Harnessing indigenous knowledge and practices for effective adaptation in the Sahel

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Abomey-Calavien_US
cg.contributor.affiliationClim-Eaten_US
cg.contributor.donorWorld Banken_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierRobert Zougmore: 0000-0002-6215-4852en_US
cg.creator.identifierPhilip Thornton: 0000-0002-1854-0182en_US
cg.creator.identifierAlcade C. Segnon: 0000-0001-9751-120Xen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2023.101389en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1877-3435en_US
cg.journalCurrent Opinion in Environmental Sustainabilityen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen_US
cg.volume65en_US
dc.contributor.authorZougmoré, Robert B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSegnon, Alcade Christelen_US
dc.contributor.authorThornton, Philip K.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-06T09:20:43Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-12-06T09:20:43Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/135055en_US
dc.titleHarnessing indigenous knowledge and practices for effective adaptation in the Sahelen_US
dcterms.abstractThe Sahel region of West Africa has experienced some of the most severe multidecadal rainfall variability over the past 50 years. Based on recollections of the past and observations of the present, local communities in the Sahel have developed extensive knowledge and understanding of their environment and climate that enables them to harness ecosystem services to support their livelihoods and survive environmental changes. Recent literature indicated that farmers’ knowledge and perceptions of changes in the local climate are largely consistent with observed meteorological data, except for the more heterogeneous precipitation change. This understanding of changes in their environment combined with their indigenous knowledge can be particularly useful in data-sparse regions such as the Sahel. This review highlights the importance of indigenous knowledge in enabling effective adaptation in the Sahel and beyond. It outlines some future research avenues for fostering indigenous knowledge-based adaptation, including addressing barriers to mainstreaming of indigenous knowledge into climate research and policy.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2023-11-30en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationZougmore, R.; Segnon, A.C.; Thornton, P. (2023) Harnessing indigenous knowledge and practices for effective adaptation in the Sahel. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 65: 101389. ISSN: 1877-3435en_US
dcterms.extent101389en_US
dcterms.issued2023en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherElsevieren_US
dcterms.subjectclimate change adaptationen_US
dcterms.subjectsahelen_US
dcterms.subjectdroughten_US
dcterms.subjectindigenous peoples' knowledge-indigenous knowledgeen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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