WFP Critical Corporate Initiative: Climate response analysis for adaptation Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is a low-income, food-deficit country with significant development challenges and high vulnerability to climate change. Although Guinea-Bissau is small, projected climatic changes and recommendations for adaptation responses differ according to the livelihood zone (LZ) and agroecological conditions.
Both coastal livelihood zones (LZ3 and LZ4) will also likely be affected by sea level rise in the future. Despite projected climatic changes in temperature and precipitation and the related occurrence of droughts and flooding, the suitability of most assessed key crops is projected to remain high throughout Guinea-Bissau. Adaptation recommendations for WFP programming focus on promoting agricultural production measures against droughts; against flooding and waterlogging; and against sea level rise, high tides, and the salinization of crop fields, particularly in coastal areas. Adding climate adaptation programming into their portfolio also increases opportunities for WFP to access international climate financing mechanisms for their work in Guinea-Bissau.
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