Adaptation to Climate Change and Forests in West Africa (ACFAO)
Submitted by Emilia Pramova 22nd February 2012 12:29
Landscape of the Sahel. Photo by Daniel Tiveau/CIFOR
Objectives: To develop policies and practices to support the sustainable management of forests in the Savannahs of West Africa, and to increase the adaptive capacities of local communities through improved livelihoods from forest ecosystem goods and services.
Locations: Mali and Burkina Faso
Duration: 2011-2015
Donor: French Global Environment Facility
Partners: CIRAD
For more information on this project, please contact Houria Djoudi or CIFOR West Africa
Theme
Forests and Climate Change
Exploring the role of forests for the adaptation of people to climate change.
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Contributors
Contributing Organisations
Africa
African countries
African Union member states
Burkina Faso
Center for International Forestry Research
dry forests
Earth
Ecosystem
ecosystem based adaptation
ecosystem services
Environment
forests
French language
French-speaking countries
Geography
Landlocked countries
Least Developed Countries
Mali
Member states of La Francophonie
Member states of the United Nations
Political geography
Republics
Savannah
West Africa
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