Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Scaling-up climate information services for women farmers in Nicaragua
Agreement Number:
7453349 P012108001
Agreement Value:
$3,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Sep 21, 2023 - Mar 31, 2027
Description:
The project aims to scale-up climate and weather information services and climate-smart agriculture approaches to help farmers understand climate risks, anticipate, and manage extreme weather events, take advantage of favorable climate conditions, and adapt to climate change in the Nicaraguan Dry Corridor. The project is designed to make climate and weather information services more user-friendly and gender-sensitive to improve the ability of farmers, in particular women, to apply climate data. Project activities include: (1) Designing climate information services that better reflects and services women’s needs in agriculture; (2) Developing new modalities and dissemination channels to make climate data more accessible to women; (3) Designing and mainstreaming bundles of best-fit climate-smart agriculture technologies and biodiversity conservation approaches across the farmlands of Nicaragua’s Dry Corridor; and (4) Building capacity of rural women leaders on climate and biodiversity-focused advocacy and governance. Direct beneficiaries include at least 1,000 rural women smallholders from within 18 farmer organizations in Nicaragua’s Dry Corridor. Over time, the project will deliver climate resilience impacts and benefit indirectly to a further 30,000 farming families across 58 municipalities in Nicaragua.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) Enhanced use of climate and weather services by women and men smallholders to manage climate risk; (2) Enhanced scaling of Climate Smart Agriculture practices that fit women’s preferences; (3) Enhanced voice and agency of women in climate action.
Location:
Palmira, CO 763537
Reference Number:
064-2023-2024-Q2-00070
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
'-3
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Operating Name:
International Center for TropicalAgriculture
Recipient's Legal Name:
International Center for Tropical
Program:
International Development Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.