Presentation on interactions between CC and desertification in sub-Saharan Africa France, World
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Services: Strategic analysis and foresight, Training and capacity building
Countries: France, World
Dates of intervention: 2014/07
Main backer: Working Group on Desertification - Client
Main beneficiary: Working Group on Desertification
Co-contractors:
Support provider: SalvaTerra
Experts: Olivier BOUYER
Context of the service
The Working Group on Desertification (WGD, cf. http://www.gtdesertification.org) is a French network of international solidarity actors engaged in the fight against desertification.
The GTD is a force of proposal in France and internationally through other networks in the Sahel (ReSaD, Sahel Desertification Network. Cf. http://www.resad-sahel.org/), worldwide (Drynet, an international network of NGOs. Cf. http://dry-net.org/) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
This network was created in 2001 on the initiative of the Centre for International Actions and Achievements (CARI. See www.cariassociation.org). It brings together members from various backgrounds: 16 associations and NGOs (including AVSF, Agrisud, GRET, SOS Sahel, etc.), the French Scientific Committee on Desertification (CSFD), local authorities. SalvaTerra has been a member of the GTD since 2014.
Services provided
A three-part presentation was prepared in collaboration with IRD experts:
- Impacts of climate change, in the world and in sub-Saharan Africa: reminder of the key conclusions of the 4th (2007) and 5th (2013) IPCC reports, presentations of climate scenarios to 2050 in sub-Saharan Africa;
- Agriculture and climate change in sub-Saharan Africa: the African paradox, countries with low GHG emissions and the most affected by climate change, presentation of the links between climate change and desertification/land degradation, presentation of the risks of runaway climate, vulnerability of the main agrarian systems;
- Adaptation measures in sub-Saharan Africa: presentation of the concept of climate-smart agriculture, presentation of a meta-analysis of 18 national adaptation plans and their measures (water management, agriculture, livestock, fisheries, forestry).
Summary of the service
Presentation on the interactions between CC and desertification in sub-Saharan Africa during a day of exchange of the Working Group on Desertification (WGD): Impacts of climate change, in the world and in sub-Saharan Africa; Links between climate change and desertification/land degradation; Risks of runaway climate; Vulnerability of the main agrarian systems; Adaptation measures in sub-Saharan Africa.