Project

OBJECTIVE

Launched on 1 March 2018, TERO – Territoires Engagés pour la Résilience des Oasis (Territories Engaged for the Resilience of the Oases) is a project that aims to strengthen oasis communities’ resilience to climate change in Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia, through the involvement of young local volunteers.

PARTNERS

Thanks to the coordination of France Volontaires in Paris, the project is a collaboration of AOFEP – Association Oasis Ferkla pour l’environnement et le Patrimoine (Ferkla Oasis Association for the Environment and Heritage) in Morocco, ASOC-Association de sauvegarde de L’Oasis de Chenini (Chenini oasis protection association) in Tunisia, Association TENMIYA in Mauritania, CARI– Centre d’actions et réalisations internationales (International action and accomplishment center) in France and FOCSIV in Italy.

The project also supports the wider network activity of RADDO – Réseau Associatif de Développment Durable des Oasis (Associative Network for Sustainable Oasis Development). Created in 2001 by CARI, it brings together organisations active in the oases of the entire Maghreb to promote sustainable development and conservation of the place as a economic, ecological, cultural and social heritage for humanity.

ACTIVITIES

In the two years of the project, the partners aim to:

● Strengthen the capacities of organizations of the Maghreb involved about the capacity to mobilize young volunteers in their activities and governance;

● Create synergies between youth organisations and environmental protection organisations active on the oases issues;

● Train young volunteers on prevention of risks related to climate change;

● Raise awareness among the communities of Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia and Europe on the means of combating climate change.

The TERO project provides the general public with a better understanding of the “oasis system” and its importance in combating desertification, food security and sustainable resource management. Oases are a model for adapting to climate change.

FUNDING

The project is funded by the EU Aid Volunteers Initiative. This capacity building project aims to develop the skills of Third countries organisations to enable them to host international volunteers in the future.

Show project intervention areas TERO:

Tidjikja, Mauritania

The extent of the territory: 3500 ha Population: 15.000 Number of young people in the territory: 3500 The 3 major problems of the oasis project regarding climate change are the lack of water resources, overexploitation of land, and lack of rainfall.

Ferkla Tinjdad, Errachidia, Marocco

The extent of the territory: 2800 ha Population: 43980 Number of young people in the territory: 20387 The 3 major problems of the project compared to climate change are: desertification, loss of biodiversity, forest fires and water shortages.

Chenini Gabes, Tunisia

The extent of the territory: Population: 15.000 Number of young people in the territory:5250 The 3 major problems of the project compared to climate change are: drought, water shortages and desertification.