Madagascar: Developing an adaption strategy to climate change for the inland aquaculture sector

Project Background

The objective of this project was to assess the vulnerability of the inland aquaculture sector in Madagascar to climate change at the regional level. The intervention focused on six regions under the Project for Sustainable Aquaculture in Madagascar (PADM) in order to take initial steps to reduce climate vulnerability and raised awareness among local stakeholders and government institutions on the importance of the issue.

This assessment of climate vulnerability of inland aquaculture in the 6 PADM intervention regions provided useful tools for decision makers and an objective starting point for further and more detailed research in specific identified areas (on proposed adaptation measures).

Objectives

The objective of this study was to assess the current and future climatic situation of the 6 regions by highlighting the risks and opportunities of the inland aquaculture sector.  With the goal of improving, the aim and the effectiveness of the planning of the adaptation of PADM's intervention in the short term and at the respective political level in the medium and long terms (based on the strategy and development plan in place).

Activities and/or Results

• Collection of data needed for the GIS map from different sources 
• Development of two impact chains for freshwater fish farming based on literature research, bilateral or group interviews and inter-regional presentation and validation workshops
• Presentation, discussion and participatory validation of impact chains 
• Implementation of the Vulnerability Study according to the IPCC AR5 risk concept and guided by the GIZ's "Vulnerability Source book" and the "Complementary guide to the concept of risk"