CLIMATE CHANGE

PCVO is working towards Supporting communities to help orient climate change policy and action towards enhanced food security and nutrition outcomes and Promoting sustainable production systems for crops, livestock, forestry, that are climate-resilient and address climate change adaptation and mitigation, and improving policies and governance mechanisms initiate community agents to address sustainable production, climate change and environmental degradation in a coherent and integrated manner Improving understanding of the social and economic impacts of climate change, in particular on the most vulnerable groups, and analyzing the links between climate change and rural poverty, including through collection and sharing of evidence that can be fed into policy and programming. Mainstreaming gender equality, equity and social inclusiveness into climate-related planning processes and promoting inclusive and diversified sustainable food and agriculture systems to help reduce rural poverty and avoid crises that may include distress migration, conflict over resources or greater discrimination against women or particular social groups, while capitalizing on the positive contribution to climate action such groups can make. Supporting employment creation schemes in affected areas to enable households to diversify their incomes and engage in green entrepreneurship with a focus on women and youth