Mobilising More for Climate Competition for Conservation Change-Makers

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by Fanny Verkuijlen, IUCN Netherlands Committee ( IUCN NL Committee)

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The Mobilising More 4 Climate (MoMo4C) competition provides a platform, funding and expert advice to local entrepreneurs whose business cases offer climate adaptation and mitigation solutions. In 2019, The Netherlands Committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN NL) initiated and organised the competition in Tanzania, in partnership with the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania Centre (SAGCOT) and the Netherlands Embassy in Tanzania. Together, they brought groundbreaking local climate business cases to boost sustainable entrepreneurship and climate adaptation in Tanzania. New partnerships in Uganda and Ghana are in the works for 2020.

The winner of the Tanzania edition, Birk Agri, combines beekeeping and pollination to enhance the productivity of avocado trees and beans. Birk Agri’s winning package included a €25,000 reward, as well as technical expertise and access to the network of the SAGCOT Centre, to expand their business model sustainably.

Last update: 08 Nov 2022

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Context

Challenges addressed

Desertification

Drought

Extreme heat

Floods

Increasing temperatures

Land and Forest degradation

Loss of Biodiversity

Ecosystem loss

Scale of implementation

Local

National

Ecosystems

Area-wide development

Theme

Biodiversity mainstreaming

Adaptation

Mitigation

Ecosystem services

Sustainable financing

Sustainable livelihoods

Science and research

Location

Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania

East and South Africa

Impacts

Tackling climate change requires the concerted effort of multiple stakeholders; the MoMo4C competition provides the space to do just that. It helps to highlight and connect businesses who have valuable solutions for addressing climate change and other environmental problems, with resources to grow, and a local initiative, SAGCOT, whose mission is to promote sustainable agriculture entrepreneurship. Overall, the goal is to build a sustainable ecosystem of solution-providers to develop a more sustainable world.

For example, winning company Birk Agri’s solution has three benefits: beekeeping is critical to preserving the bee population and maintaining biodiversity, increased and sustainable food productivity addresses food security and stable livelihood, and finally, soil-less avocado farmers use less polybags and water.