�Integrating Health and Nutrition into Agroforestry projects: The NuTree Project In Sub-Saharan Africa��These slides were generously donated to the SOPHEA project by�

David Abigaba

Climate Change and Health working group

PIK – Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

September 2023

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Climate Change and Health Working Group

• To understand and quantify the impact of climate and climate change on human health�
• Evaluate interventions (win-win solutions) which aim to improve human health and mitigate climate change, in particular solutions towards climate-resilient, sustainable and healthy food systems

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Source: US Centers for Disease Control

Climate change and planetary boundaries

• The exceeding of planetary boundaries affects us all, but not equally: disadvantaged and marginalised population groups in all regions of the world are most affected by these impacts, even though they have contributed least to their creation.
• The cumulative scientific evidence is unequivocal: Climate change is a threat to human well-being and planetary health. Any further delay in concerted anticipatory global action on adaptation and mitigation will miss a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a livable and sustainable future for all. The same can be said for other planetary boundaries

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Dorothea Baltruks et al.. 2022

Agroforestry as and adaptation measure

• Agroforestry : A land use system involving the deliberate integration of woody plants (trees) with crops and /livestock on the same land.

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• Its both a mitigation and adaptation measure
• Moreover, it is a multi-layer and dynamic process
• High possibility of adaptation and applicability

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 Kazumichi Fujii et al 2021

Importance of agroforestry systems

Background for the NuTree project

Importance of agroforestry systems

© K. Kehlenbeck

Coffee agroforestry systems

• Enhanced Incomes
• Microclimate
• Pollinators
• Stabilizes production over time
• Enhances final coffee quality

Beyond Agricultural and economic importance……�Are Nutrition and health aspects considered?

NuTree Project

Nu-Tree: a feasibility study

• Integrating nutrition and health into agroforestry projects in sub-Saharan Africa

• What is the current extent of integration of nutrition and health aspects into past/on-going agroforestry projects?

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• What is needed to better integrate nutrition and health aspects into future agroforestry projects?

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• How could implementing organizations/institutions better evaluate the impact of their activities?��Concept, project design, tools for measurement…

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Review

Results

Stakeholder workshops

July 2023- PIK with (GIZ, Academia, Research institutions, Agricultural practitioners……)

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November 2023:

Nairobi Kenya( Accademia, Research organizations, ICRAF, GIZ, universities, Agricultural practitioners……….)

Conclusions

• Urgent efforts are required to keep the earth system within the planetary boundaries
• Interlinked measures are required to keep the systems in balance and avoid over shooting
• Agroforestry provides a possibility to enhance health and nutrition, while ensuring stability of ecosystems
• More policies are required to further develop such dynamic measures.

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Action and reflection points

• Consider the role of agroforestry in sustainable agriculture and how it aligns with the goal of meeting nutritional needs while preserving the environment.
• Reflect how to promote interdisciplinary collaboration among students from various fields of study to brainstorm and implement interlinked measures for maintaining ecological balance.
• Think of a similar initiative as the NuTree project: how can you transfer their approach to your context?

Questions or Comments?

Thank you for your attention !