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Coping with climate variability and change in research for development targeting West Africa: Need for paradigm changes

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Title Coping with climate variability and change in research for development targeting West Africa: Need for paradigm changes
 
Creator Herrmann, L
Gabriela, B I
van Mourik, T
Traore, P C S
Oumarou, H M
Traore, K
Ouedraogo, Mahama
Naab, J
 
Subject Climate change
 
Description Climate change and variability impact on agriculture in the West African Semi-Arid
Tropics (WASAT). At present WASAT farmers are most concerned by climate
variability which shows the greatest consequences towards the northern drier end of
the region. Relative variability, number of existential droughts, species loss and
variety turnover are highest there. This paper presents experiences made and
approaches developed in the framework of a Research for Development (R4D) project
aiming at preparing WASAT farmers to deal with climate constraints. It is argued that
agro-phytodiversity management is a reasonable approach to deal with climate
variability but that it needs better social organisation to conserve a sufficient number of
crops and varieties. Optimised participation and empowerment of farmers in the R4D
continuum leads to faster progress with respect to innovation testing, adaptation and
sustainable adoption.
 
Publisher John Libbey Eurotext
 
Date 2013
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/7692/1/Secheresse_2013_24_294-303.pdf
Herrmann, L and Gabriela, B I and van Mourik, T and Traore, P C S and Oumarou, H M and Traore, K and Ouedraogo, Mahama and Naab, J (2013) Coping with climate variability and change in research for development targeting West Africa: Need for paradigm changes. Secheresse, 24. pp. 294-303. ISSN 1147-7806