UNEP & Climate Adaptation
Adapting Coastal Zone Management to Climate Change in Madagascar’
At her home in rural Mangatsiotra village in Madagascar’s coastal Vatovavy Fitovinany region, Vivienne Rakotoarisoa uses a reed known locally as Rambo to weave together a mat to sell at a nearby market.
Having previously relied heavily on rice farming - where harvests have been hampered by unpredictable rainfall in recent years - this climate resilient crop is able to withstand periods of erratic rainfall, providing Vivienne and her family a more stable source of income in the face of a changing climate.
Vivenne is one of 3000 community members who were provided with ‘rambo’ seeds and trained in how to cultivate, care for and maximise yield as a springboard towards diversifying their livelihoods. This exciting initiative is part of a five year project launched in 2015 by UN Environment and its partners, entitled, ‘Adapting Coastal Zone Management to Climate Change in Madagascar’. Focusing on four coastal sites which have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to climate change, the project aims to build the long term resilience and capacity of target communities through various ecosystem-based adaptation interventions.
Learn more about UNEP's work on adaptation: www.unep.org/explore-topics/climate-change/what-we-do/cli...
Photo credit: UNEP
Adapting Coastal Zone Management to Climate Change in Madagascar’
At her home in rural Mangatsiotra village in Madagascar’s coastal Vatovavy Fitovinany region, Vivienne Rakotoarisoa uses a reed known locally as Rambo to weave together a mat to sell at a nearby market.
Having previously relied heavily on rice farming - where harvests have been hampered by unpredictable rainfall in recent years - this climate resilient crop is able to withstand periods of erratic rainfall, providing Vivienne and her family a more stable source of income in the face of a changing climate.
Vivenne is one of 3000 community members who were provided with ‘rambo’ seeds and trained in how to cultivate, care for and maximise yield as a springboard towards diversifying their livelihoods. This exciting initiative is part of a five year project launched in 2015 by UN Environment and its partners, entitled, ‘Adapting Coastal Zone Management to Climate Change in Madagascar’. Focusing on four coastal sites which have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to climate change, the project aims to build the long term resilience and capacity of target communities through various ecosystem-based adaptation interventions.
Learn more about UNEP's work on adaptation: www.unep.org/explore-topics/climate-change/what-we-do/cli...
Photo credit: UNEP