SI-Actionable knowledge co-creation for sustainable development in floating and flood-prone communities in Benin, with lessons for West

BJ2024TEA537A102 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2029 GREENLAKE co-creates a research-practice platform (RPP) and innovative actionable research to enhance the sustainable development of Floating and Flood-Prone (FFP) villages in Benin, with lessons for West-Africa and beyond. The OVILAC platform, short for 'Observatoire des villages lacustres’, will be embedded in the University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC) and will stimulate collaboration between researchers and practitioners. Within the time frame of the GREENLAKE TEAM project, OVILAC will co-create research on the design, adoption, and impact of Toilet Linked Biogas Plants (TLBPs). The TLBP will reduce open defecation and wood fuel use, thereby leading to knock-on effects on water quality, waterborne and respiratory diseases, the fishery stock, food security and deforestation. The multi-stakeholder exchange cultivated by OVILAC will ensure the active engagement of stakeholders in shaping and informing the TLBP research, so that its findings are directly applicable to the real-world setting.