In West Africa, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) has been working since 2011 with various local partners to develop Climate-Smart Village (CSV) models in its pilot sites in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Senegal. The CSV models is an approach where CCAFS in partnership with rural communies and other stakeholders (NARS, NGOs, local authories, …), tests & validates in an integrated manner, several agricultural intervenons. The idea is to integrate Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) into village development plans, using local knowledge and experse and supported by local instuons (Fig. 1). • baCkground To develop CSV models to test and validate several agricultural intervenons with the parcipaon of various local partners. • objeCtives The development of CSV model is based on a Parcipatory Acon Research (PAR) approach. The seng up of CSV in West Africa followed the general framework developed by CCAFS which encompassed seven steps including i) Selecng the site, (ii) Working with communies, (iii) conducng the baseline survey, (iv) Priorizing intervenons, (v) Building capacity, (vi) Monitoring and evaluang progress and (vii) Disseminang outcomes. • methodology Integraon of flagship projects - gender mainstreaming into CSVs acon research - modelling of CSVs – Profiling of emerging CSA opons – CSA investment priorizaon in countries. • aCtivities Eight (8) CSVs established in Burkina Faso (1), Ghana (2), Mali (2), Niger (1) and Senegal (2). CSA technologies including farmer managed natural regeneraon (FMNR), Soil and Water Conservaon techniques (SWC), improved crop variees, tree planng, etc. tested and validated in 5 countries. Farmers & extension agents capacitated in climate infor- maon use for climate risk management in agriculture. Farmers behavior change toward climate change is noted. • results and main aChievements • Current partnerships and future engagements for out sCaling Technologies and pracces including SWC techniques, tree planng, FMNR pracces, and shorter cycle variees of crops generated through the CSV models could be scaled up to the same agro-ecological zone in each country. The CSV model is an appropriate tool to boost farmers’ ability to adapt to climate change, manage risks and build resilience. • ConClusions A strong partnership is established involving all actors working on climate change issues at site in each country for the development of CSVs. CCAFS’ Flagship Projects led by ICRISAT, ICRAF and IWMI are working currently at site to consolidate the main achieve- ments for the scaling up purpose of CSVs. Some naonal agricultural development projects are willing to adopt the CSV approach for the scaling up CSA in Niger. Partners INERA-Instut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles - Burkina Faso, INRAN - Instut Naonal de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger- Niger, ISRA - Instut Sénégalais de Recherche Agricole – Senegal, IER - Instut d'Economie Rurale– Mali, CSIR - The Council for Scienfic and Industrial Research – Ghana, ICRAF- World Agroforestry Centre. Developing climate-smart village models through integrated participatory action research at site in West Africa Mathieu Ouédraogo 1 , Robert Zougmoré 1 , Samuel T. Partey 1 and Jules Bayala 2 1 International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) 2 ICRAF (World Agroforestry Centre) Corresponding author email: [email protected] Fig 1: Theorecal framework of the Climate-Smart Village model Fig 2: Climate-Smart Village model of Kampa - Zarma in Niger