Feasibility Study and Funding Proposal Development for GCF on Community Based Rangeland and Livestock Value Chain for Climate Change Resilience in Namibia - TCP/NAM/3707
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Namibia’s Fifth National Development Plan (NDP 5 cites agriculture and food security as key to enhancing economic progress in the country Under the umbrella of agriculture is the livestock sector, which is of crucial economic importance, as it contributes roughly 3 8 percent to the national GDP The growth and sustainability of this sector are hindered by climate change It has brought about a decline in rainfall, a rise in temperatures, periods of drought and the degradation of rangelands, all of which increase livestock mortality and therefore negatively affect the livelihoods of smallholder farmers who lack the knowledge, capacity and resources to mitigate these threats and manage related crises This Technical Cooperation Programme ( project was designed to support the development of a proposal for another, larger project on building the resilience of communal livestock farmers to climate change, which was to be submitted to the Green Climate Fund ( for consideration.