Provision of services to the Montemadrid Foundation
Advice, guidance and support
European Commission - Acción Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Sustainable agriculture
Universities of Edinburgh (UK), Eduardo Mondlane (Mozambique) and Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) and NGOs: Mozambique Sur, Bosque y Comunidad
Finished in September 2020
Farming families in countries such as Mozambique are among the most vulnerable to climate change. Mozambique is the 10th country with the lowest Human Development Index in 2018 according to the UN. When a drought or flood comes, families find themselves in crisis situations and the government does not have the capacity to provide them with adequate protection.
Research and projects are underway to study what farming practices can be changed to improve farmers’ adaptation to climate change, both in Europe and Africa. What has not been studied as much are the potential difficulties that may be encountered when trying to spread these new practices among the population. Factors that can influence this are both family-level aspects (gender, education, participation in associations, etc.), institutional aspects (the functioning of local and regional governments, etc.), and the available infrastructure (roads, buildings, schools, health posts, etc.).
Analysis of sustainable climate change adaptation options for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. In line with the SDGs, these strategies would be economically efficient, environmentally sustainable and socially equitable.
On the other hand, it is important to transfer and scale up the project to other regions in order to develop adaptation strategies to improve the resilience of smallholder farmers to climate change.
The project has provided cutting-edge knowledge to help develop climate change adaptation strategies by governments and other interested organisations, and ultimately contribute to improving the lives of smallholder farmers.
Farming families in countries such as Mozambique are among the most vulnerable to climate change. Mozambique is the 10th country with the lowest Human Development Index in 2018 according to the UN. When a drought or flood comes, families find themselves in crisis situations and the government does not have the capacity to provide them with adequate protection.
Research and projects are underway to study which agricultural practices can be changed to improve adaptation to climate change. of farmers, both in Europe and Africa. What has not been studied as much are the potential difficulties that may be encountered when trying to spread these new practices among the population. Factors that can influence this are both family level aspects (gender, education, participation in associations, etc.), institutional aspects (the functioning of local and regional governments, etc.), and the available infrastructure (roads, buildings, schools, health posts, etc.).
Analysis of sustainable climate change adaptation options for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. In line with the SDGs, these strategies would be economically efficient, environmentally sustainable and socially equitable.
On the other hand, it is important to transfer and scale up the project to other regions in order to develop adaptation strategies to improve the resilience of smallholder farmers to climate change.
The project has provided cutting-edge knowledge to help develop climate change adaptation strategies by governments and other interested organisations, and ultimately contribute to improving the lives of smallholder farmers.
European Commission - Acción Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Sustainable agriculture
Universities of Edinburgh (UK), Eduardo Mondlane (Mozambique) and Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) and NGOs: Mozambique Sur, Bosque y Comunidad
Finished in September 2020
Visit to the farmers of the NGO project HELPCODE
Testimonial Woman activist_Project ADAFARM
Advice, guidance and support
Bridging the Gap in Innovations in Disaster resilience
The LIFE Integrated RBMP-Duero project focuses on the Medina del Campo groundwater body (MAS) in the south-central part of the Duero river basin.