A new programme on people, climate change and forests takes-off
A new programme on people, climate change and forests takes-off
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The African Forest Forum with funding from the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC), launched a three year programme entitled: “African Forests, People and Climate Change: African Forest Forum (AFF):” The SDC has earmarked CHF 3,814,060 (approx. USD 4.2 Million) to the programme for the three years, from November 2011 to December 2014.
The overall goal of the programme is to create capacities of stakeholders to strengthen the role of Africa’s forests and trees to adapt to climate change and mitigate its adverse effects in various landscapes in ways that will enhance livelihoods, sustain biodiversity and improve the quality of the environment. In this regard the programme will focus on the following three areas:
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Working Area 1: Foster awareness on forests and climate change issues and promote appropriate changes in policies and practices.
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Working Area 2: Build and improve capacity to address forest related climate change issues.
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Working Area 3: Ensure that production, adaptation, mitigation and policy processes involving forests and trees are backed by sound information.
The key outputs of the programme will include: raised profile of forest sector; capacities of key stakeholders and training/research institutions strengthened; capacities of CSO and local communities to address forest-related climate change improved; impacts of climate change on forests and trees better understood; scope and potential of mitigation and adaptation activities evaluated and better understood; evolving link between biofuel, food and fibre production better understood. |
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