Adaptation to Climate Change and Forests in West Africa (ACFAO)
Submitted by Emilia Pramova 22nd February 2012 12:45
Village scenes from Burkina Faso. Photo by Carol J. Pierce Colfer/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: Burkina Faso and Mali
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
Burkina Faso
dry forests
Earth
Economic Community of West African States
Ecosystem
ecosystem based adaptation
ecosystem services
ENvironmental
forestry
French West Africa
Geography
Mali
Political geography
Republics
Savannah
West Africa
West Africa
Africa
Burkina Faso
dry forests
Earth
Economic Community of West African States
Ecosystem
ecosystem based adaptation
ecosystem services
French West Africa
Geography
Mali
Political geography
Republics
West Africa
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