The negative impacts of climate change are noticeable in the landscape of the Lake Togo fluviolagunar complex, in particular on the living environment and the livelihoods of local communities (agricultural yields, fishery production), as well as on ecosystems. This undeniably affects the resilience of the area, thus increasing the vulnerability of communities to climate shocks. Strengthening the climate resilience of the Lake Togo fluviolagunar complex involves analyzing the vulnerability of its components and defining relevant adaptation options. This is the logic behind the MERF project “Strengthening the Resilience to Climate Change of Coastal Communities in Togo (R4C-Togo)” project, financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) with the technical support of the United Nations Agriculture and Food Organization (FAO) for a period of five years (FAO) for a period of five years (2022—2026), which aims, among other things, to improve the availability of knowledge on the risks and impacts of climate change on fluvio-lagoon system of Lake Togo. The general objective of this study is to assess the vulnerability of the lagoon system in the coastal zone of Togo to risks related to climate change, in order to strengthen the resilience of coastal communities in the face of climate change through adaptation options.

The present study was approached using the participatory CVCA approach (CARE 2019) using appropriate tools for the analysis of climate risks in the fluviolagunal complex, the vulnerability of communities and ecosystems, and the identification and evaluation of adaptation options.