Objective UNDESERT aims at combatting desertification and land degradation in order to mitigate their impacts on ecosystem services, and following on human livelihoods. The West African region is central for understanding desertification and degradation processes, which are already severe and widespread as a consequence of climate change and human impact. An improved understanding of the effects of desertification and degradation processes is obtained on a local to regional scale by integrating remote sensing information with sound field data on biodiversity and soil as well as socioeconomic and climate data. On this basis decision support models and tools will be developed and introduced to natural resource managers. UNDESERT also includes two very practical aspects, 1) restoration through tree plantations, which will be certified for CO2 marketing as the first restoration site in West Africa, 2) ecosystem management based on scientific data and best practices developed in close collaboration between scientists and local communities. As a demand driven project, UNDESERT activities will be implemented by employing 17 young PhD students, who will receive training to enhance future capacities to manage risks and uncertainties in the frame of future demographic and climatic changes. The scientific results will be used to combat desertification and degradation directly and will be transferred to international programs in order to contribute to the implementation of relevant international strategies, initiatives and commitments of the EU and African countries. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringremote sensingnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes Programme(s) FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) Topic(s) ENV.2009.2.1.3.2 - Desertification process and land degradation Call for proposal FP7-ENV-2009-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP-SICA - Small/medium-scale focused research project for specific cooperation actions dedicated to international cooperation partner countries(SICA) Coordinator AARHUS UNIVERSITET EU contribution € 1 026 347,50 Address Nordre ringgade 1 8000 Aarhus c Denmark See on map Region Danmark Midtjylland Østjylland Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Emilia Sumari Alegria (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITE ABDOU MOUMOUNI DE NIAMEY Niger EU contribution € 276 577,60 Address Rive droite universite abdou moumouni 10896 Niamey See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ali Mahamane (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE CHEIKH ANTA DIOP DE DAKAR Senegal EU contribution € 323 605,60 Address Avenue martin luther king - Dakar fann See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Bienvenu Sambou (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE-UNIVERSITAET FRANKFURT AM MAIN Germany EU contribution € 538 928,00 Address Theodor w adorno platz 1 60323 Frankfurt am main See on map Region Hessen Darmstadt Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Mareike Schmitt (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SENCKENBERG GESELLSCHAFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG Germany EU contribution € 351 760,00 Address Senckenberganlage 25 60325 Frankfurt See on map Region Hessen Darmstadt Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Other Administrative Contact Georg Zizka (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE OUAGA I PROFESSEUR JOSEPH KI-ZERBO Burkina Faso EU contribution € 276 167,20 Address . 03 Ouagadougou 03 See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Adjima Thiombiano (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE POLYTECHNIQUE DE BOBO-DIOULASSO Burkina Faso EU contribution € 236 074,40 Address Universite polytechnique de bobo- dioulasso presidence de l universite po box 1091 01 Bobo dioulasso See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Mipro Hien (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE D'ABOMEY-CALAVI Benin EU contribution € 276 156,80 Address Campus universitaires d abomey 01 Abomey calavi See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Brice Sinsin (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BIOCLIMATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 193 761,60 Address Liberton brae 18 b tower mains EH16 6AE Edinburgh See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Wendelin Aubrey (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data