What We Do

Core Areas of Expertise

Amapel works at the intersection of climate change, food systems, ecosystem restoration, disaster risk management, and social inclusion.

Food Systems

Resilient Food Systems and Livelihoods

Supporting agro-pastoral and pastoral communities, smallholder farmers, and value chain actors to improve food security, nutrition, and income stability.

Food security, nutrition, and livelihood assessments
Climate-smart agriculture and climate-adaptive pastoralism
Livelihood diversification and enterprise development
Market systems and value chain analysis
Sustainable income-generating initiatives
Social protection, safety nets, and shock-responsive livelihoods

Ecosystem Restoration

Ecosystem Restoration and Natural Resource Management

Restoring degraded landscapes and strengthening community stewardship of natural resources through ecological science and community-based governance.

Landscape, watershed, and rangeland restoration
Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM)
Biodiversity conservation planning and management
Environmental and social impact assessments
Sustainable land, soil, and water management
Nature-based and green solutions for climate resilience

DRM

Disaster Risk Management

Helping governments and partners reduce disaster risk, strengthen preparedness, and build resilience against droughts, floods, and conflict shocks.

Disaster risk and vulnerability assessments
Hazard mapping and risk profiling
Early warning systems and preparedness planning
Emergency response planning and contingency frameworks
Community resilience programming
Development of Disaster Risk Management policies, strategies and plans
Post-Disaster Needs Assessments (PDNA) and recovery planning

Climate

Climate Change Adaptation

Advisory and implementation support for climate resilience across national and international policies, programs, and investments.

Climate risk and vulnerability assessments
Adaptation planning and mainstreaming
Designing adaptation pathways
Climate-resilient livelihoods and infrastructure
Climate policy analysis and technical support
Climate finance readiness and proposal development
Community-based and ecosystem-based adaptation approaches

Youth/Women

Youth and Women Empowerment

Integrating gender equality, youth entrepreneurship, and women's economic empowerment across programs and targeted interventions.

Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) analysis and programming
Youth entrepreneurship and employability initiatives
Women's economic empowerment and financial inclusion
Capacity strengthening for community groups and institutions
Leadership, participation, and governance support