Rural societies in the face of climatic and environmental changes in West Africa

• Other Authors: Sultan, Benjamin (Editor), Lalou, Richard (Editor), Sanni, Mouftaou Amadou (Editor), Oumarou, Amadou (Editor), Arame Soumaré, Mame (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Marseille IRD Éditions 2017
• Series: Synthèses
• Subjects: Sustainability; agriculture; climatic change; risk; rural communities
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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 t...