Indicate the roles men, women, youth and persons with disabilities in the project? . Categories ROLES Men Provision of labor, skills, decision making and security Women Planning, decision making skills, innovations and production in the gardens Youth Skills, labour provision and planning for conservation Persons with Disabilities Planning and involvement in decision making processes

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The project will enhance community livelihoods and support resilience building for the ?at risk communities? through asset creation, rehabilitation of degraded land and wetlands, supporting social enterprises and women? conservation related businesses. Some of the specific activities planned for resilience building against climatic shocks and hazards including droughts are; 1. Conservation of wetlands will enhance ecosystems services including regulatory and provision of life-supporting materials and food. A total of 16 hectares protected through fencing will increase the amount and value of goods and services sustainably gathered by communities as conservation co-benefits. 2. In line with NDS1, the project will increase income and food production that is key for achievement of an upper middle-income class. Income generated through poultry, savings, fence making and plant propagation social enterprises will play a complementary poverty alleviation and conservation outcomes in a nexus approach. 3. Provision of potable water through borehole development and watershed protection measures will drive the food-income-health outcomes using a nexus approach. Two boreholes will provide water for irrigation and domestic supply, supporting rural women?s drought response mechanisms. 4. The project is a demonstration of Nature-based Solutions and Ecosystem-based Adaption that drives community resilience through the use of the ecosystems and nature services in answering food and disaster risk management needs for the community. 5. Knowledge and information gained through research and extension are key aspects that lead transformational agenda in resilience building and cushion communities from shocks and stressors. 6. The interventions are climate smart and nutrition sensitive in nature and will support health food and nutritional aspects of the community under threat from drought related food and income insecurity.

What are the specific needs of men, women, youth and persons with disabilities.What are the specific needs of men, women, youth and persons with disabilities. CATEGORIES Needs Men Improve conservation, food production and income from the project. Women Provision of clean water, food, income and energy. Reduction of Gender Based Violence through skills empowerment. Youth Employment creation and skills acquisition Persons with Disabilities Improved social safety nets and recognition for conservation efforts iii) Indicate the roles men, women, youth and persons with disabilities in the project? . Categories ROLES Men Provision of labor, skills, decision making and security Women Planning, decision making skills, innovations and production in the gardens Youth Skills, labour provision and planning for conservation Persons with Disabilities Planning and involvement in decision making processes iv) Are there any constraints affecting participation of men, women, youth and persons with disabilities? Please list. CATEGORIES CONSTRAINTS Men Involvement in other livelihoods coping strategies like artisanal mining Women Time constraints and decision making domination by males Youth Poverty and unemployment Persons with Disabilities Mobility challenges v) What strategies can be implemented to address these constraints faced by men, women, youth and persons with disabilities. CATEGORY STRATEGIES Men Gender mainstreaming strategies Provide sustainable economic support Improve access to skills, information, and income Women Youth Persons with Disabilities Creating disability friendly environment and participation fora vi) How will men, women, youth and persons with disabilities benefit through the project cycle and beyond the project? CATEGORY PROJECT DESIGN PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION POST PROJECT Men Incorporate their ideas Apply the skills for growth and sustainability of the project Improved environment and enhanced ecosystems services like provisioning Women Supporting leadership roles for women Increase food and income generation and access to clean water and energy Increase access to ecosystems goods and services. Increase ownership of productive assets. Youth Inclusion in the design as key actors Access to markets and increase in income and employment opportunities Innovation centre for growth of climate smart agriculture. Access to income and employment. Persons with Disabilities Consultation and inclusion of their views Friendly disability structures Transformation and gender friendly institutions formed

innovative aspects of the projects are based on; 1. Farmer-managed approach is a new way of engaging traditional users in reducing maladaptation impacts on wetlands. The user becomes the wise and effective manager for the threatened resources. 2. Regenerative agriculture takes innovations and advantages from reclaiming degraded environment and turn them into productive sites. More land is reclaimed for food production and provision of habitats for threatened species. 3. Addressing the connected problems in a nexus approach is an effective and cheaper way of solving multiple challenges using fewer resources. It is more sustainable as it provides more co-benefits for the landscape. 4. Ecosystems thinking for supporting sustainable food systems is one innovation that considers a systems approach and inclusivity in addressing food security from the farm to the marketing window. 5. Social enterprises as the new industrial driver in rural economies is also a conservation tool that addresses poverty and other challenges using business approaches by the affected communities. This generated income, employment and food whilst addressing the environmental challenges. 6. Ecosystems-based Adaptation and Nature-based Solution for Disaster Risk Reduction are proven as sustainable approaches for adapting local communities vulnerable to climate change. Chebvute community will use the same approaches to conserve wetlands and build community resilience. 7. The use of Gender Action Learning Systems is a key aspect for supporting climate-smart approaches in a gender-sensitive manner. 8. Financial literacy training, among other packages will support communities to develop a culture of saving and risk management practices required for resilience building.