Standardized Description of Degraded Land Reclamation Actions and Mapping of Actors’ Roles: A Key Step for Action in Combatting Desertification (Niger)

Abou-Soufianou Sadda, Maud Loireau, Nouhou Salifou Jangorzo, Hassane Bil-Assanou Issoufou and Jean-Luc Chotte ()
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Abou-Soufianou Sadda: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Représentation, 276 Avenue de Maradi, Niamey BP 11 416, Niger
Maud Loireau: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Espace-DEV, Universités Montpellier, de la Réunion, de Guyane, des Antilles, de Perpignan, 66860 Perpignan, France
Nouhou Salifou Jangorzo: UMR DAP, Université Dan Dicko Dankoulodo de Maradi, Maradi BP 465, Niger
Hassane Bil-Assanou Issoufou: UMR DAP, Université Dan Dicko Dankoulodo de Maradi, Maradi BP 465, Niger
Jean-Luc Chotte: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR Eco&Sols, Université Montpellier, IRD, CIRAD, INRAE, SupAgro, 34060 Montpellier, France

Land, 2023, vol. 12, issue 5, 1-17

Abstract: Land degradation is a major issue in the Sahel region. Numerous investments have been made in implementing sustainable land management (SLM) actions to reverse land degradation. Our work aims to (i) describe the variety of degraded land reclamation actions (DLRAs) and (ii) map the stakeholders acting in Niger. A time series (2008–2021) of georeferenced public data was collected and organized using a harmonized nomenclature. The results show that about 279,074 ha could be analysed in our study. Dug structures are the most widespread technique, while treated land is mostly devoted to single agricultural or pastoral uses. DLRAs are unevenly distributed in the Niger. More than 100 stakeholders were part of the effort to restore degraded land in the country—some playing a specific role, while others, such as the Government of the Niger, were responsible for mobilizing funds for implementing sustainable land management programs, while also carrying out certain programmes of their own. Our study points out the added value of creating a geolocalized dataset and, in future, a spatialized database management system to (i) deploy targeted sustainable land management actions complementing past and ongoing actions and (ii) create synergy between all the stakeholders.

Keywords: biophysical actions; combat land degradation; stakeholder network; spatiotemporal database; traceability; monitoring and evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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