Support to the IFAD Hub Project

The project aims to support ecosystem-based adaptation planning for food security in 12 African countries under the IFAD Integrated Approach Programme. It is a collaboration between the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE). The project activities include identifying climate vulnerable areas, mapping exposure and adaptive capacities, developing an online platform for resilience mapping, preparing a lessons-learned report on Shared Environment Information Systems, and facilitating a regional meeting. The project spans from 2018-2019 with the objectives of raising awareness on climate-food security linkages, enhancing data sharing between countries, and building capacities for evidence-based decision making on food security and ecosystem management in Africa. The activities align with IFAD’s goals to tackle environmental degradation and strengthen resilience of agricultural production systems across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Partners:

United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Region / Country:

12 countries (Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Swaziland, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana, Ethiopia, and Burundi)

Objectives:

• Supporting comprehensive ecosystem-based adaptation planning for food security in the 12 pilot countries,
• Identifying vulnerable areas,
• Mapping exposure and adaptive capacities,
• Developing an online knowledge platform,
• Sharing lessons learned on environmental information systems.

Timeline:

From – To             2017 – 2021

Outcomes

• Identification of most vulnerable areas in the 12 countries,
• Mapping of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity,
• Development of a web platform on resilience of agriculture and food security,
• Regional report on lessons learned from Shared Environment Information Systems,
• Review of Global Environment Outlook for Youth Africa report,
• Regional meeting on lessons learned.

Publications/website/portal

Resilient Food Systems – Science-Policy Interface

Relevance to SDGs

• SDG 1 (No Poverty) – by targeting some of the most vulnerable countries and communities,
• SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) – by enhancing food security through ecosystem-based adaptation planning,
• SDG 13 (Climate Action) – by building capacities to assess climate vulnerabilities and adaptation,
• SDG 15 (Life on Land) – through ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation planning,
• SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) – through collaboration between UNEP and CEDARE.