Vulnerability and adaptive dynamics of agropastoralists to climate change in the commune of Tchaourou in Benin
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https://doi.org/10.19182/remvt.36319Keywords
cattle, vulnerability, climate change adaptation, BeninAbstract
Cattle breeding is the main economic activity of the Fulani communities of North-Central Benin. This activity in Tchaourou Commune, with its Southern Sudanese climate with one rainy and one dry season, is very vulnerable to the disastrous effects of climate change. The objective of this study was to assess the perceptions of agropastoralists with regard to climate change, and to analyze their vulnerability and adaptation strategies to face it. The methodological approach was based on the collection of qualitative socio-anthropological data from field surveys. Data from individual interviews, focus groups and direct observations generated sensitivity and vulnerability matrices on the resources and agropastoralists, and allowed to analyze breeders’ adaptive practices. The results showed a great similarity of the forms of climate change as perceived by the agropastoralists. These forms included rising temperatures, longer dry season, early ending of the rainy season, and reduced rainfall. These climatic risks led to the early drying up of water points, a reduction in the availability of fodder and the deterioration of animal health through the development of diseases. Faced with this climate instability and its effects, the agropastoralists have developed various strategies to mitigate its impacts. These strategies have shown varied performance depending on their efficacy and should be reinforced by a sectoral policy sensitive to climate risks.
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