Funded by
French Development Agency and the European Union
This study, carried out in partnership with the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) and the RESILAC Regional Office, is part of an approach focused on collective learning and support for regional climate risk governance. It analyses the relationship between institutional risk management frameworks (for floods and droughts) and community-based dynamics of mutual aid and resilience.
The study examines these interactions across the risk management continuum – preparedness, anticipation and response – in order to identify both existing synergies and entry points for strengthening complementarity between institutional frameworks and local initiatives. The aim is to understand how best to link community practices to institutional policies and mechanisms, whilst exploring the conditions for sustainable and shared integration.
Resolutely participatory, the approach prioritises co-creation with local stakeholders rather than an external expert analysis. It is based on listening, observation and fostering dialogue between community, institutional and technical knowledge.
Beyond diagnosis, the study has a practical and operational focus: it seeks to identify actionable recommendations and to inform the design of response and anticipation mechanisms that are fairer, more inclusive and rooted in local realities, in line with the principles of localisation and territorial ownership promoted by RESILAC.
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