Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot, but is highly susceptible to climate stressors that threaten its biodiversity and natural resource base, such as cyclones, sea level rise, droughts, and floods.
To help sustain the economy, livelihoods, and culture associated with biodiversity, the Government of Madagascar (GoM) has set development goals to support natural resource and biodiversity conservation and manage climate and non-climate stressors. To help the GoM achieve these goals, USAID/Madagascar’s Environment and Climate Change Office (ECCO) funded two activities under the Conservation and Communities Project (CCP): Hay Tao (Knowledge Management for Biodiversity Conservation) and Mikajy (Site-based Interventions for Biodiversity Conservation). Both activities integrate biodiversity, natural resource management, livelihoods, and climate change. CEADIR collaborated closely with Mikajy and Hay Tao and USAID/Madagascar. This report presents the results of the following tasks:
- Support for climate vulnerability and adaptation;
- Mainstreaming climate adaptation into governance frameworks in Madagascar;
- Private sector analysis for climate adaptation in Madagascar; and
- Support for climate finance.
Through this, it provides an overview of impact, and also discusses lessons learnt, challenges, opportunities, and recommendations for climate finance.