shocks which could happen. Agbodji Drought Lower 80% of 60% No specific strategy, productivity villages but wish to benefit and lower members are from opportunities of fertility of exposed early short-cycle agricultural variety. soils Strong winds Decrease or 60% 30% are The use of small absence of of inhabitants sensible to mesh size for catches, in the are exposed these threats fishing nets enable Couffo river, and endure and to some family to don’t especially in the scarcity have access make it through, to the locality of of fishery to the the detriment of the Tohonou resources. economic poorest. opportunities The community provided by estimates that the the river bamboo (reeds) cultivation on the river banks could be useful for increasing the resilience of spawning ground for fishes and to preserve the river from disasters. Irregularity and Decrease of 80% of 60% of Agriculture scarcity of rainfall production and villages member are development on the dryness and members are sensible, river surroundings sudden deaths exposed notably as a prevention of growing young people method against plants during and women famine. the maturation step in the fields.
shocks which could happen. Agbodji Drought Lower productivity and lower fertility of agricultural soils 80% of villages members are exposed 60% No specific strategy, but wish to benefit from opportunities of early short-cycle variety. Strong winds Decrease or absence of catches, in the Couffo river, especially in the locality of Tohonou 60% of inhabitants are exposed and endure the scarcity of fishery resources. 30% are sensible to these threats and don’t have access to the economic opportunities provided by the river The use of small mesh size for fishing nets enable to some family to make it through, to the detriment of the poorest. The community estimates that the bamboo (reeds) cultivation on the river banks could be useful for increasing the resilience of spawning ground for fishes and to preserve the river from disasters. Irregularity and scarcity of rainfall Decrease of production and dryness and sudden deaths of growing plants during the maturation step in the fields. 80% of villages members are exposed 60% of member are sensible, notably young people and women Agriculture development on the river surroundings as a prevention method against famine.
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