Climate Proofing for Development: from theory to action (original) (raw)

This study investigated the environmental vulnerability index (EVI) for the Tafilalet region. Based on the EVI study developed by the South Pacific Applied Geosciences Commission (SOPAC), the vulnerability index was determined for anthropogenic, meteorological, biological, and geological events and for general region characteristics. The calculation of the EVI is based on 50 indicators of environmental vulnerability, which have been selected by global scientific and expert review. The results show that the EVI score of total area is 296 which class our region as vulnerable area. We remark that biodiversity, water, human health and agriculture were vulnerable with a mean score of 3 to 5. We also note that the rate of population growth indicates a high vulnerability which exerts pressure on the environment. The aims is developing indicators of oasis' ecosystem vulnerability to climate change, to investigate the local population in consultation with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) active in the fields of environment and sustainable development. Adaptation to climate change in the region of Tafilalet involves the review and if necessary changes to our policies, our programs, our investment and, ultimately, our behaviour, in the light of our knowledge about consequences of these changes. This involves coping with changing risks but also take advantage of the positive consequences of climate change. Two main types of adaptation are autonomous and planned adaptation. Autonomous adaptation is the reaction of, a farmer to changing precipitation patterns, in that he changes crops or uses different harvest and planting/sowing dates. Planned adaptation measures are conscious policy options or response strategies, often multisectoral in nature, aimed at altering the adaptive capacity of the agricultural system or facilitating specific adaptations. The establishment of pilot adaptation projects in collaboration with the people. These pilot projects will focus on sectors greatly affected by climate change (water resources, water erosion, pastoralism, agricultural production and soil fertility) and will "identify the level of past and current relations between communities and the environment in order to assess and possibly adjust the speed at which a strategy for adapting to climate can be established in these communities" ajournements dans le processus de la gestion durable des ressources en eau.