Study site description: Ribeira Seca, Cape Verde

Table of Contents

1. Responsible IP partner
2. General information
3. Bio-physical description
4. Socio-economic description
5. Institutional and political setting
6. Relevant end-users / stakeholder groups
7. Past and on-going projects

Past and on-going projects

Past projects

• The Ribeira Seca basin has been for several years a study area for various programs and projects in the fight against degradation of the land and water. Some of those projects are:
• PRODAP-FIDA/INIDA/CIRAD-CA. 1993-1997. Project target: Evaluate the influence of two conservation techniques (mulching and hedging with bushes and grass)
• WARD "Watershed and applied research Development". 1993-1997. Project target: Soil and Water conservation practices.
• ROSELT "Réseau d'observatoires de Surveillance Écologique a Long Terme. 1994-2005. Target : Environmental monitoring
• PDH-INGRH " Hydric Development Plan - 2001-2004.Target: Water Conservation and Use
• GDRN "Gestion Durable des Ressources Naturelles. 2004-2006. Target: Quantification of Erosion at the Hydrographic Basin Scale (rivers of: Longueira, Godim and Grande)

On-going projects

• DESIRE - Mitigation of Desertification effects and remediation of degraded land (2007-2011)
• ROSELT "Réseau d'observatoires de Surveillance Écologique a Long Terme. 2008-2011. Target : Environmental monitoring