Descrizione del progetto
Co-innovare servizi climatici su misura per il sostentamento in Africa
La sicurezza alimentare è la chiave di volta del sostentamento di miliardi di persone in tutto il mondo, in particolare nelle aree rurali e urbane africane. Tuttavia, l’intensificarsi dei rischi meteorologici e climatici rappresenta una sfida notevole. I servizi climatici e agricoli esistenti spesso operano in silos, non riuscendo a soddisfare le esigenze interconnesse delle comunità. Il progetto SAFE4ALL, finanziato dall’UE, affronta questo problema fornendo servizi climatici su misura in Ghana, Kenya e Zimbabwe. Coinvolgendo le comunità locali, i comuni e le città, mira a costruire la resilienza, a migliorare la sicurezza alimentare e a gestire la migrazione. SAFE4ALL promuove la collaborazione tra governi, università e società civile per sviluppare soluzioni climatiche scalabili. Con un approccio incentrato sull’utente, cerca di integrare le informazioni sul clima con le pratiche agricole, promuovendo un sostentamento sostenibile e reti di sicurezza sociale.
Obiettivo
Agriculture is the foundation of the livelihoods of billions of people worldwide, including African rural and urban households, farming communities, and cities. However, weather and climate risks have increased, creating a need for better access to climate and weather information, soil water management, insurance, and other climate-agricultural services. Although some services exist, they are often separated and follow a top-down information provision that operates on a national scale. SAFE4ALL aims to address the interconnected issues of climate change, food security, ecosystem and disaster management, and migration in Africa by providing user-centred climate services. It will innovate and bundle affordable, and scalable services that include location-specific information to meet the needs of end-users in Kenya, Ghana and Zimbabwe. Three co-creation case studies will be organized in these vulnerable African countries, engaging with small-scale farming communities, municipalities, and cities. SAFE4ALL will coordinate efforts from governments, civil society, academia, and international organizations to mobilize the capacity of end-users, build food security and resilience, promote sustainable agriculture, and provide social safety nets to affected localities. Specific objectives include establishing a collaborative, co-creation, and engagement platform for the prioritization and co-development of needs-based climate services, identifying adaptation challenges, requirements, and enabling factors and complementing policies in adapting to the wider socio-economic environment, and exploring and harnessing existing services to improve the uptake and effectiveness of climate services and develop sustainable business and implementation models for services. The outcomes aim to manage migration to cities by ensuring that communities are better equipped to adapt and cope with the impacts of climate change while enhancing food security in a rapidly changing world.
Campo scientifico
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturesustainable agriculture
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutrition
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil society
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
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Meccanismo di finanziamento
HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation ActionsCoordinatore
6708 PB Wageningen
Paesi Bassi