The Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) research and capacity development program aims to improve the capacity of African countries to adapt to climate change in ways that benefit the most vulnerable.
It is obvious that in many African countries, no linkages are being made between health policy and environment policy.
Local governments and coastal cities in Southern Africa face a serious threat associated with climate change.
Soil salinization affects nearly all regions of Sénégal. Nearly a million hectares are affected by salinization and acidification.
This project is being carried out in parallel with a research-action project entitled, Mbeubeuss Landfill : Exploring Options to Protect Health, the Environment, and Livelihoods in Sénégal (103801).
The forests of the Congo basin provide ecosystem services to over 80% of the population living in or near them.
Climate change poses a real challenge to communities of the Sahel, that of surviving in a fragile environment undergoing rapid mutation.
Climate change affects the fishing sector in various ways, by modifying the composition of animal and plant populations, ocean currents, and the frequency and intensity of tropical storms.
This project aims to reduce the negative effects of agricultural activity so that agriculture can benefit health and good health can benefit agriculture.
For the past 35 years, the Mbeubeuss landfill in the city of Pikine has been receiving all the domestic and industrial garbage from greater Dakar, Sénégal. Currently, 475 000 tonnes of garbage are dumped there and left uncovered every year.