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Developing climate-smart agriculture to face climate variability in West Africa: challenges and lessons learnt
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. -
Climate Change and Variability in the Sahel Region
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 -
Climate Facts Sheet - Niger
Cette fiche décrit les tendances d'évolutions du climat au Niger, à partir d'une revue de données internationales -
Facing climate variability in sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of climate-smart agriculture opportunities to manage climate-related risks
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 -
Farmers’ Perceptions about Climate Change and their Adaptation Strategies: a case Study in the
Fakara Region of NigerInformation about farmers’ perceptions of climate change and their adaptation strategies is needed for developing regional climate change adaptation plans for rural areas. This study was conducted in rural communities in the semi-arid Fakara region of Niger. The objectives were to identify the major effects of climate change and their impacts on the rural communities, adaptation strategies of the rural communities, and difficulties in using natural signs to predict the onset of the rainy season. Data were collected using participatory research tools. Farmers stated that the climate is becoming hotter and drier, and with more variability in rainfall. The major effects of climate change were drought, strong winds and floods. The major impacts were higher mortality of crop plants, insufficient pasture plants, increased parasites, eroded and crusted soils, destruction of habitat, and loss of livestock. -
Climate change, biodiversity and nutritions nexus : evidence and emergency policy and programming opportunities
This paper presents the findings of a desk review conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations that found that the majority of tools used to study climate change, biodiversity or nutrition focus on only one or two of these domains and very few explicitly address all three. The same goes for policies in the three sectors. It also identified numerous entry points to improve biodiversity and diets as the two levers to improve nutrition and optimize environmental sustainability. Based on these findings, the study makes a number of recommendations for action by governments, academia, civil society, the private sector and international organizations to address these shortcomings. -
Perceptions paysannes des aléas climatiques sur la production du riz sur le périmètre irrigué de Saga dans la Vallée du Fleuve Niger
L’objectif général poursuivi est d’analyser la perception des aléas climatiques auprès des exploitants en milieu urbain. Pour ce faire, des entretiens semi-structurés et des enquêtes ont été effectués. Au total 140 exploitants disponible ont été enquêtés. Un critère d’âge de sélection des exploitants variant de 15 à 50 ans a permis de s’assurer que les stratégies développées font suite à une perception effective des changements. L’analyse des données a été faite par le logiciel Access et Excel pour le calcul des paramètres statistiques descriptifs et la réalisation de graphiques. Ces derniers observent l’existence des paramètres climatiques qui interviennent dans leur pratique à 90%. Les résultats de la recherche révèlent que 66 % des exploitants ont un niveau d’instruction assez bas. Face aux aléas climatiques les exploitants mettent en œuvre des stratégies durables d’adaptations qui participent à l’amélioration des rendements. -
The causal nexus of Trans-Saharan migration: A political ecology approach
from NigerIncreased Trans-Saharan migration over the past decade has spurred arguments that climate change or generic conditions of poverty drive West Africans to take this risky journey. These diagnoses are made with little empirical investigation of the conditions facing migrants and their families at home. This article reports on mixed-methods research conducted in southwestern Niger within ten communities where Trans-Saharan migration has recently begun, with interviews conducted at community, household and individual scales. Interviews were conducted within 331 households with or without members involved in Trans-Saharan migration. Individual interviews were also conducted with 67 returned Trans-Saharan migrants and 100 community youth who represent potential Trans-Saharan migrants. We find no evidence that new rainfall fluctuations influence the onset of Trans-Saharan migration. Study communities and migrant families within them are not poorer nor more food insecure than other communities or non-migrant families. The sole difference is that migrant families have
more adult men. Interviews with returned Trans-Saharan migrants point to a mix of individual and family motivations for embarking on risky journeys north. A key factor is desperation – driven not by short-term scarcities but by a hopelessness due to life-long experiences of crushing poverty, past periods of recurrent drought, soil impoverishment, and political voicelessness. They go, despite knowing the grave abuses and risks they may face.