This paper reviewed the prospects for climate-smart agriculture (CSA) development and promotion in West Africa as well as lessons learnt and challenges with a focus on climate change and variability. It was evident from the literature that West Africa is vulnerable to climate change and variability, on account of its socio-economic and physical characteristics. As climate change and variability persists, the region’s quest to use agriculture as the mainstream opportunity to deliver on set targets of the sustainable development goals will be strongly challenged without appropriate interventions. Adopting CSA seems to be a suitable strategy to achieving food security while also mitigating and adapting to climate-related risks. Among numerous CSA technologies, the review found (1) agroforestry (farmer-managed natural regenerations), soil and water conservation technologies (zai, half-moon, tie/contour ridges, conservation agriculture) and (3) climate information services as highly valued promising options for climate change adaptation and risk management in West Africa.
Quantification des risques climatiques sur le sahel et impacts sur l’agriculture et les agriculteurs. La prise en compte de l’adaptation de l’agriculture ouest africaine au changement climatique via les techniques d’agriculture intelligente face au climat (AIC) et le renforcement du soutien financier pour renforcer la résilience des écosystèmes et des communautés au changement climatique.
Le présent rapport porte sur le changement climatique et variabilité dans la région du Sahel, les impacts et stratégies d'adaptation dans le secteur agricole
Ce présent rapport porte sur le processus d’élaboration d’un Plan d’Investissements Climat pour la Région du Sahel, qui tire son fondement du « Sommet Africain de l’Action en faveur d’une co-émergence continentale » tenu le 16 novembre 2016 à Marrakech et qui a regroupé plusieurs Chefs d’État et de délégation d’Afrique, en marge de la 22ème Conférence des parties à la Convention des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques (COP 22).
In the literature, a lot of information is available about climate change perceptions and impacts in sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is limited attention in the region to emerging initiatives, technologies and
policies that are tailored to building the adaptive capacity of agricultural systems to climate change and
variability. In this paper, we discuss the prospects for climate-smart agriculture technologies and enabling
policies in dealing with climate change and variability at different sub-regional levels of sub-Saharan Africa to sustain farm productivity and livelihoods of agrarian communities