Global Climate Change Alliance Plus

The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), in collaboration with the Global Water Partnership Tanzania and Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWPSA), implemented a climate-resilient integrated water management pilot project in the Wami/Ruvu Basin, in Tanzania, that is aimed at helping communities living within the Basin adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. The pilot project was facilitated by the Intra African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) Programme, under the SADC Secretariat and funded by the European Union (EU). The implementation of the Wami/Ruvu Project was championed by GWP Tanzania under the technical guidance of GWP Southern Africa on behalf of the GCCA+ Programme. The Wami/Ruvu communities experienced environmental degradation as a result of domestic animals drinking water within the river basin. This project sought to provide a solar-powered borehole for the Maasai community and their livestock in the Ruvu Darajani Village. Approximately 2000 livestock and 5000 residents have benefitted from the water point thus reducing siltation and pollution of the Basin, and improving the livelihoods of the targeted communities.