期刊
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
卷 20, 期 1, 页码 142-152出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2009.10.002
关键词
Climate change; Adaptation; Cultural barriers; Sahel; Fulbe
资金
- Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Research
- African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA)
- European Community's Sixth Framework Research Programme
Human adaptation to climate change is a heterogeneous process influenced by more than economic and technological development. It is increasingly acknowledged in the adaptation to climate change literature that factors such as class, gender and culture play a large role when adaptation strategies are either chosen or rejected at the local scale. This paper explores adaptation strategies by focusing on livelihood diversification in the face of the most recent of recurrent droughts in the Sahel. It is shown that for Fulbe, one of the two main ethnic groups in the small village in Northern Burkina Faso studied, culture acts as a major barrier to embracing four of the most successful livelihood strategies: tabour migration, working for development projects, gardening, and the engagement of women in economic activities. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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