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Climate Change

Climate Change

The devastating effects of climate change are being felt worldwide, with developing nations bearing the heaviest burden. According to the UN, climate change could push over 120 million people into poverty by 2030. In Sub-Saharan Africa, where over 60% of people depend on rain-fed agriculture, rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, and floods directly threaten food security and livelihoods. Tanzania is already experiencing more frequent droughts and erratic rainfall, severely affecting smallholder farmers who depend on seasonal rains.

The Central African Republic (CAR), one of the world’s most fragile nations, faces repeated floods and shifting rainfall patterns that worsen food insecurity and displacement. Deforestation further worsens the crisis—Zambia loses nearly 300,000 hectares of forest each year, while in India, around 30% of land is already degraded due to unsustainable practices and climate pressures. For conflict-affected nations like South Sudan and CAR, climate shocks combine with instability, making recovery even harder.

Our Response

The Daughters of Mary Immaculate (DMI) has been actively working to build climate resilience through awareness, education, and community-led action. In India (since 2000), DMI has led awareness programs in schools and communities, while also promoting tree planting drives in institutions and villages to restore green cover and encourage sustainable practices.

In Zambia (since 2008), alongside tree planting and awareness programs, DMI introduced climate- smart agriculture to support vulnerable farming families. Women farmers were trained in low-cost drip irrigation techniques, vegetable production was strengthened, fruit trees were introduced, and farmers were connected to market linkages and value addition opportunities—helping shift practices from subsistence to sustainable farming.

In Tanzania (since 2011) and the Central African Republic (since 2018), DMI has engaged schools and communities through awareness campaigns and school-level tree planting, instilling in children and youth a strong sense of responsibility to care for creation.

Through these long-term initiatives, DMI empowers communities to adapt to climate shocks, protect their environment, and build resilience, while contributing to the global effort against climate change.