Human Vulnerability to Climate Variability in the Sahel: Farmers’ Adaptation Strategies in Northern Burkina Faso
@article{Barbier2009HumanVT, title={Human Vulnerability to Climate Variability in the Sahel: Farmers’ Adaptation Strategies in Northern Burkina Faso}, author={Bruno Barbier and Hamma Yacouba and Harouna Karambiri and Malicki Zorom{\'e} and Blaise Som{\'e}}, journal={Environmental Management}, year={2009}, volume={43}, pages={790-803} }
In this study, the authors investigate farmers’ vulnerability to climate variability and evaluate local adoption of technology and farmers’ perceptions of adaptation strategies to rainfall variability and policies. A survey was conducted in a community in northern Burkina Faso following the crop failure of 2004. In 2006, following a better harvest, another survey was conducted to compare farmers’ actions and reactions during two contrasted rainy seasons. The results confirm that farmers from…
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