Participatory Rooftop Farming in Informal Settlements

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1 Participatory Rooftop Farming in Informal Settlements Saber Osman, GIZ PDP Page 1

2 Overview 1. PDP s Participatory Approach in Informal Settlements Upgrading in the Greater Cairo Region 2. Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Resilience in Informal Settlements 3. Rooftop Farming Pilot Project in Ezbet El-Nasr 4. Outlook Page 2

3 1. PDP s Participatory Approach in Informal Settlements Upgrading in the Greater Cairo Region More than 60% of the population of the Greater Cairo Region live in informal areas; most of them come from rural areas looking for job opportunities in the city PDP works in 9 areas in the Greater Cairo Region governorates (Cairo, Giza and Qalyubia) Objective: improvement of the living conditions of the poor urban population in deprived informal areas through better quality of services by both public administration and civil society organizations. Page 3

4 1. PDP s Participatory Approach in Informal Settlements Upgrading in the Greater Cairo Region Principles 1. Building trust 2. Interlinking institutions 3. Motivating residents to participate in the planning phases of any initiative. 4. Integration of residents to ensure ownership and sustainability 5. Achieving transparency and accountability; and Tools 1. Participatory Needs Assessment 2. GIS mapping 3. etc. Page 4

5 2. Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Resilience in Informal Settlements Cairo is affected by direct impacts of climate change Heat waves (health conditions, food security, energy consumption, tourism and infrastructure) Nile flow fluctuations (health conditions and food security) Sea Level Rise (migration; food security) Most vulnerable areas: Informal settlements due to their physical conditions (exposure) + residents (un)preparedness (sensitivity) Most vulnerable groups: elder people, children, women, poor (weak adaptive capacity), people working in open areas (informal areas) Page 5

6 2. Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Resilience in Informal Settlements PDP s conceptual approach in CCA Assessing the areas exposure and residents vulnerabilities and adaptive capacities Raising awareness Implementing adaptation measures Exchanging knowledge & experiences with our partners (MoHUUD, EEAA, UUUs, Megawra, Schaduf, etc.) Page 6

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8 Current Situation Proposed Design Image & Edit 2015 Abdallah Tawfic Page 8

9 Project timeline and structure 1. Households selection 2. Training nat. Authorities 3. Equipment Installation 4. Assistance & Monitoring 5. Evaluation Results 6. Continuation & Scaling Up Structure of Ezbet El Nasr Rooftop Farming Project, 2015 Abdallah Tawfic (adjusted) Page 9

10 Household Selection Page 10

11 Training Page 11

12 Equipment installation 6 households Around 90m 2 in total Gender balance, age Page 12

13 Assistance & Monitoring Page 13

14 Evaluation Results Farmers asserted that rooms below the rooftop were noticeably cooler Income generation is the main driver of motivation for residents but also stopped a bit short of expectations Women were very engaged in the project To improve integration of marginalized groups such as women and youth, participants should be included in the overall planning process A stronger involvement of public authorities to enhance capacity building and promote the project seems promising Skill development needs time Page 14

15 Continuation & Scaling Up All pilot farmers are continuing without active GIZ support Neighbors of participants expressed their wish to participate Scaling up to 100 rooftop farms in 3 informal areas Implement other urban agriculture techniques such as green walls, green side walks, etc. Image & Edit 2015 Abdallah Tawfic Page 15

16 Lessons Learned Synergy between bottom up and top down approaches is highly important in order to gain the trust of both community and authorities Compromise between scientific results, community needs and authorities regulations is highly important Ownership: Households should cover part of the cost of any equipment they receive in order to build up their ownership Scientific background shared with the community to get their trust Page 16

17 Thank you for your attention. Participatory Development Program in Urban Areas (PDP) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Component Climate Change Adaptation in Informal Urban Areas Page 17