@article{fdi:010071229,
  title = {{C}limate forecast perception and needs in wetlands : a case study in the inner {N}iger {D}elta in {M}ali},
  author = {{Z}ar{\'e}, {A}. and {B}arbier, {B}. and {B}ologo-{T}raore, {M}. and {D}iarra, {A}. and {M}ah{\'e}, {G}il and {P}aturel, {J}ean-{E}mmanuel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}limate prediction is often presented as an efficient strategy for {A}frican farmers living in wetlands to better adapt to climate variability. {T}his study focuses on the demand for climate information among water users of the {I}nner {N}iger {D}elta, which are the rice farmers, herders and fishermen. {I}n the {D}elta, productions are closely associated with the complex fluvial-rain system. {U}sers need information about both the coming rainy season and the floods which are conditioned by upstream basins rainfall. {T}he required information includes the onset of the rainy season, the onset of the flooding of the plains, the duration of this flooding; and the probable maximum heights of the flood. {N}evertheless, a good production year is conditioned by high flood, long flood for plains submersion duration and late flood compared with the start of local rainy seasons. {A}djustment of practices based on climate information ranges from mobilizing effective means for field preparation and location to the seeding time for farmers. {F}or herders, the information determines livestock entry and exit from the delta, the herd size management and sanitary treatments. {F}or fishermen, the adjustment relates to the starting time of his activities, gear, fishing effort and the choice of the fishing location.},
  keywords = {{C}limate forecast ; {W}etlands ; {C}limate information ; {F}lood ; {I}nner {N}iger ; {D}elta ; {MALI} ; {NIGER} {DELTA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{W}etlands},
  volume = {37},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {913--923},
  ISSN = {0277-5212},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1007/s13157-017-0926-0},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071229},
}