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Research briefs

Climate change exacerbated heavy rainfall leading to large scale flooding in highly vulnerable communities in West Africa

From May until October 2022, large parts of West Africa experienced large-scale flooding caused by above average seasonal rainfall and water management.
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Couverture du PNA: des femmes sur le bord de la route portant de grands bols sur la tête
Policies and plans

Bénin: Plan national d’adaptation aux changements climatiques

Le plan national d'adaptation (PNA) est basé sur des études de vulnérabilité et les PNA des secteurs clés, dont l’agriculture, les ressources en eau, l’énergie, la santé, les infrastructures, l’aménagement urbain, le tourisme, la foresterie, le littoral.
Update

A new $450-million regional investment in northern regions of Gulf of Guinea countries seeks to build trust, opportunities, and resilience through social cohesion

Over 16 million people living in at-risk communities in northern Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Togo will benefit from a new regional project to proactively prevent the spread of conflict from the Sahel, reduce vulnerability to climate change.
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Documents and publications

Assessing flood risk dynamics in data-scarce environments: Experiences from combining impact chains with bayesian network analysis in the Lower Mono River Basin, Benin

This paper developed an impact chain via desk study and expert consultation to reveal key drivers of flood risk for agricultural livelihoods and their interlinkages in the Lower Mono River Basin of Benin.
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Documents and publications

Benin: Policy coherence between disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation

In response to the need to support efficient implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Sendai Framework in sub-Saharan Africa, UNDRR is supporting closer engagement of DRR and CCA practices, communities, and institutions.
Update

Des alternatives efficaces contres les chenilles légionnaires d'automne qui dansent au gré de la variabilité climatique

Ces insectes constituent donc une menace pour les cultivateurs et par ricochet sur la capacité d'une population a se nourrir correctement et de façon durable. Il faut trouver des alternatives efficace pour palier cette menace.
Radio Tokpa
Update

La détresse cyclique des populations d'Athiemé et de Grand Popo toujours dans la gueule du fleuve Mono, les leçons d'un aléa climatique qu'on ne tire jamais.

Pendant des années, et ce jusqu'à maintenant, les populations des localités d'Athiémé et de Grand Popo subissent les dégâts de l'inondation.
Radio Tokpa
Update

Impact des changements climatiques sur les services en santé de reproduction

Cette production plante le décors pour une discussion franche des impacts des changements climatiques sur les services en santé de reproduction.
Radio Tokpa

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