Through this project, GCA is bridging cutting-edge adaptation science with on-the-ground action through:
🔹Climate and advisory services
🔹Vulnerability assessments
🔹Value chain adaptation options
🔹Ex-ante investment forecasting

In collaboration with Tanzania’s Ministry of Agriculture, the World Bank, with support from Weather Impact, TARI and ESoko, GCA convened an inception workshop for Technical Assistance to enhance #DCAS for smallholder farmers and scoped climate-resilient seed systems.

🔹Onion Doctor leverages IoT and machine learning to optimize onion farming, boosting sustainability and profitability for local farmers.
🔹 MAJIK WATER pioneers atmospheric water harvesting, providing life-saving water resources to drought-affected farming communities.

This milestone partnership marks a significant step forward in diversifying GCA’s program portfolio beyond existing partnerships with the The World Bank,African Development Bank Group and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

GCA will deliver climate risk assessments tailored to various climate change scenarios to strengthen resilience. In partnership with CGIAR’s ICRISAT, proven adaptation solutions will be implemented to benefit 1.5 million farmers, water user associations, and small and medium agribusinesses.

The roundtable brought together senior experts within banks, guarantee providers, institutional and impact investors, and project developers working to address the challenges of market flexibility, aiming to utilize financial products for enhancing resilient economies and climate adaptation.

In Mongla’s Narikeltola community, the project focused on tackling water scarcity by reviving ponds, installing rainwater harvesting systems, and setting up a pond sand filter. These efforts are building long-term climate resilience and transforming local livelihoods.

Key takeaways:
✅ SIA is more than compliance—it’s a tool for inclusive, sustainable development.
✅ Projects must prioritize stakeholder needs, gender equality, social inclusion, and local economic growth.
✅ Ongoing monitoring is essential to track long-term social and economic impact.

The workshop focused on pathways and challenges for implementing the Roadmap —an important step toward strengthening national ownership on climate adaptation action and facilitating mobilization of finance for climate-resilient infrastructure.