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Enhancing adaptive capacity to climate change impacts through well-managed water use for aquaculture integrated with small-scale irrigation in the Chinyanja Triangle in Africa (Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia)

Project


Project code: 81121514
Contract period: 01.04.2010 - 31.03.2013
Budget: 1,200,000 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research

Goal: To contribute toward improving food security and well-being of sub-Saharan rural households trapped in a cycle of poverty and vulnerability exacerbated by climatic vagaries and climate change impacts, through well-managed water use for aquaculture integrated with small-scale irrigation Purpose: To enhance the benefits of integrating aquaculture and small-scale irrigation by reducing conflicts over water use and improving capacity for adapting to drought and flood occurrences that are expected to be more frequent in the face of climate change.

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The WorldFish Center

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