Across rural communities worldwide, climate change is no longer a distant threat. Failed harvests, droughts, floods, land degradation and environmental change are already reshaping how people live, work and move. For many households, migration has become part of the strategies used to adapt and survive.  

"Our parents farmed mainly to feed the family; we can now farm to sell." – Mariatu Kimbo Kamara

The strategy builds on the commitments made by the European Union (EU) and its Member States at the 2024 United Nations Summit of the Future,  where they endorsed the Pact for the Future and the Declaration on Future Generations.

For many young women in rural Zambia, participation in agriculture is often shaped and constrained by the demands of everyday life at home. Before planting, attending a training, joining a cooperative, or taking produce to market, many spend hours each day caring for children,...