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DOI	10.3389/fclim.2024.1330025
	Vulnerability and resilience in the face of climate changes in Senegal's drylands: measurement at the household level and determinant assessment
	Yessoufou, Adjani Nourou-Dine; Kumar, Shalander; Houessionon, Prosper; Worou, Omonlola Nadine; Wane, Abdrahmane; Whitbread, Anthony
发表日期	2024
EISSN	2624-9553
起始页码	6
卷号	6
英文摘要	The resilience capacity of smallholder households is one of the main drivers of their ability to continue to farm and make investments in the fragile dryland regions. This paper aims to assess the resilience profile of smallholder farmers in the face of climate change and the factors influencing it in three dryland sub-regions of Senegal, namely, Louga, Kaffrine, and Thies. We developed a composite index of climate resilience (CICR) using data on farmers' perceptions of climate variability and their perceived ability to withstand, adapt, and bounce back in the event of climatic shocks. Drought, strong winds, and soil fertility decline because of climate change emerged as the main climate hazards impacting smallholder farming systems. The CICR value ranged from -2 for the most vulnerable households to +2 for the most resilient households. On average, all the households were found to be vulnerable, with an average CICR value of -0.2. The LOUGA region was the most vulnerable, with an average CICR value of -0.36, followed by THIES (-0.2). The KAFFRINE region was relatively less vulnerable, with a CICR value of -0.1. Ordered logit model estimates show that the chances of improving CICR decrease with the increase of the household head's age until 59 years. Access to training on climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices and climate information appeared to have the potential to increase by 171% the chance of the household improving its resilience status. Analysis also shows that one more woman working off-farm or in-home gardening has the potential to multiply by four times the chances of households being more resilient. This highlights the importance of empowering women to enhance household resilience to climate change. The off-farm revenue increased the chance to improve the resilience status of the farm household by 62% and the receipt of transfer revenue by 50%. This study provides a robust method for quantifying resilience or wellbeing and its drivers and enriches our understanding of the resilience ability of farmers to climate change in a West African context. It can be useful in designing effective adaptation interventions and improving the overall wellbeing of smallholder farmers.
英文关键词	smallholders resilience; vulnerability; climate change; adaptation; Senegal
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS记录号	WOS:001205165700001
来源期刊	FRONTIERS IN CLIMATE
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/308712
作者单位	CGIAR; International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid-Tropics (ICRISAT)
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yessoufou, Adjani Nourou-Dine,Kumar, Shalander,Houessionon, Prosper,et al. Vulnerability and resilience in the face of climate changes in Senegal's drylands: measurement at the household level and determinant assessment[J],2024,6.
APA	Yessoufou, Adjani Nourou-Dine,Kumar, Shalander,Houessionon, Prosper,Worou, Omonlola Nadine,Wane, Abdrahmane,&Whitbread, Anthony.(2024).Vulnerability and resilience in the face of climate changes in Senegal's drylands: measurement at the household level and determinant assessment.FRONTIERS IN CLIMATE,6.
MLA	Yessoufou, Adjani Nourou-Dine,et al."Vulnerability and resilience in the face of climate changes in Senegal's drylands: measurement at the household level and determinant assessment".FRONTIERS IN CLIMATE 6(2024).