Eco-Villages– delivering sustainable

development in Tanzania

Tim ClarkeWorld Summit on Eco-Villages Dakar, Senegal December 2014

Our precious planet

Rachel Carson

Environmental Pioneer

Fritz Schumacher Economist.

Small is Beautiful.

Wake-up call on Growth strategies. 1973. Appropriate technology is an answer

Prospects? Dignity? Justice?

New Buzz words

Eco-Villages –the solution?

• Holistic vision: shared Values and Principles

• Community empowered

• Real sustainable management

• Appropriate technology

• Capacity-building

• Self-respect and esteem

• Anti-poverty focus

Eco Villages –

Europe? Africa? Global?

• Wolof proverb:

‘Milk and honey have different colours but they share the same house’

• Eco-Villages in Europe – about 2,000. Number increased x 10 in last 3 years

• Pan European Community-Led action for Sustainable Europe (ECOLISE) programme. Partners in 20 countries in Europe

Eco-Village Programme

in Tanzania.

• Tanzania nominated by EU one of 4 pilot countries for trying out Climate Change Mitigation/Adaptation projects

• € 2.4million allocated in 2010

• Holistic Eco-Village concept designed. Multiple innovations

• Choice of 3 pilot projects in 3 different, fragile, environments: arid dryland, montane forest, coasts: Chololo, Morogoro and Pembe. Started Dec 2011

• After major successes in 18 months, additional budget of € 8 million agreed in 2013 to finance new Eco-Villages. New Eco-Villages to be nominated in December 2014.

• Chololo selected by Gates Foundation as success story

EU Eco –Villages in Tanzania

EU Eco –Villages in Tanzania

Chololo - poorest, most fragile, most vulnerable, community

Launching the programme

Dec 2011

Rainwater harvesting

Bee keeping

Improved stoves

Solar power works

Lancaster CGEI

Lancaster’s Centre

for Global Eco-

Innovation

The future

• Global issues of sustainable development and climate change should dominate the international agenda in 2015

• But, unlikely to come up with earth-shattering ‘solutions’

• In the meantime, 2 Billion people live in deep poverty

• Rural communities – without access to education, infrastructure, energy, clean water are particularly vulnerable

• An Eco-Village approach – holistic, empowering, appropriate scale, de-centralised, innovative is the best solution !

• GEN’s World Summit can provide real leadership