1. Kenya: Alley Cropping Agriculture Protecting & improving poor soils
Alley Cropping in Kenya to protect and improve poor soils
Some of the problems with soil caused by climate change, but also through poor local farming practices
Made sustainable through: - Grow rows of trees along ground contours with crops or vegetables between - crop diversification - protecting crops from sun, wind, heavy rain with trees
Partner: ICRAF, Kenya
Kenya: Alley Cropping
Protecting & improving poor soils

2. Agriculture Natural Reforestation in Niger
Niger - CC caused inc. temps, droughts, wind storms = failing crops, lack of water
Local farming methods exacerbated the problem
Partner realised former roots of the forest were still in the ground - Encouraged allowing protected re-growth & coppicing
Farmers initially mocked, but saw the benefits:
protects crops from wind, heat and dust
restores water cycle
provides building materials & improves livelihoods
TF’s other sustainable agriculture approaches include:
crops that grow in shorter seasons
flood/ drought resistant crops
Modified farming techniques: - replace synthetic fertilisers with organic methods - stop clearing land of all other vegetation - return crop waste to land as fertiliser
Starting “closed loop agriculture biofuel” projects
Partner: MIDC (Maradi Integrated Development Project), part of SIM (Society for International Ministries) Niger.
Natural Reforestation in Niger

3. Shelter Flood Resilient House – flood escape platform
Modifying a house you were already going to build so it’s flood resilient
This shelter project is made Sustainable by: - constructing flood refuge platform - resilient concrete frame - at angle to flood waters
Now going further, looking increasingly at: - Sustainable construction materials e.g. locally sourced construction materials, straw bricks, - “Closed Loop” construction – where possible, incorporating the communities’ wider needs, not just for shelter, but address their needs for energy, light, waste disposal, food, protection from extreme weather - solar lights, biogas digesters for sewage and fuel, kitchen gardens, flood diversion
Flood Resilient House – flood escape platform

4. WATSAN Tearfund Tube Well in Darfur New tube well in Darfur
Darfur conflict leading to multiple agencies non sustainable use of natural resources
E.g. Large number of wells being installed to serve IDP camps. - colleague observed diminishing yields - no one monitoring ground water table
Realised that we needed a joined up approach to prevent environmental disaster
Now introduced multi agency ground water monitoring
Developing a similar approach to timber and clay resources
Tearfund Tube Well in Darfur

5. Education & Awareness Community Radio in Afghanistan
Another key element of DRR in CCA is Education & Awareness
A 70 year old man from Momand village opposed our project, saying: “Disasters are the will of Allah, why are you trying to interfere with His will?”
The TF team had anticipated the question and responded with the story of Nu Allai Salam from the Koran
Nu Allai Salam listened to the will of God and prepared for a disastrous flood and saved himself, his family and their animals.
The old man was impressed at the Koranic knowledge of the team and how they wanted to use it to inform their project activities and blessed our project
The Radio project is now highly regarded in informing people how to adapt to the impacts of CC and Environmental Degradation
Community Radio in Afghanistan

6. Local Advocacy Community Advocacy in Bangladesh
Our key approach is to train local people to be their own advocates
TF’s Partner (HEED) organised rallies, banners, debates and oratory competitions across the region; - facilitated tree-planting, - engaged the media; - high profile prize giving ceremony – all in the name of commemorating the International Day for Natural Disaster Risk
Advocacy off the back of this at local & national levels is bringing about changing attitudes to protect the natural environment
(Don’t need to use the word advocacy – “relationship building, serving, providing local capacity” help communities achieve the same ends without making enemies)
Community Advocacy in Bangladesh

7. Livelihoods Tearfund beneficiaries harvesting a chilli crop
This livelihoods example is to re-fertilise saline soils
Cot Darat, a village at sea level three miles from Indonesia’s coastline
vast areas of arable farmland, wells and groundwater suffered salt contamination in the tsunami
economy was devastated with some 160,000 people losing their livelihoods.
Rehabilitated land using using organic methods – organic fertilizers and pesticides (onion, ginger, papaya)
Drainage systems and lime to raise the soil pH
Again, local farmers derided the work
Proved nitrogen fixing plants have trapped the salt in the soil. Plants have thrived
Tearfund beneficiaries harvesting a chilli crop

8. Drought Zai technique in Burkina Faso Another adaptation example:
If your soil is infertile
dig small pits, insert manure
sow seeds when it rains
hollows retain water & crop yields increase
Tearfund Partner: CREDO
Zai technique in Burkina Faso

9. Desertification
In Niger we’ve helped our Partner establish 22 fixation sites for Nomadic people affected by CC
Wells, dykes, schools, clinics, pasture management
improving health, education, livelihoods, re-vegetation, biodiversity
This is a compromise that enables them to retain most of their trad way of life
(CC affected nomadic people in Niger’s Sahel region)
Partner: Jemed, Niger
Wells and dykes support Nomadic fixation sites in Niger

10. Rapid Rainfall Runoff Rainwater catchment bunds in India
Once we’ve assessed the risk, we can choose appropriate responses such as this
Here in Rajasthan, India, climate change has brought more intense rainfall that can’t be absorbed - it runs off into watercourses, taking fertile soil with it
Neighbouring fields, same crops, same time
Left = rainwater catchment bund
Tearfund Partner: Discipleship Centre
Rainwater catchment bunds in India

11. Floods Floating gardens in Bangladesh
If you suffer from floods, make your garden float!
Practical Action project: Gaibhana, Bangladesh
Make rafts from water hyacinth roots
Cover with soil & plant
Floating gardens in Bangladesh

12. Floods Flood protection in Afghanistan through riverbank planting
Community Risk Reduction
Alli Khil village in Mahmood Raqi district (Kapisa Province) has been increasingly affected by floods
Each flood washes away more of their agricultural land
Sometimes lose all their crops
The people have developed their own solution and planted 300 trees close to the river to prevent erosion
During floods last year, the trees withstood the floods, and their land and crops were protected.
Flood protection in Afghanistan through riverbank planting

13. Renewable Energy
Wind Power in Sri Lanka

14. Renewable Energy
Wind Power in Sri Lanka

15. Natural pesticide

16. Efficient stove

17. Biodiversity

18. Organic farming

19. Organic Agriculture & Biodiversity

20. Increase biodiversity

21. Compost

22. Liquid manure

23. Mulch

24. TipTap

25. Soil erosion

26. Kitchen garden

27. Sack mound