In Cape Verde, the impact of climate change is mainly on the availability of water, and in several places in the interior of our country this impact is visible. Today we see places where production used to be very high, but today production is almost zero due to prolonged droughts. And climate scenarios for Cape Verde project an increase in average temperature, a reduction in rainfall with a greater likelihood of an increase in the frequency of droughts, with strong risks for public health, food security, water supply, jeopardising the country’s economic growth