Stratégies d'adaptation des producteurs agricoles aux risques hydroclimatiques dans le bassin Béninois de la pendjari à l'exutoire de Porga
<p>West Africa's dependence on the increased impacts of extreme hydroclimatic hazards increases the vulnerability of food production to the resulting risks. This study analyses the adaptation strategies developed by agricultural producers in the Beninese Pendjari basin to cope with hydroc...
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Copernicus Publications
2021
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| Sumario: | <p>West Africa's dependence on the increased impacts of extreme
hydroclimatic hazards increases the vulnerability of food production to the
resulting risks. This study analyses the adaptation strategies developed by
agricultural producers in the Beninese Pendjari basin to cope with
hydroclimatic risks. The methodological approach adopted consisted in the
use of climatological data (height of daily and monthly rainfall) from the
Tanguiéta and Natitingou stations over the period from 1965 to 2017
obtained in Météo-Bénin . Hydrological data consisting of the
daily flows of the river calculation of the Pendjari indices at the Porga
outlet, over the period 1965–2017 are extracted from the database of
DG-Water and ltulization of socio-anthropological data. To better appreciate
the adaptation strategies developed, a semi-structured survey that involved
121 people in 21 villages of the Beninese Pendjari basin is conducted
according to the CAP approach (Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices). Direct
observations in the field have also made it possible to better identify
peasant adaptation strategies to the effects of hydroclimatic risks in the
Beninese Pendjari basin. The information collected during the surveys was
processed with Sphinx software. We studied socio-anthropological data, and
we showed that Pendjari watershed in Benin is under the threat of
hydroclimatic risks. To reduce their vulnerability, producers in the Benin
Pendjari basin are developing several risk prevention and disaster
management strategies. These include transplanting crops including sorghum
by 100 % of the producers met, the disposal of logs, the enhancement of
the shallows. In view of the effectiveness of the strategies identified and
the limitations they present, it is important that the authorities develop a
policy that is more sensitive to hydroclimatic risks, in order to improve
the adaptation capacity of agricultural producers.</p> |
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