Supporting the scaling-up of community experiences and citizen monitoring of public policies in response to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa (ABCD 2 project)
The project to scale up community experiences and dynamics of citizen monitoring of public policies in the face of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa is the continuation of an initial project to capitalize on these experiences.
In fact, in 2022, with funding from the Basque Agency for Development Cooperation (ABCD), Inades-Formation carried out the project “Study-capitalization of best practices in the face of the challenges of climate change and local governance in sub-Saharan Africa “This project capitalized on 50 experiences, including 31 on adaptation to climate change and 19 on governance, in 11 sub-Saharan African countries.
Based on the results of this pilot project, we have been able to identify and capitalize on some of the living realities of community efforts to combat the problems posed by climate change in Africa. They have been developed by a variety of players, including public services specializing in environmental and climate change management, civil society organizations and farmers’ organizations.
This second phase of the project, which will run for 30 months (2022-2024), aims to (i) scale up these good experiences developed by communities in African countries, in terms of adaptation, mitigation and resilience to climate change and of (ii) support the dynamics of citizen monitoring of the associated policy and regulatory frameworks.
Contribute to the fight against global warming, through the large-scale promotion of local experiences and concerted policy measures relating to adaptation, mitigation and resilience mechanisms for vulnerable populations, especially rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa.
The project is being carried out in 11 countries: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, DR Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania and Togo.
Basque Agency for Cooperation and Development (ABCD)
17 local development organizations with projects that will replicate the good experiences capitalized on in phase 1 of the project. They were selected on the basis of the evaluation criteria of effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, sustainability and gender equity, following a call for projects launched by Inades-Formation.
List of organizations and their projects
|
N° |
Country |
Organization |
Project title |
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1 |
Burkina Faso |
WMU-CDN |
Strengthening women’s resilience to climate change by promoting agroecological practices. Case study of the agroecological farm run by the women of the Union des Groupements Féminins Ce Dwane Nyee (UGF/CDN), Sanguie province, Centre West region, Burkina Faso. |
|
2 |
Burkina Faso |
Inades-Formation Burkina |
Strengthening eco-citizenship through environmental education for pupils in the commune of Arbollé in the northern region of Burkina Faso |
|
3 |
Burundi |
Inades-Formation Burundi |
Promoting environmental education in schools to tackle climate change |
|
4 |
Cameroon |
FAP NGO CAMEROON |
Promotion of Community Initiatives to Protect Common Interest Resources in Cameroon |
|
5 |
Côte d’Ivoire |
CDD-CI |
One pupil, one tree to combat coastal erosion and the disappearance of mangroves |
|
6 |
DR Congo |
UWAKI North Kivu |
Projet d’appui à la valorisation des semences paysannes dans les unions de Luofu, Kipese et Lubero en territoire de Lubero au Nord-Kivu / RDC. Inspired by the experience of the Union des groupements Naam de Koumbri in Burkina Faso |
|
7 |
DR Congo |
ACOSYF |
Grassroots environmental education to tackle climate change in the Kaziba chiefdom in DR Congo |
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8 |
Kenya |
Inades-Formation Kenya |
The scaling up of experiences developed by communities and the dynamics of school-based re-afforestation initiatives to address climate change in Kenya |
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9 |
Rwanda |
RECOR Rwanda |
Affordable solar pumps for small-scale irrigation, a revolutionary technology to help farmers increase their resilience capacity to climate change issues in Rwanda |
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10 |
Rwanda |
Inades-Formation Rwanda |
Replication of the practice of grafting fruit trees to increase the resilience of farmers in the Bugesera district to climate change. |
|
11 |
Senegal |
7A MAA REWEE |
Project to promote agro-biodiversity conservation through capacity building and documentation of local seed varieties in Senegal |
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12 |
Tanzania |
Inades-Formation Tanzania |
Promotion of community seed banks for the conservation of agro-biodiversity through capacity building and documentation of local seed varieties in Kondoa and Chemba Districts of Dodoma Region, Tanzania”. |
|
13 |
Chad |
Inades-Formation Chad |
Promotion of seed banks, Scaling up the Seeds Savers Network /Kenya experience |
|
14 |
Chad |
ATASANPE Chad |
Expand the “One student, one tree” project developed by ACOSYF RD Congo |
|
15 |
Togo |
APAD International Togo |
The governance of protected areas: The case of the Agou mountainsides in Togo |
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16 |
Togo |
Inades-Formation Togo |
Continuous and competitive integrated family farming systems for farmer resilience to climate change in Tchamba 2 commune |
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17 |
Togo |
JVE Togo |
Governance of local seed systems among women’s cooperatives in the Assimé classified forest for climate resilience |
Feminist Climate Action Project – West Africa ACF-AO
The “Feminist Climate Action in West Africa” project is being implemented in Côte d’Ivoire to contribute effectively to the resilience and fight against the effects of climate change by ecologically sensitive coastal and island communities, with a particular focus on rural women and young people.
It will build the capacity of communities, particularly women and young people, to implement strategies to protect biodiversity and ecosystems, notably through the adoption of agroecological practices, energy diversification and advocacy. It will strengthen the participation of rural women and young people in local governance of biodiversity and climate action.
Funded by Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada, the ACF AO project is taking place in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Togo.
It is managed in Côte d’Ivoire by SUCO and Inades-Formation – Secrétariat Général.
Climate change threatens to push nearly a million more Ivorians into extreme poverty, increase the risk of water stress, with more and more regions expected to see more than 10% of their population in water shortage, and increase the resurgence of air- and water-related diseases among susceptible populations (Nationally Determined Contributions, CDN-COTE D’IVOIRE, March 2022). According to the World Bank, by 2050, Côte d’Ivoire will face an average temperature rise of two degrees Celsius, greater rainfall variability and a 30 cm rise in sea level along the coast (World Bank, 2018a).
Climate change affects all development sectors. However, differences between men and women in their relationship with their environment, differences in the composition of economic sectors and unequal access to resources and decision-making will amplify the impacts of climate change on certain categories of the population, including women.
The “Feminist Climate Action in West Africa” project is a response to this reality.
Strengthening climate change adaptation by rural and indigenous women and young people in ecologically sensitive coastal and island regions of Côte d’Ivoire.
Adiaké, Grand-Bassam, Jacqueville and Grand-Lahou.
– Diagnose the obstacles and facilitating factors for the active participation of target groups in biodiversity and climate management decision-making bodies;
– Participatory diagnoses carried out by local authorities on the climatic vulnerability of ecosystems and identification of gender-sensitive adaptation measures and strategies;
– Training for rural and indigenous women and young people to strengthen and maintain their participation in decision-making bodies;
– Training of beneficiaries on climate and biodiversity conservation policies;
– Participating communities receive training in business development, inclusive value chains, cooperative management, and direct marketing.
– Village awareness-raising and training workshops on biodiversity-friendly and gender-sensitive mitigation and adaptation measures carried out in participating communities.
– Ecosystem management and development plans designed and implemented in participating communities.
– Technical and financial support to participating communities for the implementation of climate-resilient agroecological practices (micro-breeding, agroforestry, market gardening, beekeeping and oyster farming); to strengthen access to productive water, agricultural inputs and equipment; for the installation of tree nurseries and reforestation of coastal ecosystems.
– Solar and eco-energy equipment for food production, processing and preservation, and training in equipment use and maintenance.
– Women and youth networking and advocacy
– Support and strengthening of savings and credit systems provided to women’s groups.
Project funded by Affaire Mondiale Canada and implemented by INTERPARES, SUCO and their partners, including Inades-Formation – Secrétariat Général pour la Cote d’Ivoire.
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