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The Adaptation Fund was established to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing countries that are parties to the Kyoto Protocol and are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.

Titre : Enhancing the Resilience of Communities of Agropastoral and Oases ecosystems of Ziyara and Dhaya to the Adverse Effects of Climate Change in the Adrar Region in Mauritania

Country : Mauritanie

Date : 2023
Durée : 4 years

Présentation
The project is part of the Mauritanian government’s environmental policy, a policy supported by development partners and to which SOS-OASIS has been contributing for over 20 years through targeted interventions using inclusive and contextually adapted methods. The strategy for this project will be based on a participatory approach involving all stakeholders, especially women and youth in the targeted localities. Thus, the expected support will be aligned with the overall strategy defined by the Government and its partners in the promotion of restoration techniques and sustainable management of natural resources in order to contribute to the fight against climate change and its effect on the loss of scarce biodiversity resources in drylands. The overall objective of the project is to strengthen the resilience of communities (women and youth) of Ziyara and Dhaya oases ecosystems, to climate change impacts through sustainable soil and water and management techniques as well as natural resources and related agrosystems

The specific objectives of the project are as follows : • Ensure rational management of water resources in oases, • Implement concrete adaptation actions to strengthen the resilience of oases and agro-pastoral ecosystems • Implement concrete adaptation measures to diversify income sources and improve the living conditions of vulnerable women in the project area, • Strengthen the institutional and technical capacities of the different actors, share knowledge and raise awareness among stakeholders at different levels

Implementing Entity : Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS
Executing Entity : SOS Oases Mauritania & Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable

Financement  : Amount of Financing Requested : 10,000,000 in U.S Dollars Equivalent

Adaptation Fund