Workshop: B039 Benin, destruction of biodiversity and adaptation of agriculture to climate change

Destruction of the Route des Pêches, Porte de Non Retour and Route de l‘Esclave, Permaculture in Beninlave

This workshop was born out of a desire to show that communities and society in Africa are able to thrive despite enormous difficulties. It aims to show both the difficulties currently faced by Benin through the marina club Med project and climate change, and the ability of its communities to recover from this situation.
The aim is to present an uplifting image of Africa.

The struggle against the marina project is an international struggle because the destructive multinationals come mainly from France. They hide behind the shell companies Gassim, Vinci, club Med, Bouygues, effage, Accor, Sofitel, and others. This fight is being waged jointly by France, Belgium and Beninese organisations.
The marina project destroys mangrove forests. This leads to coastal erosion and dike breaches, among other things. This environmental destruction affects the indigenous populations who have lived there since the 17th century. So far, 10,500 people have been displaced and 600 hectares of land have been appropriated.
This struggle for the protection of wetlands, traditional fishing and agriculture is similar to a Beninese letter (LND) and requires an international fight with a hearing at the Summer University.
We will also explain how Slowfood Benin has been implementing permaculture in its communities to cope with climate change and to preserve vegetable crop and animal biodiversity.

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Day: 2022-08-18
Start time: 10:00
Duration: 01:45
Room: S301 Organization:
Track: Ecology and climate justice
Language: fr

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