Cross sector Action for Climate Smart Communities: Strengthening Soil Fertility and Climate Change Adaptation in the Eritrean Highlands The overall objective of the action is to strengthen capacity of CBOs, agricultural institutions and communities to make informed decisions to manage climate-related pressures on soil fertility and food production. The action combines dissemination and development of innovative, knowledge-backed solutions to manage climate related pressures with locally grounded development activities that increase resilience and adaptive capacity while boosting farm productivity. This is reflected in the specific objectives of the action, which focus both on (i) strengthening related technical, institutional and collaborative capacities of the relevant community, private sector and state actors and (ii) supporting smallholder farmers to build climate-smart, resilient livelihood strategies for food security.