This document summarizes a sustainable agriculture project in Western Kenya's Nyande River Basin. The project site was chosen due to increased soil erosion, deforestation for fuelwood, declining soil fertility and productivity, and increasing food insecurity. The project aims to implement sustainable agriculture practices with 1000 farmers through activities like tree planting and climate-smart agriculture techniques. It also aims to develop a carbon finance program that reduces poverty, secures rights, promotes gender equality, and supports climate change adaptation. The communication strategy involves using community resource persons and managing expectations around both natural benefits and potential carbon revenues.

1. Western Kenya SACC Project

2. Sustainable Agriculture in a
Changing Climate – Project site
NYANDO RIVER BASIN
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Y
Kaptumo
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Y
Mtetei
N
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Y
Chemase #
Y
Songhor
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Y Chemilil
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Y
Muhoroni Londiani
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Y
#
Y
Ahero Kipkelion
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Y
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Y
Fort Tenan #
Y
Kedowa
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Y
Chepsoen
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Y #
Y Ainamoi
Paponditi
Road
Sosiot #
Y #
Y Town
Intervention area
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Y Sondu Elevation
1134-1440 Lowland
1440-1890 Midland
>1890 Highland

3. Reason for choice of the site
Increased Soil erosion
Deforestation for fuelwood Declining soil fertlity
productivity
Sodic soils vulnerable to Increasing food insecurity
erosion

4. CARE: making CF work for the poor
program
• “advancing a pro-poor approach to carbon
finance programming that:
– reduces poverty,
– secures rights,
– enhances gender equality
– and supports adaptation to climate change while
ensuring real climate change mitigation.”

5. SACC objective
• A large scale carbon-financed sustainable
agriculture project has been designed and
initiated on a pilot basis
• Pilot phase( 22 months)
• PDD
• Benefit sharing
• Business development
• Implementation with 1000 farmers( tree planting &
climate smart agriculture)

6. Communication strategy
• Use of community resource persons
• Balancing expectations- Natural benefits of
adoption Vs. possible carbon finance revenues