TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the extent to which adaptation projects have incorporated ecosystem services, as well as their redesigning options. The projects selected are listed under National Adaptation Programme of Action in West African region.Design/methodology/approach A desktop survey approach was used to review 168 projects from 13 countries across West Africa. The projects were categorized and analyzed according to their adaptation goal, thematic focus, their implementation duration and level of investment.Findings The adaptation initiatives are dominated by actions in the agricultural sector accounting for 32 per cent of the total. Further, they were characterized by small grants consideration with 63 per cent falling under US$1m budget, short-term implementation duration with 46 per cent having three years’ execution period. A large portion of projects (55 per cent) mentioned directly one or more ecosystem services, with provisioning services being referred to in 50 per cent of the cases.Originality/value Adaptation projects with ecosystem services components are more sustainable and beneficial to the community. Hence, more consideration of nature benefits during project design, more financial consideration and localizing of the projects to realize the global adaptation goal should be considered.
VL  - 10
IS  - 4
SN  - 1756-8692
DO  - 10.1108/IJCCSM-06-2017-0140
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-06-2017-0140
AU  - Muthee Kennedy Wahome
AU  - Mbow Cheikh
AU  - Macharia Geoffrey Mugo
AU  - Leal-Filho Walter
PY  - 2017
Y1  - 2017/01/01
TI  - Ecosystem services in adaptation projects in West Africa
T2  - International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 533
EP  - 550
Y2  - 2024/09/21
ER  -