Supporting the vulnerable: Increasing the adaptive capacity of Agro pastoralists to Climatic change in West and Southern Africa using a Transdisciplinary research approach

Published on 9 November 2010

Research Areas

Climate Change, Livestock

Countries

Mali, Mozambique

Timeline

Start Date: 1 May 2008 | End Date: 30 April 2011

Overview

The objective of the project is to increae adaptive capacity of agro pastoralists, who are one of the most vulnerable groups in Africa.  The purpose of the project is tor co-generate methods, inforamtion  and solutions between local communities, policy makers , intenational scientists etc

Research Partners

• ARI - Advanced Research Institute
• German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture DITSL GmbH Witzenhausen
• Potsdam Insitute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany
• NARI - National Agricultural Research Institute
• Instituto de Investigação Agrária de Moçambique (IIAM)
• RO - Regional Organization
• African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), Kenya