Enhancing the resilience of rural population with irrigation modern techniques in Benin

The project aims to develop 300 hectares of irrigated land in Benin using water-efficient drip and Californian systems powered by solar energy. It seeks USD 8.68 million in GCF grant funding to benefit 8,200 people, targeting a reduction of 85,860 tCO2eq by replacing fossil-fuel pumps with solar alternatives. The initiative includes capacity building for stakeholders and the development of agricultural value chains to diversify income for women and youth.

• Benin has experienced significant climatic disturbances since the late 1960s, including a temperature increase of 1.1 °C and a decrease in annual rainfall amplitude of 180 mm, leading to high biophysical and socioeconomic vulnerability.
• Climate change threatens Benin's food security, with predictions that food production could drop by 6% by 2025 and water resource availability could decrease by 40% to 60% without adaptation measures.
• The project proposes to develop 300 hectares of irrigated crops using high-efficiency systems, specifically the drip system (95% performance) and the Californian system (85% performance), to reduce water loss by 30% to 40%.
• To mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, the project will replace fossil-fuel-powered motor pumps with solar kits, aiming to avoid the consumption of 32.4 million liters of fuel over 20 years and reduce emissions by 85,860 tCO2eq.
• The project targets 8,200 direct beneficiaries, including 1,200 households (approximately 7,200 people), 500 people for agricultural value chain pilot actions, and 500 people for technical capacity building.
• The total indicative project cost is USD 8,680,000, requested as a grant from the GCF, because Benin's high debt (53.6% of GDP in 2018) and IMF restrictions limit the country's ability to take on new high-rate loans.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2018). Enhancing the resilience of rural population with irrigation modern techniques in Benin. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/19680-enhancing-resilience-rural-population-irrigation-modern-techniques-benin.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Enhancing the resilience of rural population with irrigation modern techniques in Benin. 2018. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/19680-enhancing-resilience-rural-population-irrigation-modern-techniques-benin.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2018enhancing, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Enhancing the resilience of rural population with irrigation modern techniques in Benin}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2018}, month = feb, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/19680-enhancing-resilience-rural-population-irrigation-modern-techniques-benin.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }