Poster presented at the African Landscapes Dialogue in Addis Ababa, March 6-9, 2017, by SLM Ethiopia supported by the German Development Corporation (GIZ). #LandscapesDialogue

1. Creating Climate Smart Livelihood
in Rural Tigray: - Local and Global Experiences
By Tewodros Gebreegziabher, Regional Manager, Tigray Regional Office, German Development Cooperation – Sustainable Land Management (GIZ-SLM) Programme
Green and clean development is possible all over villages in Tigray using
carbon neutral approaches to livelihoods and developing carbon sinks.
 Ethiopia by 2025 & green economy.
 GHG emissions are expected to
reach 400 Mt. CO2 in 2030 under the
conventional development path.
 Agriculture and forestry contribute
more than 85% of GHG emissions in
2010.
 The CRGE strategy is developed on
four pillars which are:
I. Adoption of modern and
energy efficient technologies.
II. Improving crop an livestock
production practices for higher
food security and farmer
income while reducing
emissions.
III. Protecting & re-establishment
forests for their economic and
eco-system services, including
carbon stocks.
IV. Expanding electricity genera-
tion from renewable sources of
energy for domestic and
regional markets.
.Figure 1: The Rural Household Setting
in Tigray
 Average family size: 5
 Biomass energy: More
than 80% of the HH
energy source of which
80% is in rural areas
 11% of the GDP and
24% of the agriculture
 Source of draft power,
dung and animal
by-products
 Open grazing system
 Small holder farming
 Mainly rain fed and low
input
 Residue is the main
source of animal feed
and fuel
1. Background
2. Objective
a) To document local level experiences
and efforts related to carbon neutral
rural livelihood development
(climate smart livelihood)
a) Synthesis/package the experience
in a sound manner for further up
scaling up
5. ConclusionDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Sustainable Land Management Programme (GIZ-SLM)
Tigray Regional Office
Kedamay Woyane, Kebelle 11
Aklil Cherkos Building
P.O.Box 931, Mekelle, Ethiopia
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Household (HH)
Livestock
Farm Field
 Review of relevant literature
 Survey rural HHs in 16 SLM/GCCA-E
intervention areas
3. Methodology
4. Climate Smart Livelihoods Approaches
Land Use Dilemma
Participatory Forest Management Misuse of Forest Land
USE RIGHT:
 Clearly defined
 With restrictions on excess
 Ecological & social responsibility
Figure 5: Hillside Development: A Potential for Livelihoods Improvement & Developing Carbon Sinks