Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, is the home of almost 2 million people. Many of the poorest live in unplanned and under-serviced slums. An IDRC-supported project used an ecohealth approach to development in 12 neighbourhoods struggling with...

Climate change adaptation must be informed by different types of knowledge, both scientific and "traditional," from various fields and disciplines. But what happens when such diverse perspectives coalesce? How can researchers create...

The livelihoods of more than half of Africa’s fast-growing population rely directly and indirectly on forests. Already faced with poverty and limited economic development, Africa is now confronted with the uncertainty of climate change, which could...

Benin has moved toward the decentralization of state power and the active involvement of local communities. The community is now the institutional locus for the exercise of local democracy and governance, through the participation of its citizens...

In the region of Thies, climate change and variability have a strong impact on the vulnerability of rural households. Meteorological and agricultural advisory information is produced by different stakeholders, but for individuals and households...