CNRS International Research Network "Climate Change in Madagascar: Impacts on sylvo-hydro-agrosystems (CC-MADA)

This IRN CC-MADA project involves a consortium of researchers conducting an interdisciplinary study of climate variability and its forcings and consequences on the Critical Zone and sylvo-hydro-agrosystems in Madagascar. It forms an ambitious logical follow-up to an International Emerging Action - IEA (INSU-INEE, 2020-2022), drawing on several research projects (for example the ANR FORESTLAND project currently being evaluated by the “Agence Nationale de la Recherche – ANR” / the French National Research Agency) as well as local level and national stakeholders. Coordinated by the Institut des Géosciences de l'Environnement (IGE, UMR 5001) in France, and by the CNRE (Centre National de Recherche sur l'Environnement) and the Faculté des Sciences, de Technologie et de l'Environnement (FSTE) in Mahajanga, 13 other research units are involved in the project. The aim is to involve established and junior Malagasy researchers in various international initiatives and programs, by developing both traditional scientific activities (data processing, publications, workshops, symposia) and other capacity-building activities (field campaigns, instrumental phases, technical training, Masters and PhD courses). Ideally, in 5 years of IRN, Madagascar will be more visible and better involved in projects on transitions and sustainability.