The Impact of Climate Change on Drylands: With a Focus on West AfricaTon Dietz, R. Ruben, A. Verhagen Springer Science & Business Media, 22 juin 2004 - 465 pages Sahelian West Africa has recovered from the disastrous droughts of the 1970s and 1980s. People have learned to adapt to risk and uncertainty in fragile dryland environments. They, as well as global change scientists, are worried about the impact of climate change on these West African drylands. What do the experiences of the last thirty years say about the preparedness for higher temperatures, lower rainfall, and even more variability? Detailed studies on Dryland West Africa as a whole, and on Burkina Faso, Mali and Northern Ghana in particular show an advanced coping behaviour and increased adaptation, but also major differences in vulnerability and coping potential. Climate change preparedness programmes have only just started and require more robust support, and more specific social targeting, for a population which is rapidly growing, even more rapidly urbanising, and further integrating in a globalised economy. This book is the first of its kind with a comprehensive analysis of climate change experiences in West African drylands, with attention for pathways of change and the diversity of adaptation options available. This book is of interest to scientists studying global and climate change, especially dealing with issues of adaptation. Social scientists, economists, geographers and policy makers concerned with West Africa should also read this book. |
Table des matières
THE ICCD RESEARCH | 3 |
A CLASSIFICATION | 19 |
CLIMATE CHANGE IN DRYLAND WEST AFRICA? | 27 |
UNCERTAINCIES IN MODELLING CLIMATE CHANGE | 33 |
CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS FOR DRYLAND WEST | 42 |
SAHELIAN LIVELIHOODS ON THE REBOUND | 60 |
POPULATION DYNAMICS | 79 |
COTTON AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN WEST AFRICA | 97 |
LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENT | 267 |
SOME COMMENTS ON PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION | 292 |
URBANRURAL LINKAGES AND CLIMATIC VARIABILITY | 301 |
CLIMATE DETERIORATION AND REGIONAL SPECIFICITY | 323 |
THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIOCULTURAL DIFFERENCES | 340 |
CLIMATE VARIABILITY RISK COPING AND AGRARIAN | 365 |
CLIMATE CHANGE AND MANAGEMENT | 385 |
CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND EARLY WARNING | 396 |
A LITERATURE SURVEY ABOUT RISK | 116 |
B CASES FROM THE SUBHUMID AND SEMIARID ZONES | 147 |
PATHWAYS TO MITIGATE CLIMATE VARIABILITY | 173 |
RESPONSES TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN THE KAYA | 207 |
CHANGE AND ADAPTATION IN A LIVESTOCKPRODUCING | 242 |
CLIMATE CHANGE PREPAREDNESS IN WEST AFRICA | 403 |
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Colour Section | 451 |
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The Impact of Climate Change on Drylands: With a Focus on West Africa A.J. Dietz,R. Ruben,A. Verhagen Aucun aperçu disponible - 2010 |
The Impact of Climate Change on Drylands A. J. Dietz,R. Ruben,Jan Verhagen Aucun aperçu disponible - 2014 |