Adaptation strategies and climate vulnerability in the Sudano-Sahelian region of West Africa

Ole Mertz; Cheikh Mbow; Anette Reenberg; Lorenzo Genesio; Eric F. Lambin; Sarah D'haen; Malicki Zorom; Kjeld Rasmussen; Drissa Diallo; Bruno Barbier; Ibrahim Bouzou Moussa; Awa Diouf; Jonas Ø. Nielsen; Inge Sandholt

doi:10.1002/asl.314

Adaptation strategies and climate vulnerability in the Sudano-Sahelian region of West Africa

Ole Mertz
, Cheikh Mbow
, Anette Reenberg
, Lorenzo Genesio
, Eric F. Lambin
, Sarah D'haen
, Malicki Zorom
, Kjeld Rasmussen
, Drissa Diallo
, Bruno Barbier
, Ibrahim Bouzou Moussa
, Awa Diouf
, Jonas Ø. Nielsen
, Inge Sandholt

Institut international d'ingénierie de l'eau et de l'environnement
Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement
Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
University of Copenhagen
Université catholique de Louvain
National Research Council of Italy
Université de Bamako

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Abstract

Rural development in the Sudano-Sahelian region during the past 20 years and future scenarios of change were studied using meta-analysis of case studies, household interviews and scenario assessment. Households have generally increased their wealth, especially when they diversify out of agriculture. Rain-fed crop cultivation is more sensitive to climate factors than livestock, but generally climate factors play a limited direct role for local land use and livelihood strategies. The agricultural sector needs strong support to remain important in the region and off-farm work and migration are likely to continue to increase, which may decrease vulnerability. Copyright (C) 2011 Royal Meteorological Society.

Original language	English
Journal	Atmospheric Science Letters
Volume	12
Issue number	SI 1
Pages (from-to)	104-108
ISSN	1530-261X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.314
Publication status	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

Adaptation
Climate change
Livelihoods
Poverty
Sahel
Vulnerability

Access to Document

10.1002/asl.314

OpenUrl availability

Check availability in DTU Findit

Cite this

@article{d3e69394c2204f67a9eace0b02e5e386,

title = "Adaptation strategies and climate vulnerability in the Sudano-Sahelian region of West Africa",

abstract = "Rural development in the Sudano-Sahelian region during the past 20 years and future scenarios of change were studied using meta-analysis of case studies, household interviews and scenario assessment. Households have generally increased their wealth, especially when they diversify out of agriculture. Rain-fed crop cultivation is more sensitive to climate factors than livestock, but generally climate factors play a limited direct role for local land use and livelihood strategies. The agricultural sector needs strong support to remain important in the region and off-farm work and migration are likely to continue to increase, which may decrease vulnerability. Copyright (C) 2011 Royal Meteorological Society.",

keywords = "Adaptation, Climate change, Livelihoods, Poverty, Sahel, Vulnerability",

author = "Ole Mertz and Cheikh Mbow and Anette Reenberg and Lorenzo Genesio and \{F. Lambin\}, Eric and Sarah D'haen and Malicki Zorom and Kjeld Rasmussen and Drissa Diallo and Bruno Barbier and \{Bouzou Moussa\}, Ibrahim and Awa Diouf and \{{\O}. Nielsen\}, Jonas and Inge Sandholt",

year = "2011",

doi = "10.1002/asl.314",

language = "English",

volume = "12",

pages = "104--108",

journal = "Atmospheric Science Letters",

issn = "1530-261X",

publisher = "John Wiley \& Sons Inc.",

number = "SI 1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Adaptation strategies and climate vulnerability in the Sudano-Sahelian region of West Africa

AU - Mertz, Ole

AU - Mbow, Cheikh

AU - Reenberg, Anette

AU - Genesio, Lorenzo

AU - F. Lambin, Eric

AU - D'haen, Sarah

AU - Zorom, Malicki

AU - Rasmussen, Kjeld

AU - Diallo, Drissa

AU - Barbier, Bruno

AU - Bouzou Moussa, Ibrahim

AU - Diouf, Awa

AU - Ø. Nielsen, Jonas

AU - Sandholt, Inge

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 - Rural development in the Sudano-Sahelian region during the past 20 years and future scenarios of change were studied using meta-analysis of case studies, household interviews and scenario assessment. Households have generally increased their wealth, especially when they diversify out of agriculture. Rain-fed crop cultivation is more sensitive to climate factors than livestock, but generally climate factors play a limited direct role for local land use and livelihood strategies. The agricultural sector needs strong support to remain important in the region and off-farm work and migration are likely to continue to increase, which may decrease vulnerability. Copyright (C) 2011 Royal Meteorological Society.

AB - Rural development in the Sudano-Sahelian region during the past 20 years and future scenarios of change were studied using meta-analysis of case studies, household interviews and scenario assessment. Households have generally increased their wealth, especially when they diversify out of agriculture. Rain-fed crop cultivation is more sensitive to climate factors than livestock, but generally climate factors play a limited direct role for local land use and livelihood strategies. The agricultural sector needs strong support to remain important in the region and off-farm work and migration are likely to continue to increase, which may decrease vulnerability. Copyright (C) 2011 Royal Meteorological Society.

KW - Adaptation

KW - Climate change

KW - Livelihoods

KW - Poverty

KW - Sahel

KW - Vulnerability

U2 - 10.1002/asl.314

DO - 10.1002/asl.314

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1530-261X

VL - 12

SP - 104

EP - 108

JO - Atmospheric Science Letters

JF - Atmospheric Science Letters

IS - SI 1

ER -

Adaptation strategies and climate vulnerability in the Sudano-Sahelian region of West Africa

Abstract

UN SDGs

Keywords

Access to Document

OpenUrl availability

Fingerprint

Cite this