@article{fdi:010086358, title = {{I}ndividual perceptions on rainfall variations versus precipitation trends from satellite data : an interdisciplinary approach in two socio-economically and topographically contrasted districts in {A}bidjan, {C}{\^o}te d'{I}voire}, author = {{A}ttoumane, {A}. and {D}os {S}antos, {S}t{\'e}phanie and {K}acou, {M}. and {D}ella {A}ndre, {A}. and {K}aramoko, {A}. {W}. and {S}{\'e}guis, {L}uc and {Z}ahiri, {E}. {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{G}lobal climate projections show that rising trends in precipitation very probably contribute to the resurgence of the risk of flooding in {A}frican cities. {T}here remain however uncertainties regarding the patterns of change in past and future precipitation in the countries of {W}est {A}frica. {T}here are still too few studies focus on the individual perceptions of populations in {A}frica on these climate changes, although this is an essential lever for the implementation of warning systems. {T}he aim of present study is to consider in parallel the perceptions of the residents of the city of {A}bidjan re-garding the variability of precipitation and the meteorological data. {A} survey among 503 individ-uals was carried out at {A}bidjan in two districts with contrasted topographical profiles, socio-economic conditions and exposure to flooding, in order to record their perceptions regarding the variations in precipitation between 2009 and 2018. {T}he {CHIRPS} precipitation data was used to calculate the trends in the climate indicators with the {M}ann-{K}endall method. {T}he results show that there is a similarity between the perception of individuals surveyed and an increasing trend in days of rainfall of more than 50 mm and intensity of precipitation.}, keywords = {{P}recipitations ; {F}looding ; {E}xtreme {E}vent ; {P}erception ; {A}bidjan ; {W}est {A}frica ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {ABIDJAN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {D}isaster {R}isk {R}eduction}, volume = {81}, numero = {}, pages = {103285 [15 ]}, ISSN = {2212-4209}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103285}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086358}, }