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Launch of the CREW Project – Climate-Resilient Women – Angola

The Ministry of the Environment, in partnership with ADPP Angola and Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS), officially launched the CREW Project – Climate-Resilient Women – Angola at a ceremony scheduled on 26 January, in the municipality of Ondjiva, Cunene Province of Angola.

The CREW Angola Project, funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), implemented by the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) as a Regional Accredited Entity and executed in partnership with ADPP Angola and the Ministry of Environment of Angola, aims to strengthen the climate resilience of rural communities in Cunene Province through a gender-transformative approach that brings together agriculture, environment, water, and nutrition.

The initiative primarily targets women and young people, with a particular focus on women-headed households, subsistence farmers and groups most exposed to the impacts of climate change. The project will also benefit families and communities more broadly, contributing to improved food and nutrition security and to the sustainable management of natural resources.

Key objectives of the project

• Strengthen women’s capacity to take an active role in climate change adaptation at community level;
• Increase community resilience to climate-related risks, with special attention to women and the most vulnerable households;

Reduce vulnerability to food and nutrition insecurity among women, their families, and communities.

• Key project components

  • Establishment of six Climate Action Centres (CACs) and around 60 Jangos to support training, knowledge sharing and community mobilisation;
  • Capacity building for farmers, technicians, women’s groups and young people, with a focus on climate-resilient agriculture, land and water management, and small-scale irrigation;
  • Improved access to safe water, in coordination with the Cafu Water Transfer System and local infrastructure;
  • Promotion of women’s leadership and active youth participation in climate adaptation and in equitable access to resources and livelihoods.
  
  

The launch of the CREW Project marks an important step in strengthening local responses to the impacts of climate change in southern Angola, placing women at the center of solutions for a more resilient and sustainable future.