Sample Proposal for Creating long/short-

term Solutions for Restoring

Environmental Condition
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The rapid change of the climatic condition has a significant effect on
both living and non living organisms in Tanzania and the world at
large. Tanzania as a country is striving to fight against climate
change and the effect associated with the change of climatic
conditions for instances deforestation as a result of farming
activities constitutes a large percent of climate change in Tanzania,
most farmers are cutting thousands of trees per year without the
planning of replacement/reforestation. This proposed proposal aims
to improve the well-being of individuals as well as the country as a
whole by creating long- and short-term solutions for restoring
environmental condition of the country.

Introduction

Historical Background

Tanzania is a result of the unification of Tanganyika (the mainland)

and the Zanzibar islands. Tanganyika and Zanzibar united on 26th
April 1964, forming the United Republic of Tanzania. Tanganyika
became independent from the British in December 1961 and
Zanzibar became free through a revolution on 12th January 1964.

Tanzania is the largest of all countries in East Africa and is bordered

by the Indian Ocean. Once entirely bush and savanna, the landscape
is now semidesert. The country is home to over 400 million wild
animals, which include zebras, giraffes, lions, wildebeests, crocodiles,
and giant turtles. In addition, Tanzania boasts the largest population
of elephants that remain.

Tanzania as a country is striving to fight against climate change and

the effect associated with the change of climatic conditions for
instances deforestation as a result of farming activities constitutes a
large percent of climate change in Tanzania, most farmers are
cutting thousands of trees per year without the planning of
replacement/reforestation.

This proposal is aiming at improving the welfare of the individual

community and national at large by coming up with the solution
both long term and short term in making Tanzania back to smile
again.

Executive Summary

More than 87% of the United Republic of Tanzania’s population of

approximately more than 19 million people live in rural communities.
These communities depend chiefly on fuelwood (including charcoal)
as the principal energy source, accounting for about 96 percent of
the total. More and more urban residents (especially those in the
low-income brackets) are using fuelwood, particularly charcoal.
More than 85 percent of residents in towns use charcoal alone or an
“energy mix” with other energy sources (Nkonoki. 1981).

For instance, between 2010 and 2019, charcoal consumption in

Dar-es-Salaam increased from more than 120-150 to 315 kg per
person a year and is gradually increasing.

Thus, Tanzania is the second largest fuelwood user in Africa (after

Nigeria), with a per caput consumption of about 2.5 m³ a year
(Nkonoki, 2019). Like many other developing countries, it uses little
commercial energy for cooking. The current fuelwood consumption
is estimated at more than 35 million m³; it was expected to rise to
about 62 million m³ by the year 2000 and by the year 2021 the
consumption is growing higher. The natural forest formations, from
which more than 98 percent of the wood is collected, can supply
only about 19 million m³ without being detrimentally overcut. The
growth of population is the critical factor for environmental
deterioration hence climatic change.

To bridge this energy supply-demand gap, a massive amount of tree

planting is needed. The natural forest is shrinking very fast, and
most alternative energy sources have had no significant impact so
far. Either they are physically and economically unavailable or their
technology is still relatively new and more time is needed for further
development.

The project is planning to fix these destructions by coming up with

the solution of planting enough trees Countrywide for the sake of
attracting the good climatic condition and minimizing the effect of
global warming. It is also aiming at recovering the most affected
areas including Mount Kilimanjaro which its glaciers are thinning
from the top-down and so many regions that are becoming
semidesert due to lack of enough vegetation to cover the soil.

Case Study Related to the Project

The rapid change of the climatic condition has a significant effect on

both living and none living organisms in Tanzania and the world at
large. For instances the nearby study done in the Mount Kilimanjaro
shows that the snows of Kilimanjaro are rapidly disappearing and
will be gone by 2060, predicts the most detailed analysis yet of the
iconic glaciers gracing Africa’s highest peak.
In addition to shrinking in area, Kilimanjaro’s glaciers are thinning
from the top-down, says Ohio State University’s Lonnie Thompson,
lead author of the new study. “They’re being decapitated,” he says.
“In fact, they’re probably not really glaciers anymore. They’re
remnants of another climate.”

In 2020, Thompson and his team made the first modern

measurements of Kilimanjaro’s ice. Thompson drilled cores from the
three glaciers ringing the summit, estimating that the ice bodies date
back at least 11,700 years. The team then anchored stakes in
bedrock at the bottom of the drill holes and have since used the
stakes to measure the thickness of the ice.

One of the small summit glaciers, called the Furtwängler, lost about
half its thickness nearly five meters between February 2010 and
February 2019. At that rate, the 4.6-meter- thick Furtwängler will
be gone in another decade, Thompson estimates. Other glaciers on
Kilimanjaro will survive longer, but they too will disappear between
2030 and 2060.

Kilimanjaro’s glaciers seem to be shrinking at an ever-faster rate.

The project will aim at sustaining and recovering the broken part
that has been destructed as a result of deforestation from human
activities and natural calamities.

The stipulated planning for the exercising of the project will be the
growth of the trees until they’re attached with the soil so as to make
sure no tree is lost in between from the first day of planting to the
date of handing over to the respective authority. Once conditions
are favorable (usually from October to December or from March to
June), the trees are planted.
The trees will be planted as per the given schedule of requirements
table 1, 2, and 3 whereby there will be the need of assessment
before implementing a project, the result will be based on the nature
of the climate of a particular region, the tree type which is growing
and adopting faster and the soil textures.

The project will aim to have sustainable planning of planting a fast-

growing tree that will take between one (1) to two (2) years to
become mature. The types of trees that the project will be focusing
on are: –


 Lavofia Caffra
 Albizia Schimperiana
 Croton Megalocapus
 Makhamea Lutea
 Pinus Patula
 Cypress Lusitanica
 Podocarpus Usambariansis
 Leucaena
 Croton Microsachers
 East African Camphorwood
The above trees will be planted interchangeably depending on the
nature of the climatic condition of a particular region compared to
the adaptability of a required tree species to the area. The
mentioned trees have got different characters that make the best-
recommended trees to be planted, especially in African Countries, as
they have the ability to adapt and grow fast regardless of the
climatic condition of the area. The trees can grow even in an area
that has a high temperatures and can also sustain to the area that
has a low tendency of rainfall per year.

Composition of the Organization

The project has been implemented to numerous areas around

Arusha region in partnership with several non-government
Organization that in large percent succeeded to reach in most
critical areas that seems having more demand of trees, our
organization also participated in trees planting around Mount
Kilimanjaro with the project introduced by XXXXXXXX for the sake
of replanting trees around Mount Kilimanjaro that recent faced with
the bush fire that causes the trees burnt hence side effect to the
mountain.

The implementing organization is composed with project manager

who oversees the general performance of the organization by
making sure the organization attaining its target. The project
manager is responsible for the day-to-day operation by making sure
project supervisors and foremen are performing as per the agreed
time frame.
Sample Proposal on the Promotion of
Climate Resilient Water Resources and
Agro-Ecological Systems for Sustainable
Livelihoods of Communities
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Changing climatic conditions poses a great threat to the already
vulnerable food production in the fragile hill eco-system. Are you a
non-government organization and searching for the project based
on climatic change? Your search end here, we designed this sample
proposal specially for you.

The main objective of the project is to improve climate resilience

and build adaptive capacities of the communities to handle impacts
of climate change like low productivity in mountain state with
specific objective to improved soil and water regime for better crop
productivity and resultant increase in income of farmers and
integration of risk mitigation measures like digitized weather
advisory and crop insurances for the farmers.
The major constraints resulting from climatic variability includes;
water scarcity, recurrent droughts, cold wave, heat wave, flood, pest
and diseases, fodder scarcity, poor access to appropriate
seeds/planting material and critical inputs and farm machinery. Use
this sample proposal and see how this project intends to promote
application of integrated technologies and practices for resilience of
local communities to handle problems due to climate change in
fragile eco-system.

Through this sample proposals the women groups will be identified,

motivated and their capacities will be appropriately enhanced
through suitable training methodology and they will be motivated to
take up an economic/income generation activity suiting to the local
environment/resources.

Project Proposal

Project Identification Details

Project Summary

The project will focus on developing a climate change adaptation

focussed sustainable water resources and sustainable agro-
ecological management strategy for mountain region, through
appropriate institutional framework. The action will be to
operationalise the systems and management practices through an
appropriate institutional framework for integrated water resources
planning and ago climate management.

What does this project intend to do?

The project intends to promote application of integrated

technologies and practices for resilience of local communities to
handle problems due to climate change in fragile eco-system
Why does it intend to do so? Justification

Life and livelihood in the mountain have been abruptly affected due
to climate change. Needs integrated approach, engaging all
stakeholders for long term sustainability

Where, which geog. area will be covered? State, Districts, Number

of Villages

Himachal Pradesh- Kullu, high hill temperate wet and Champa

districts, high hill temperate dry zones; covering 20 villages in each
district; total 40 villages.

How- Key words indicating strategies/ activities

Spring shed management and water conservation models, climate

resilient farming, land development and farm bunding, energy
efficiency, automated weather stations, community sensitization,
action research

With Whom- who are the key beneficiaries

Primary target group would be small, poor and marginalised women

farmers in fragile mountain eco-system of Himachal Pradesh. In
addition, 75 NGO members of Mountain Collective, a network of
NGOs engaged in working in mountain regions, will also benefit

 Problem Statement

 Q- What is the problem that the project aims to address?

A-
Changing climatic conditions poses a great threat to the already
vulnerable food production in the fragile hill eco-system. The major
constraints resulting from climatic variability includes; water
scarcity, recurrent droughts, cold wave, heat wave, flood, pest and
diseases, fodder scarcity, poor access to appropriate seeds/planting
material and critical inputs and farm machinery. There is a
continuous fall in the productivity of horticultural groups like Apple.
Also, there is mass migration from hills to the plains. Women, who
contribute 80% of labour force, are most affected. Life and
livelihoods are abruptly affected. The Programme will be
implemented in two mountain districts of Himachal Pradesh-
Chamba and Kullu. Chamba has population is 0.52 million with
Schedule caste population of 0.11 million. Total agricultural labour is
9193 and other workers 83653. Kullu has population of 0.44 million
and 43.4% people engaged in agriculture. Main workers are 15190;
marginal 4105 and cultivators 11227. Horticulture is the main
livelihood but due to climate variability apple productivity in these
areas will decrease by 1% by 2020 and 4% by 2030. Similar impacts
are seen in vegetable, pulses and rabi crops grown.

Proposed purpose

Overall objectives and specific objectives

Overall objective:

To improve climate resilience and build adaptive capacities of the

communities to handle impacts of climate change like low
productivity in mountain state, Himachal Pradesh.

Specific Objectives:


  Improved soil and water regime for better crop
productivity and resultant increase in income of
farmers.
 Increased adaptation to climate change through
climate resilient farming system and diversification
such as providing seeds of tolerant varieties,
organic farming and multi-cropping, which will also
help check stress related out-migration
 Integration of risk mitigation measures like
digitised weather advisory and crop insurances for
the farmers.
 Creation of knowledge management system for
climate change adaptation
Project Beneficiaries

List out type and number of beneficiaries to get impacted directly or

indirectly through the proposed methodology (covering individual as
well as other stakeholders such as government departments, PRI,
government institutions (schools, hospitals, etc.), frontline workers,
partner organizations, etc.)


 Direct beneficiary groups farmers, self-help
groups, NGOs, Women, PRIs, Women headed
families
 Projected number of beneficiaries- 20000 (12000
female, 8000 male)
 Indirect beneficiary groups population of 40
villages, PRI members, larger civil society
 Projected number of indirect beneficiaries- 60000
(35,000 Female, 25,000 Male)
Framework
Sustainability and Exit Strategy

The action will engage in promoting social, institutional and

economic sustainability of local communities and their associations.
Sustainability will be ensured through capacity building, collective
action and empowerment processes. Community Based
Organisations (CBOs), Federations and their local networks that
would emerge as outcome of the long-term development
intervention in the region through sustained efforts will further
nurture and strengthen the ongoing initiatives under the project,
ensuring its sustainability.

Actions at the grassroots and state level will also be supported

through greater awareness among local communities. Structured
training and capacity building initiatives will be undertaken during
the project phase with Panchayat Raj (local self-governance)
Institutions, government authorities, Judiciary, elected peoples’
representatives, local communities, community groups and
associations. Our role will be of facilitation of project activities.
Empowered collectives of local communities formed through the
project, will access government resources including development
schemes and vocational training facilities on a sustainable basis,
which will contribute towards ensuring sustainability of the
interventions beyond the project period.