CISONECC in partnership with Development Aid for People to People (DAPP) with support from the Commonwealth Foundation is implementing an Enhancing Access and Participation in Climate Change Policy Development and Implementation Project. The goal of the project is to capacitate sub-national actors to take a leading role in the development, implementation, and monitoring of climate change actions in Malawi.

This is to be done through increased awareness of civil society organizations on climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation measures and related policy frameworks in Malawi; and enhanced capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs) to implement climate change-related interventions in Malawi. 
Through this project, DAPP Malawi has been working in Dowa to implement a pilot project focusing on climate change adaptation. This pilot targets lead farmers and seeks to instill climate smart agriculture practices to contribute to climate change adaptation.