The Lake Chad Basin Wetlands Conservation Project works to improve the climate resilience of ecosystems and marginalized communities structurally vulnerable to climate change (CC), particularly women and youth, through climate solutions based on nature (SCFN) in the six RAMSAR sites of the Lake Chad Basin (BLT) in Cameroon, Chad and Niger. To achieve this objective, the project was broken down into three main intermediate results according to an integrated approach which involves: (1) the rehabilitation/restoration of wetland ecosystems to support better conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity (BD) in protected areas registered under the RAMSAR wetlands convention. (2) Rehabilitation/restoration of agropastoral spaces while increasing the adoption and benefits of climate-resilient and gender-transformative agropastoral livelihoods within and adjacent to target RAMSAR sites; and (3) strengthening women and youth (W&Y) leadership in environmental peacebuilding within and near target RAMSAR sites and in the existing regional stabilization process.

With its expertise in community mobilization and peace building, CPHDA works to achieve result 3 through a series of activities ranging from field research, environmental peace talks, intercommunity dialogues to strengthening programs. capacity adapted to the needs of communities. The success of these activities is based on a participatory approach to environmental peace based on inclusiveness, the commitment of community leaders as well as the valorization of endogenous knowledge and mechanisms.