Integrated Water Catchment Management and Landscape Protection in Zambia (AWARE 2.0)

About this project

<p class="ql-align-justify">AWARE 2.0¿s Specific Objective is ¿Improved integrated management of water catchments including landscape protection with a focus on agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, water and climate¿. AWARE 2.0 is a follow-on phase of the Accelerate Water and Agricultural Resources Efficiency (AWARE) project and will build upon established partnerships and structures to scale up results of AWARE 1.0. Thereby, AWARE 2.0 also addresses the experiences and lessons learned of AWARE 1.0. AWARE 2.0 works on national and at decentral level with focus on the Lower Kafue Sub-Catchment (LKSC). </p><p class="ql-align-justify">AWARE 2.0 works in four intervention areas towards:</p><p class="ql-align-justify">1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Improved capacities of the central government to execute its mandate for the integrated management of water catchments, including landscape protection with a focus on climate adaptation </p><p class="ql-align-justify">2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Improved capacities of decentralised authorities to plan, protect and sustainably manage water catchment ecosystems with focus on climate adaptation in the selected landscape</p><p class="ql-align-justify">3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Improved capacities of Water Resources Management (WRM) governance structures to sustainably manage water resource disputes in the LKSC</p><p class="ql-align-justify">4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Scaled-up measures for water catchment management, landscape restoration and protection and climate adapt…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 2Zero Hunger
• 5Gender Equality
• 6Clean Water and Sanitation
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 10Reduced Inequalities
• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land
• 17Partnerships for the Goals

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Zambia

Sectors

Water resources conservation (including data collection)Forestry policy and administrative managementDecentralisation and support to subnational government

Focus

Climate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focusDesertification · Also contributesDisaster risk reduction · Also contributesGender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Also contributesBiodiversity · Also contributes

Places

ZM - ACP EU Development Minerals Programme

Funded by

European Commission

Implemented by

DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FUR INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT (GIZ) GMBH

Accountable

Donor country-based NGO

Passes funds through

Directorate-General for International Partnerships

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2023-PC-25401.

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