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Mauritius, le 22 mars 2013

Mauritius, le 22 mars 2013. Local authorities’ capacity building for climate change adaptation and disaster management in Benin. Saïd K. HOUNKPONOU Directeur Exécutif IDID- ONG. High vulnerability of rain agriculture in Benin

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Mauritius, le 22 mars 2013

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  1. Mauritius, le 22 mars 2013 Local authorities’ capacity building for climate change adaptation and disaster management in Benin Saïd K. HOUNKPONOU Directeur Exécutif IDID- ONG

  2. High vulnerability of rain agriculture in Benin • Alibori district is the most vulnerable: semi arid zone, desertification, less access to water for livestock • NAPA identify 4 most vulnerable zones: flooding affect 22/77 district in 2008 and 55/77 in 2010. • Less capacity building of local authorities and technical agents • Local development plan didn’t integrate adaptation and climate hazards management Context

  3. Vulnerabilty to drought and flooding Drought Flooding (MEPN, 2009)

  4. Guide to integrate adaptation on local development planning process • Capacity Building of local authorities and technical agents of each vulnerable district • Integration of population’s needs in local plan to face climate change and variability • Local development plans for flooding management are established for each district • Actions before flooding • When flooding occurs • After flooding • Local budget to fit flooding in district annual budget What was done

  5. Advocacy with local authorithies Training for districts technical agents Local radio for relay and dissemination Implication of national agnency of disaster managment Cross cutting with others adaptation project Concret adaptation option respond of people needs

  6. Sustainability and forward • Climate disaster, flooding management : reduce of loss and damage • Adaptation options integrated to local development plans are benefit for short and long term • Budget line for climate disaster management one annual investment plan for each district • Outcome used by over project: • First NAPA project (MEHU/PNUD) • IDRC project (IDID) • CC LEARN project (MEHU/UNITAR) • Local committee for climate disaster management and first aid for affected people

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