Sultan Benjamin (ed.), Lalou Richard (ed.), Amadou Sanni M. (ed.), Oumarou A. (ed.), Soumaré M.A. (ed.). (2017). Rural societies in the face of climatic and environmental changes in West Africa.
Marseille : IRD, 432 p. (Synthèses). ISBN 978-2-7099-2424-5.
Titre du document
Rural societies in the face of climatic and environmental changes in West Africa
Année de publication
2017
Auteurs
Sultan Benjamin (ed.), Lalou Richard (ed.), Amadou Sanni M., Oumarou A., Soumaré M.A.
Source
Marseille : IRD, 2017,
432 p. (Synthèses). ISBN 978-2-7099-2424-5
The future of West Africa depends on the capacity of its agriculture to ensure the food security of the population, which should double in the next 20 years, while facing up to the new risks resulting from climate warming. Indeed, the changes in temperature and precipitations already operating and that should become more marked will have serious effects on agricultural production and water resources in this part of Africa in the near future. One of the keys to meeting this new challenge is the adaptation of rural societies to climate risks. To gain better knowledge of the potential, processes and barriers, this book analyses recent and ongoing trends in the climate and the environment and examines how rural societies perceive and integrate them: what are the impacts of these changes, what vulnerabilities are there but also what new opportunities do they bring ? How do the populations adapt and what innovations do they implement - while the climate-induced effects interact with the social, political, economic and technical changes that are in motion in Africa ? By associating French and African scientists (climatologists, agronomists, hydrologists, ecologists, demographers, geographers, anthropologists, sociologists and others) in a multidisciplinary approach, the book makes a valuable contribution to better anticipation of climatic risks and the evaluation of African societies to stand up to them.
Plan de classement
Analyse, évolution des climats [021CLIMAT01]
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Environnement, écologie générale [021ENVECO]
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Système de culture [076AGRO02]
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Production animale [080PROANI]
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Milieu rural, sociologie rurale, systèmes agraires, foncier rural [098RURAL1]
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Migrations [108MIGRA]
Descripteurs
CLIMAT ; EVOLUTION ; PRECIPITATION ; RESSOURCES EN EAU ; CONSEQUENCE ECOLOGIQUE ; PRODUCTION AGRICOLE ; CHANGEMENT SOCIAL ; ADAPTATION SOCIALE ; SOCIETE RURALE ; INNOVATION ; SYSTEME AGRAIRE ; PRATIQUE CULTURALE ; FERTILITE DU SOL ; FONCIER RURAL ; ELEVAGE ; MIGRATION TEMPORAIRE ; CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE ; RECHERCHE PLURIDISCIPLINAIRE ; RISQUE CLIMATIQUE ; IMPACT SUR L'ENVIRONNEMENT ; IMPACT SOCIOECONOMIQUE ; CHANGEMENT TECHNIQUE ; 1950 2010
Description Géographique
ZONE SAHELIENNE ; AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST ; AFRIQUE SUBSAHARIENNE ; ZONE SAHELIENNE ; BENIN ; SENEGAL ; NIGER ; MALI ; COTE D'IVOIRE ; MADAGASCAR ; SAHARA ; ZONE GUINEENNE ; ZONE SOUDANOSAHELIENNE
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F A010074961] ;
Montpellier (Centre IRD)
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010074961
