC program

• Benefit  about  800,000 (60% women and 10% youth) within hotspot areas, and indirectly the whole population
• Improved access to water, climate smart agricultural technologies, and community-level  infrastructure for irrigation and markets
• Associated benefits include multi-sectoral utilization of  shared  water  resources  within  the  context  of  integrated  land  and  water  resources development and management, gender equality and social inclusion

• Strengthened institutional capacities and mechanisms for coordination of Basin monitoring,   planning, and management
• Increased demand-driven community-level feasible climate resilient infrastructure that  would  support  livelihoods
• Reinforced inclusive and diversified climate resilient livelihoods support through enhanced agribusiness and small & medium enterprises (SME) development
• Developed and improved livelihoods, including job creation by enhancing agribusiness through investments in water, sanitation, energy, human capital, and agriculture sectors
• Support adaptive capacity of communities with a view to avoid, reduce and reverse land degradation and effectively manage water