Funding: £24 million Duration: September 2023 to March 2025/2026 Current Phase: Delivery/Implementation
Overview: The Climate Just Communities (CJC) Malawi project is a flagship programme under the Scottish Government’s Climate Justice Fund. It employs a climate justice approach to support locally led community projects in Malawi, Rwanda, and Zambia. The programme focuses on building community resilience to the impacts of climate change through participatory and inclusive interventions.
Key Objectives:
- Empowerment: Enable communities to identify their own priorities and build resilience to local climate impacts.
- Inclusion: Empower the most marginalized individuals to take action.
- Advocacy: Support communities in advocating for climate justice and local equity.
- Sustainability: Create long-term, sustainable change aligned with the three pillars of climate justice.
Key Thematic Areas:
- Disaster Risk Management (DRM)
- Livelihoods Security
- Resilient Schools
- Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH)
- Loss and Damage
Cross-Cutting Theme:
- Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Geographical Focus:
- Districts: Karonga, Neno, Chikwawa, Salima, Phalombe, Zomba, Machinga
Local Delivery Partners (LDPs):
- CISONECC
- Water Witness Malawi
- LCDM
- OSSEDI
- CADECOM
- CICOD
- ELDS
- World Relief
International Partners:
- IIED
- Water Witness International
- Link Education International