Support for ASERGMV to strengthen the resilience of ecosystems and communities to climate change, by FAO Senegal

This five-year project aims to reduce climate change vulnerability in the Great Green Wall areas by enhancing ASERGMV’s ground intervention capabilities. It addresses challenges in adopting Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices, such as unfavourable legal frameworks, lack of integration of economic, social, and environmental objectives in land management, insufficient data on land degradation, and challenging land tenure conditions. The project seeks to provide incentives for SLM adoption, promote an inclusive approach, and increase the involvement of local actors, especially women and youth, in natural resource management, while ensuring the use of contextually appropriate technologies.

The project aims to enhance the resilience of ecosystems and communities, focusing on women and youth, against climate change impacts. It seeks to boost the capacity of women and young people in adopting sustainable, gender-sensitive agricultural practices tailored to climate variability.

The initiative promotes the uptake of nature-based and gender-responsive solutions for mitigating climate change, providing additional benefits for biodiversity. It also strives to improve climate governance by fostering inclusive, environmentally-friendly, and gender-responsive approaches through the capacity building of relevant institutions.

This project emphasizes field implementation and capacity building to achieve its objectives. Key outputs include initiating adaptive measures to restore degraded lands and enhance environmental resilience, as well as developing water and soil conservation techniques and infrastructure.

Efforts are made to improve access to productive resources for women and youth, enabling them to develop sub-projects within value chains. The project strengthens the capacities of local populations through training and infrastructure to engage in value chain activities.

Biodiversity promotion is undertaken through actions in protected areas, nature reserves, and woody regeneration efforts. Grassroots communities are equipped to benefit from biological recovery and contribute to carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emission reduction.

Climate change adaptation and mitigation are integrated into local policy documents, planning, and programs. The project also increases the capacity of stakeholders to formulate projects and programs that consider climate change. Additionally, it enhances the presence of women and youth in decision-making bodies and supports their advocacy on climate change effects at national and international levels.