Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project-II (RLLP-II)
Rural Livelihoods and Land Management
01Project overview
Resilient Landscapes and Livelihoods Project-II (RLLP-II) is a Green Climate Fund (GCF)-funded project designed to improve climate resilience, land productivity and carbon storage while increasing access to diversified livelihood activities in selected vulnerable rural watersheds of Ethiopia.
02Project development objective
The project aims to improve climate resilience, land productivity and carbon storage, and increase access to diversified livelihood activities in selected rural watersheds.
03Intervention areas
The project is implemented in Bursa and Shafamo Woredas under the Ererte Major Watershed, using 10 micro watersheds as planning units.
- Bursa Woreda
- Shafamo Woreda
- Ererte Major Watershed
- 10 Micro Watersheds
04Major project activities
Incentive-Based Land Restoration
Soil and water conservation, afforestation, reforestation and infrastructure development.
Climate-Smart Agriculture
Conservation agriculture, soil fertility management and improved crop production.
Livelihood Diversification
Income-generating activities, market linkage and value-chain development.
Capacity Building
Individual and institutional capacity development and information modernization.
Project Management
Monitoring and evaluation, and environmental and social safeguard activities.
05Incentive-based land restoration
Soil and water conservation
- Biophysical soil and water conservation on communal lands
- Farmland conservation activities
- Watershed rehabilitation practices
Forestry and infrastructure
- Afforestation and reforestation activities
- Community road construction
- Water harvesting structures
- Spring development
06Climate-smart agriculture on restored lands
Conservation agriculture
- Residue management
- Minimum tillage
- Cover crop practices
Soil fertility management
- Acidic soil treatment
- Vermicompost preparation
- Improved compost utilization
Crop development
- Improved cereal seed supply
- Potato production support
- Pulse and vegetable seed distribution
Forage development
- Improved forage production
- Livestock feed improvement activities
07Livelihood diversification and value chains
Income-generating activities
- On-farm livelihood support
- Off-farm income-generating activities
- Non-farm enterprise development
Market and value-chain support
- Store construction
- Market-linkage facilitation
- Value-chain strengthening activities
08Capacity building and information modernization
Capacity development
- Individual capacity building
- Institutional strengthening
- Technical skill development
Information modernization
- Woreda information center construction
- Modern information management support
Project management
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Environmental and social safeguarding
- Implementation follow-up and reporting