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This resource is part of the CCARDESA Training Package on Climate Change and Adaptation. It details the contributions of agriculture to climate change and the effects of climate change on agriculture. The power-point version of this resource is available for modification and reuse upon request.

This resource is part of the CCARDESA training package on Climate Change and Climate Smart Agriculture. It focuses on Climate Change projections. The power-point version of this resource is available for modification and reuse upon request.

A cross-sectional survey of agricultural areas, combined with routinely monitored mosquito larval informa- tion, was conducted in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to investigate how agricultural and geographical features may influence the presence of Anopheles larvae. Data were integrated into a geographical information systems framework, and predictors of the presence of Anopheles larvae in farming areas were assessed using multivariate logistic regression with independent random effects. It was found that more than 5% of the study area (total size 16.8 km2) was used for farming in backyard gardens and larger open spaces. The proportion of habitats containing Anopheles larvae was 1.7 times higher in agricultural areas compared to other areas (95% confidence interval = 1.56-1.92). Significant geo- graphic predictors of the presence of Anopheles larvae in gardens included location in lowland areas, proximity to river, and relatively impermeable soils. Agriculture-related predictors comprised specific seedbed types, mid-sized gardens, irrigation by wells, as well as cultivation of sugar cane or leafy vegetables. Negative predictors included small garden size, irrigation by tap water, rainfed production and cultivation of leguminous crops or fruit trees. Although there was an increased chance of finding Anopheles larvae in agricultural sites, it was found that breeding sites originated by urban agriculture account for less than a fifth of all breeding sites of malaria vectors in Dar es Salaam. It is suggested that strategies comprising an integrated malaria control effort in malaria-endemic African cities include participatory involvement of farmers by planting shade trees near larval habitats.

This resource is part of the CCARDESA Climate Change Adaptation modules which introduces climate change adaptation and mitigation. The power-point version of this resource is available for modification and reuse upon request.

This resource is an overview of climate change in SADC region. It discusses Climate change in the context of the SADC region as part of the CCARDESA/GIZ Training package on CSA. The power-point version of this resource is available for modification and reuse upon request

This resource is the first Module of the CCARDESA Training Package of Climate Change and Climate Smart Agriculture. It focuses on climate change elements of the SADC Regional Agricultural Policy (RAP). The power-point version of this resource is available for modification and reuse upon request.

This resource is an overview of the CCARDESA Training Package on Climate Change. It summaries the training package.

This programme requires an institutional mechanism to undertake the programme. After extensive stakeholder consultation within the region, and a review of regional and international experience, a semi-autonomous sub-regional organisation (SRO), linked to the SADC Secretariat through a formal memorandum of understanding has been determined as the most appropriate structure for such an agency.

SADC MAPP is designed as a comprehensive 15-year programme of change, arranged around three 5 year phases. The overall programme goal is to bring about pluralistic and strengthened agricultural technology generation and dissemination, together with strengthening linkages among agricultural institutions in the SADC region in order to accelerate smallholder productivity. The result will be market- and smallholder-responsive and accessible agricultural technologies which will create agricultural growth, and increase incomes especially amongst the rural poor. In the first phase, SADC MAPP will focus on two major objectives:

• strengthen SADC R&D institutions in their efforts to become more pluralistic, responsive to updated regional priorities, and to participate in priority R&D activities in the SADC region, and,
• make a significant contribution to enable farmers, especially smallholders, to have improved access to, and to increase the early adoption of productive, profitable, and ecologically sustainable technologies, as well as enhanced access to markets.

Presentation intended to develop discussion around Communities of Practice in the SADC Region and SADC Member States.

Review of some of the issues and barriers to information exchange in SADC and SADC Member States.