[KENYA-JICA] Project on Development of Drought-Tolerant Trees for Adaptation to Climate Change in Drylands of Kenya

2018/11/30

#Tree Breading #DNA Analysis #Native Species Project Summary ✔ KEY POINT Establishment of a breeding system for drought-tolerant native tree species by using DNA analysis When you plant trees, selection of tree species appropriate to the environment is very important. You should be careful to ensure…more

[NIGER-JICA] Project on the Effective Utilisation of Reservoirs and Auto-Promotion of Local Communities in the Sahel

2018/10/31

#Reservoirs Management #Farmer Field Schools Mr. Yoshihiko MACHI NTC International Co., Ltd. Project Summary ✔ KEY POINT Realisation of self-sustained utilisation and management of reservoirs led by residents who were capacitated through the implementation of farmer field schools (FFS) “Project on t…more

AI-CD’s 2nd Sahel Regional Forum: Translating Plans into Actions

2018/10/2

Overview The 2nd Regional Forum of the African Initiative for Combating Desertification to Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa (AI-CD) was held from 28th to 30th August 2018 in Dakar, Senegal. Around 50 participants from seven countries in the Sahel Region att…more

[BURKINA FASO-JICA] Project of Support for Seedling Production Sector

2018/9/19

#Seedling Production #Nursery Management Project Summary ✔ KEY POINT Enhancement of seedlings production is a key to success in afforestation!!   Have you ever raised a tree seedling by yourself? Some people may have experienced tree planting at schools, events, or at their own homestead once i…more

Combating desertification in the Sahel: Niger awarded for best practices

2018/9/11

Claudio Zucca International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)   Niger wins competition on best practices to combat desertification and enhance resilience in the Sahel Dakar, Senegal – What are the best practices in countries in the Sahel region when it comes to combating des…more

South Sudan AI-CD Focal Point Launched Flagship Initiatives to Fight Desertification

2018/9/4

  A two-day workshop hosted by the South Sudan Focal Point for the African Initiative for Combating Desertification (AI-CD) was held in Juba on July 24-25, 2018, convening over 40 stakeholders who actively presented, deliberated, and discussed matters on desertification and its impacts in the r…more

Call for ‘Voices from the Field’ on Combating Desertification in your Country

2018/8/21

Call for ‘Voices from the Field’ on Combating Desertification in your Country   Submission Guidelines So as to accelerate knowledge-sharing among the AI-CD participating countries, the AI-CD Secretariat is calling for the submission of ‘Voices from the Field’ that deal w…more

[ETHIOPIA-JICA] Participatory Forest Management Project in Belete-Gera

2018/7/27

#Farmer Field School #Forest Coffee Project Summary ✔ KEY POINT Promoting sustainable forest management by improving livelihood through introduction of Farmer Field School and forestry coffee       Do you know where Arabica coffee originated? The answer is Belete-Gera national forest in Ethiopia. Si…more

[MADAGASCAR-JICA] Stop Land Degradation while Improving Livelihood of Local Communities Through Equal-Opportunity-for-All Approach

2018/7/5

#Participatory Approach #Equal Opportunity   Takuya Shiraishi AI-CD Secretariat Support Team / Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. KEY POINTS To harmonize soil conservation and livelihood improvement of local communities, the Government of Madagascar and JICA developed the ‘LIFE model’, which…more

[NIGER] Can urban wastes reduce land degradation in Niger? Unique challenge by a Japanese researcher [Part 2]

2018/6/15

#Land Rehabilitation #Urban Waste   The Republic of Niger belongs to the Sahel region and about 80 % of its land is covered by the Sahara Desert. Near Niamey, the capital city of Niger, a Japanese researcher spread more than 2,000 tons of urban wastes including food scraps, papers, plastic bags…more