Adaptation in Diana Region
Background
The Diana region in northwestern Madagascar is one of the most important regions in the country in terms of its marine and terrestrial biodiversity, which includes mangroves, coral reefs, small islands, dry and moist forests and transitional vegetation. Its diverse ecosystems have also made it the primary destination for tourists, as well as the main production site of shrimp, both of which provide important contributions to national economic development, and most of the region’s 486,000 residents rely on the region’s natural resources for their livelihoods.
The national climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptation workshop of 2008, which was funded by the MacArthur Foundation, unequivocally demonstrated that climate change poses a serious threat to Madagascar’s biologically rich marine and terrestrial areas, and to the livelihoods of local communities that depend on ecosystem goods and services.
The Diana region is no exception and is vulnerable to the effects of climate change, both in terms of increased climate variability as well as extreme climate events, including cyclones. Adaptation planning in the region has been limited to date, and there is an increasingly urgent need to develop and implement adaptation measures to increase the climate resilience of Diana region’s ecosystems, and the goods and services they provide to local communities.
This project will work with local communities and authorities to achieve this goal and thereby protect valuable biodiversity resources, while enhancing local livelihoods in the face of future climate change.
The Diana region is no exception and is vulnerable to the effects of climate change, both in terms of increased climate variability as well as extreme climate events, including cyclones. Adaptation planning in the region has been limited to date, and there is an increasingly urgent need to develop and implement adaptation measures to increase the climate resilience of Diana region’s ecosystems, and the goods and services they provide to local communities.
This project will work with local communities and authorities to achieve this goal and thereby protect valuable biodiversity resources, while enhancing local livelihoods in the face of future climate change.
Project Data
- Started: 1, Oct 2009
- Planned end date: 31, Oct 2012
- Executant: Tiana Ramahaleo
- Managing Office: WWF Madagascar and West Indian Ocean Programme Office
- Address:
WWF Madagascar and West Indian Ocean Programme Office
B.P. 738 Antananarivo 101
Madagascar
+261 20 22 34885 - Status: active
Contact
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Tiana RAMAHALEO
Conservation Manager
WWF Madagascar Country Office,
WWF MDCO+261 20 22 348 85
Project overall goal and specific objectives
The Diana Region provides successfully implemented climate change adaptation models that can be scaled up for high-value conservation areas throughout Madagascar.
• The Diana Region provides successfully implemented climate change adaptation models that can be scaled up for high-value conservation areas throughout Madagascar.
• The capacity of the Diana regional actors is developed to enable them to design and implement adaptation policies to enhance the resilience of coastal and marine conservation priority areas.
• Adaptation approaches are developed and implemented in 2 priority areas for conservation and one natural resources management project.
• Climate change adaptation is integrated into the Diana Regional Development Plan and lessons from Diana are shared at national level.
• The capacity of the Diana regional actors is developed to enable them to design and implement adaptation policies to enhance the resilience of coastal and marine conservation priority areas.
• Adaptation approaches are developed and implemented in 2 priority areas for conservation and one natural resources management project.
• Climate change adaptation is integrated into the Diana Regional Development Plan and lessons from Diana are shared at national level.
Achievements
• Recruitment of DIANA Coordinator based in Antsiranana
• Working session with the Diana Regional Environmental Steering Committee to facilitate the engagement and ownership of project outcomes by regional stakeholders
• Formal project opening workshop to launch this new regional project focused at developing adaptation strategies to future climate change.
• Working session with the Diana Regional Environmental Steering Committee to facilitate the engagement and ownership of project outcomes by regional stakeholders
• Formal project opening workshop to launch this new regional project focused at developing adaptation strategies to future climate change.
Next steps
In the next six months the following project activities will be carried out:
• Climate change adaptation “train the trainer” session for representatives of local authorities and regional stakeholders
• Compilation of data and preparation for a participatory regional level vulnerability assessment of biodiversity and natural resources-based economic sectors.
• Climate change adaptation “train the trainer” session for representatives of local authorities and regional stakeholders
• Compilation of data and preparation for a participatory regional level vulnerability assessment of biodiversity and natural resources-based economic sectors.
