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The Gold Standard Micro-Programme Activity Design Document Template (Vpa-Dd)
TITLE OF THE MICRO-PROGRAMME: GS2489 Efficient cookstoves in Benin and Togo ANNEX AO – THE GOLD STANDARD MICRO-PROGRAMME ACTIVITY DESIGN DOCUMENT TEMPLATE (VPA-DD) CONTENTS A. General description of micro-programme activity (VPA) B. Eligibility of VPA and Estimation of Emission Reductions C. Stakeholder comments Annexes Annex 1: Contact information on entity/individual responsible for the VPA Annex 2: Information regarding public funding This template shall not be altered. It shall be completed without modifying/adding headings or logo, format or font. 1 TITLE OF THE MICRO-PROGRAMME: GS2489 Efficient cookstoves in Benin and Togo SECTION A. General description of micro-programme activity (VPA) A.1. Title of the micro-scale VPA: Title: GS2489 Efficient cookstoves in Benin and Togo – VPA2 – EcoBenin – Wanrou efficient cookstoves in Atacora/Donga region GS nr: GS6008 Date: 28/08/2017 Version: 01 A.2. Description of the micro-scale VPA: >> The departments of Atacora / Donga, are suffering from severe deforestation due to the rapid increase of its population and their energy needs. 91% of the households in the Atacora/Donga departments use fuelwood as main combustion fuel.1 According to the document SCRP -Benin 2011- 20152, 69% of the population of this region is considered as poor. In this region, the cooking of meals is done on traditional three stones coosktoves, which have a very low energy efficiency. The new project "Promotion of the Wanrou efficient cookstove in the region of Atacora/Donga (ProWAD)”3 4 is included as VPA-2 in the program of activities (PoA) GS2489 "Efficient cookstoves in Benin and Togo" and is implemented by EcoBenin. -
Carte Pédologique De Reconnaissance De La République Populaire Du Bénin À 1/200.000 : Feuille De Djougou
P. FAURE NOTICE EXPLICATIVE No 66 (4) CARTE PEDOLOGIQUE DE RECONNAISSANCE de la République Populaire du Bénin à 1/200.000 Feuille de DJOUGOU OFFICE OE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIWE ET TECHNIOUE OUTRE-MER 1 PARIS 1977 NOTICE EXPLICATIVE No 66 (4) CARTE PEDOLOGIQUE DE RECONNAISSANCE de la RepubliquePopulaire du Bénin à 1 /200.000 Feuille de DJOUGOU P. FAURE ORSTOM PARIS 1977 @ORSTOM 2977 ISBN 2-7099-0423-3(édition cornpl8te) ISBN 2-7099-0433-0 SOMMAI RE l. l INTRODUCTION ........................................ 1 I .GENERALITES SUR LE MILIEU ET LA PEDOGENESE ........... 3 Localisationgéographique ............................ 3 Les conditionsde milieu 1. Le climat ................... 3 2 . La végétation ................. 6 3 . Le modelé et l'hydrographie ....... 8 4 . Le substratum géologique ........ 10 Les matériaux originels et la pédogenèse .................. 12 1 . Les matériaux originels .......... 12 2 . Les processus pédogénétiques ...... 13 II-LESSOLS .......................................... 17 Classification 1. Principes de classification ....... 17 2 . La légende .................. 18 Etudemonographique 1 . Les sols minérauxbruts ......... 20 2 . Les sois peuévolués ............ 21 3 . Les sols ferrugineuxtropicaux ....... 21 4 . Les sols ferraliitiques ........... 38 CONCLUSION .......................................... 43 Répartitiondes' sols . Importance relative . Critèresd'utilisation . 43 Les principalescontraintes pour la mise en valeur ............ 46 BIBLIOGRAPHIE ........................................ 49 1 INTRODUCTION La carte pédologique de reconnaissance à 1/200 000, feuille DJOUGOU, fait partie d'un ensemble de neuf coupures imprimées couvrant la totalité du terri- toire de la République Populaire du Bénin. Les travaux de terrain de la couverture générale ont été effectués de 1967 à 1971 par les quatre pédologues de la Section de Pédologie du Centre O. R.S. T.O.M. de Cotonou : D. DUBROEUCQ, P. FAURE, M. VIENNOT, B. -
Evaluation of Agricultural Land Resources in Benin By
Evaluation of agricultural land resources in Benin by regionalisation of the marginality index using satellite data Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades (Dr. rer. nat.) der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn vorgelegt von Julia Röhrig aus Waiblingen Bonn, April 2008 Angefertigt mit der Genehmigung der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. 1. Referent: Prof. Dr. G. Menz 2. Referent: Prof. Dr. M. Janssens Tag der Promotion: 15.07.2008 Diese Dissertation ist auf dem Hochschulschriftenserver der ULB Bonn http://hss.ulb.uni-bonn.de/diss_online elektronisch publiziert. Erscheinungsjahr: 2008 Contents 1 Introduction.................................................................................................1 1.1 Problem ................................................................................................1 1.2 Objective...............................................................................................1 1.3 Project framework of the study: the IMPETUS project...............................5 1.4 Structural composition of this study.........................................................6 2 Framework for agricultural land use in Benin ..................................................8 2.1 Location................................................................................................8 2.2 Biophysical conditions for agricultural land use .........................................8 2.2.1 -
Comparative Analysis of Diversity and Utilization of Edible Plants in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas in Benin Alcade C Segnon* and Enoch G Achigan-Dako
Segnon and Achigan-Dako Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2014, 10:80 http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/80 JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE RESEARCH Open Access Comparative analysis of diversity and utilization of edible plants in arid and semi-arid areas in Benin Alcade C Segnon* and Enoch G Achigan-Dako Abstract Background: Agrobiodiversity is said to contribute to the sustainability of agricultural systems and food security. However, how this is achieved especially in smallholder farming systems in arid and semi-arid areas is rarely documented. In this study, we explored two contrasting regions in Benin to investigate how agroecological and socioeconomic contexts shape the diversity and utilization of edible plants in these regions. Methods: Data were collected through focus group discussions in 12 villages with four in Bassila (semi-arid Sudano-Guinean region) and eight in Boukoumbé (arid Sudanian region). Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 180 farmers (90 in each region). Species richness and Shannon-Wiener diversity index were estimated based on presence-absence data obtained from the focus group discussions using species accumulation curves. Results: Our results indicated that 115 species belonging to 48 families and 92 genera were used to address food security. Overall, wild species represent 61% of edible plants collected (60% in the semi-arid area and 54% in the arid area). About 25% of wild edible plants were under domestication. Edible species richness and diversity in the semi-arid area were significantly higher than in the arid area. However, farmers in the arid area have developed advanced resource-conserving practices compared to their counterparts in the semi-arid area where slash-and-burn cultivation is still ongoing, resulting in natural resources degradation and loss of biodiversity. -
Entwicklungsprojekte Im Ländlichen Benin Im Kontext Von Migration Und Ressourcenverknappung
Entwicklungsprojekte im ländlichen Benin im Kontext von Migration und Ressourcenverknappung Eine sozialgeographische Analyse Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Fakultät für Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften der Universität Bayreuth vorgelegt von Uwe Singer, Diplom-Geograph aus Köln, Bayreuth 2005 Die vorliegende Arbeit wurde in der Zeit von September 2000 bis Oktober 2005 unter der Leitung von Herrn Prof. Dr. Müller-Mahn am Lehrstuhl für Bevölkerungs- und Sozialgeographie der Universität Bayreuth angefertigt. Promotionsgesuch eingereicht am: 14.10.2005 Zulassung durch die Promotionskommission: 26.10.2005 Wissenschaftliches Kolloquium: 09.02.2006 Amtierender Dekan: Prof. Dr. Carl Beierkuhnlein Prüfungsausschuß: Prof. Dr. Detlef Müller-Mahn (Erstgutachter) Prof. Dr. Beate Lohnert (Zweitgutachter) Prof. Dr. Herbert Popp (Vorsitzender) Prof. Dr. Dieter Neubert Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Zech Danksagung Am Entstehungsprozess der vorliegenden Arbeit waren in Benin und in Deutschland viele Personen beteiligt, denen ich im Folgenden meinen herzlichen Dank für ihr Engagement aussprechen möchte. - An erster Stelle danke ich den gastfreundlichen Menschen in den Gemeinden N’Dali und Tchaourou, die mir Einblicke in ihre wirtschaftlichen Verhältnisse und ihr Privatleben, sowie die politischen Verhältnisse des dörflichen Kontextes gestatteten. - Ein ebenbürtiger Dank gilt in Benin allen Mitarbeiter von Entwicklungsprojekten, Nichtregierungsorganisationen, privaten Entwicklungsagenturen und staatlichen Behörden, die durch ihre Auskunftsbereitschaft -
Congressional Budget Justification 2015
U.S. AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION Pathways to Prosperity “Making Africa’s Growth Story Real in Grassroots Communities” CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION Fiscal Year 2015 March 31, 2014 Washington, D.C. United States African Development Foundation (This page was intentionally left blank) 2 USADF 2015 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION United States African Development Foundation THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION WASHINGTON, DC We are pleased to present to the Congress the Administration’s FY 2015 budget justification for the United States African Development Foundation (USADF). The FY 2015 request of $24 million will provide resources to establish new grants in 15 African countries and to support an active portfolio of 350 grants to producer groups engaged in community-based enterprises. USADF is a Federally-funded, public corporation promoting economic development among marginalized populations in Sub-Saharan Africa. USADF impacts 1,500,000 people each year in underserved communities across Africa. Its innovative direct grants program (less than $250,000 per grant) supports sustainable African-originated business solutions that improve food security, generate jobs, and increase family incomes. In addition to making an economic impact in rural populations, USADF’s programs are at the forefront of creating a network of in-country technical service providers with local expertise critical to advancing Africa’s long-term development needs. USADF furthers U.S. priorities by directing small amounts of development resources to disenfranchised groups in hard to reach, sensitive regions across Africa. USADF ensures that critical U.S. development initiatives such as Ending Extreme Poverty, Feed the Future, Power Africa, and the Young African Leaders Initiative reach out to those communities often left out of Africa’s growth story. -
Influence Des Pressions Anthropiques Sur La Structure Des Populations De Pentadesma Butyracea Au Bénin
Document generated on 09/28/2021 1:27 a.m. VertigO La revue électronique en sciences de l’environnement Influence des pressions anthropiques sur la structure des populations de Pentadesma butyracea au Bénin Influence of human activities on Pentadesma butyracea populations structure in Benin Aliou Dicko, Samadori Sorotori Honoré Biaou, Armand Kuyema Natta, Choukouratou Aboudou Salami Gado and M’Mouyohoum Kouagou Vulnérabilités environnementales : perspectives historiques Article abstract Volume 16, Number 3, December 2016 The present study examined the influence of human activities on the structural characteristics of the populations of P. butyracea, a vulnerable multipurpose URI: https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1039997ar woody species. A total of 116 plots of 500 m² were randomly installed, 68 in the sudanian region and 48 in the sudano-guinean region, for dendrometric and See table of contents floristic inventories. The populations of P. butyracea were categorized according to human pressures they are exposed to, using a Factorial Analysis of Correspondences. Three groups were discriminated : Group 1 (populations of Penessoulou and Kandi), characterized by a pressure from wild vegetation Publisher(s) fires and agricultural activities ; Group 2 (populations of Manigri and Ségbana), Université du Québec à Montréal characterized by illegal selective logging, abusive barking of P. butyracea, Éditions en environnement VertigO animal grazing ; and Group 3 (populations of Natitingou, Toucountouna and Tchaourou), characterized by excessive seeds collection and sand removal from the stream by humans. The diameter distribution structures were of left ISSN or right dissymmetry according to pressures types to which the discriminated 1492-8442 (digital) groups are subjected. For a conservation of remnant populations of P. -
Rapport ADANDE Kiv Yémalin.Pdf
REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN *-*-*-* MINISTERE DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR ET DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE *-*-*-* UNIVERSITE D’ABOMEY-CALAVI *-*-*-* ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE D’ABOMEY-CALAVI *-*-*-* Département du Génie Civil OPTION : SCIENCE ET TECHNIQUE DE L’EAU POUR L’OBTENTION DU DIPLÔME DE LA LICENCE PROFESSIONNELLE THEME CARACTERISATION PHYSICO -CHIMIQUE DES EAUX SOUTERRAINES : CAS DE LA COMMUNE DE BASSILA Présenté par : Kiv Yémalin ADANDE Sous la supervision de : Dr. Léonce F. DOVONON Maître Assistant des Universités (CAMES), Enseignant chercheur EPAC/UAC Directeur de l’information sur l’Eau/DG Eau Année universitaire 2012-2013 CARACTERISATION PHYSICO-CHIMIQUE DES EAUX SOUTERRAINE : CAS DE LA COMMUNE DE BASSILA DEDICACE Je dédie cette œuvre à mes chers parents: Urbain V. ADANDE, et Rachelle KLE Merci pour tous les sacrifices que vous avez consentis pour moi tout au long de mon cursus scolaire. Puissiez-vous trouvez à travers cette œuvre l’expression de ma profonde gratitude. Présenté et soutenu par ADANDE Y. Kiv UAC/EPAC i CARACTERISATION PHYSICO-CHIMIQUE DES EAUX SOUTERRAINE : CAS DE LA COMMUNE DE BASSILA REMERCIEMENTS Tous mes sincères remerciements à l’endroit : Du Dieu Tout Puissant, pour toutes ses grâces et son assistance tout au long de la rédaction de ce rapport ; Du Professeur Félicien AVLESSI, Professeur Titulaire des Universités du CAMES, Enseignant-Chercheur à l’EPAC, Directeur de l’EPAC, qui a bien voulu nous ouvrir les portes de son école pour nos trois années de formation ; Du Professeur Martin P. AÏNA, Maître de Conférence des universités du CAMES, Enseignant chercheur à l’EPAC; Chef du département de Génie Civil Du Professeur Gérard GBAGUIDI AÏSSE, Maître Conférences des Universités, Enseignant chercheur à l’EPAC ; Du Professeur Edmond ADJOVI, Maître Conférence des Universités, Enseignant chercheur à l’EPAC ; Du Professeur François de Paule CODO, Maître de Conférence des Universités du CAMES, Enseignant à l’EPAC ; Chef Option Science et Techniques de l’Eau (STE) ; Du Professeur Victor S. -
Wilhelms – Universität Bonn Productivity and Water Use Efficie
Institut für Pflanzenernährung der Rheinischen Friedrich – Wilhelms – Universität Bonn Productivity and water use efficiency of important crops in the Upper Oueme Catchment: influence of nutrient limitations, nutrient balances and soil fertility. I n a u g u r a l – D i s s e r t a t i o n zur Erlangung des Grades Doktor der Agrarwissenschaft (Dr. agr.) der Hohen Landwirtschaftlichen Fakultät der Rheinischen Friedrich – Wilhelms – Universität zu Bonn vorgelegt im September 2005 von Gustave Dieudonné DAGBENONBAKIN aus Porto-Novo, Benin Referent: Prof. Dr. H. Goldbach Korreferent: Prof. Dr. M.J.J. Janssens Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: Dedication ii Dedication This work is dedicated to: Errol D. B. and Perla S. K. DAGBENONBAKIN, Yvonne DOSSOU-DAGBENONBAKIN, Raphaël S. VLAVONOU. Acknowledgments iii Acknowledgements The participation and contribution of individuals and institutions towards the completion of this thesis are greatly acknowledged and indebted. Foremost my sincere appreciation and thankfulness are extended to my promoter Prof. Dr. Heiner Goldbach for providing professional advice, whose sensitivity, patience and fatherly nature have made the completion of this work possible, he always gave freely of his time and knowledge. I would like to express my profound gratitude to Prof. Dr. Ir. Marc Janssens, for giving me the opportunity to pursue my PhD thesis in IMPETUS Project. His insights criticisms are very useful in improving this work. I am grateful to Prof. Dr. H-W. Dehne for reading this thesis and accepting to be the chairman of my defense. My sincere words of thanks are also directed to Prof. Dr. Karl Stahr of the Institute of Soil Science at the University of Hohenheim for giving me the opportunity to be enrolled as PhD student in his Institute. -
Zwischenbericht 2006
IMPETUS Westafrika Integratives Management-Projekt für einen Effizienten und Tragfähigen Umgang mit Süßwasser in Westafrika: Fallstudien für ausgewählte Flusseinzugsgebiete in unterschiedlichen Klimazonen Siebter Zwischenbericht Zeitraum: 1.1.2006 - 31.12.2006 Ein interdisziplinäres Projekt der Universität zu Köln und der Universität Bonn 01. April 2007 IMPETUS Koordinierende Institutionen Universität zu Köln Universität Bonn Institut für Geophysik und Meteorologie Geologisches Institut HD. Dr. habil A. Fink (Sprecher) Prof. Dr. B. Reichert (Stellv. Sprecher) Kerpener Str. 13 Nussallee 166 D-50923 Köln D-53115 Bonn Tel.: 0221-470 3819 / Fax: 0221-470 5161 Tel.: 0228-73 2490 / Fax: 0228-73 9037 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Kontaktadresse: Universität zu Köln Institut für Geophysik und Meteorologie Dr. M. Christoph (Geschäftsführer) Kerpener Straße 13 D – 50923 Köln Telephon: (0221) 470 3690 Fax: (0221) 470 5161 E-mail: [email protected] IMPETUS Inhaltsverzeichnis Seite I Zusammenfassung 1 II Spatial Decision Support Systems (SDDS) 7 II.1 Entwicklung des IMPETUS SDSS Frameworks 7 II.2 Entwicklung der SDSS 11 II.3 Datenbanken 18 II.4 Internet 19 III Stand der Problemkomplexe 23 III.1 Benin und seine Themenbereiche 23 III.1.1 Ernährungssicherung 23 PK Be-E.1 Landnutzung und Versorgungssicherung bei Ressourcenknappheit und Niederschlagsvariabilität in Benin 23 PK Be-E.2 Auswirkungen von Landnutzungsänderungen, Klimaveränderungen und Pflanzenmanagement auf Bodendegradation und Ernteertrag im oberen -
RRA on Lassa Fever in Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Germany And
RAPID RISK ASSESSMENT Lassa fever in Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Germany and USA 23 March 2016 Main conclusions and options for response 28 May 2014 The two imported cases of Lassa fever recently reported from Togo indicate a geographical spread of the disease to areas where it had not been recognised previously. Delays in the identification of viral haemorrhagic fevers pose a risk to healthcare facilities. Therefore, Lassa fever should be considered for any patient presenting with suggestive symptoms originating from West African countries (from Guinea to Nigeria) particularly during the dry season (November to May), a period of increased transmission, and even if a differential diagnosis such as malaria, dengue or yellow fever is laboratory-confirmed. Case ascertainment should involve asking about consumption of foods and drinks contaminated by rodent urine or droppings and exposure to Mastomys rodents or to patients presenting with haemorrhagic fever. Prevention of nosocomial transmission Patients suspected of viral haemorrhagic fever should be in placed in ad-hoc isolation and cared for using appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). Once diagnosis is confirmed, the patient should be transported to a specialised treatment centre, the competent public health authority should be notified immediately and contact tracing should be systematically initiated. In nosocomial settings with adequate barrier nursing and prevention and control measures, the secondary attack rate for Lassa fever is extremely low. Laboratory Testing of samples for Lassa virus should be performed under BSL-4 laboratories. Sufficient capacity exists in the EU for testing purposes, however given the wide genetic diversity of circulating Lassa viruses, laboratory protocols for RT-PCR detection should be revised periodically. -
Quarterly Report 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 ANCRE 34 ADVANCING NEWBORN, CHILD AND 35 REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAM 36 37 QUARTERLY REPORT 10 38 October 1 to December 31, 2016 39 January 31, 2017 1 ANCRE Advancing Newborn, Child and Reproductive Health Program Quarterly Report No. 10 October 1 to December 31, 2016 Distribution: Athanase Hounnankan, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Benin Agreement Officer Representative Michelle Kouletio, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Benin Agreement Alternate Officer Representative Souleymane Kanon, ANCRE Chief of Party ANCRE Subcontractors: Results 4 Development and Dimagi File This report was prepared by the USAID/Benin Advancing Newborn, Child and Reproductive Health (ANCRE) program ANCRE is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Benin in Cooperative Agreement No. AID-680-A-14- 00001. The program is managed by University Research Co., LLC (URC), in collaboration with Dimagi, Inc. and the Results for Development Institute (R4D). DISCLAIMER: The points of view expressed by the author in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of th United States Agency for International Development of the United States government. ANCRE - Quarterly Report No. 10 // October 1 to December 31, 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS ...........................................................................................................................................