Climate change is increasingly affecting pastoralist livelihoods across northern Tanzania.
Drought, unpredictable rainfall, pressure on grazing areas and water scarcity can affect livestock, food security and household livelihoods.
Women often experience many of these pressures directly while also carrying important knowledge about their households, communities and natural resources.
Local Knowledge Matters
Communities living closely with their environment have valuable knowledge about local conditions and changing patterns.
PWC works with communities to build resilience through locally led approaches, including sustainable natural resource management, climate-smart livelihoods, diversified income sources and community-led adaptation strategies.
Connecting Climate and Livelihoods
Climate resilience cannot be separated from economic opportunity.
When environmental conditions affect livestock, crops or other livelihood activities, families may face increased economic pressure.
Strengthening livelihoods while supporting sustainable resource management can help communities respond to these challenges.
Solutions Led by Communities
There is no single solution to climate change.
PWC’s approach emphasizes locally led solutions because communities themselves understand their environments, priorities and challenges.
The goal is not simply to respond to today’s challenges, but to strengthen communities’ ability to adapt as conditions continue to change.