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Climate adaptation by innovative information system

Farmer in Benin

Photo: Dr. Rosaine N. Yegbemey

Successful adaptation to crisis requires timely and accessible information, which enables informed decision making in complex and uncertain environments. By setting up an innovative information system through mobile phone SMS the project aims to deliver timely weather and technological information to ensure climate change adaptation for farmers in Benin.

Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change

  • Project lead Michael Tanner
  • Cluster of Excellence Climate, Climatic Change, and Society“ (CLICCS) and Fakulty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
  • Within the framework of the project B5 ‘Coping with Climate-Related Uncertainties and Variabilities’
  • Projektpartners
    • Dr. Rosaine N. Yegbemey, Assistant Professor, University of Parakou (Benin), Faculty of Agronomy, Department of Rural Economy and Sociology: Expert in local policy and agriculture (Benin)
    • Bureau de Recherche et de Développement en Agriculture (BReDA- ONG), Benin: Local implementation partner
    • Dr. Marta Talevi, Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University, School of the Environment: Behavioural economics and technology uptake expert
    • Dr. Grischa Perino, Professor, Fachbereich Sozialökonomie und CEN, Universität Hamburg: Climate policy and behavioural economics