Thanks to the knowledge acquired during the train-the-trainers courses organized by the Niger component on the various techniques of assisted natural regeneration and reforestation, the populations will sit and benefit from restitution sessions with the aim of having their capacities reinforced. The beneficiaries will thus have the necessary knowledge and tools to carry out concrete adaptation actions, from the production of seedlings to the construction of land restoration works and reforestation.
At the end of these training courses, nearly 700 people will have acquired the appropriate instruments to restore 200 hectares of degraded land in Kouré, Falmey and Kirtachi (3 towns bordering the W-Niger park). These actions will cover forests and grazing areas and will reduce the pressure on the natural resources of the protected areas, but also improve the livelihoods of the populations of the communities bordering the WAP complex.
This action will end with the plantation, in August 2023, of fodder species and trees adapted to the climate context of the area.
For the record, the "Integration of climate change adaptation measures in the consolidated management of the W-Arly-Pendjari Trans-boundary Complex (AdaptWAP)" project, is financed by the Adaptation Fund and implemented and executed at the regional level by the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS). It mainly aims at strengthening the resilience of ecosystems and improving the livelihoods of the populations within the network of protected areas shared by Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger, the W-Arly-Pendjari Complex (WAP), to contend with the climate change through the establishment of a Multi-Risk Early Warning System (MR-EWS) and the implementation of concrete adaptation measures.