[ Impacts environnementaux et socio-économiques des Bassins de Collecte des Eaux de Ruissellement (BCER) Ecologiques, en irrigation d’appoint: Cas de la zone d’intervention du Projet BEOG PUUTO ]
Volume 43, Issue 2, August 2024, Pages 513–541
I. Georgette Ouedraogo Tientiga1, Mahamadi Zoundi2, and Joachim Bonkungou3
1 Cadre supérieur, Direction générale des aménagements hydroagricoles et du développement de l’irrigation, Burkina Faso
2 Doctorant, Université Abdou Moumouni, École Doctorale des Lettres, Art Sciences de l’Homme et de la Société, Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherche sur les Territoires Sahélo-Sahariens (LERTESS), FLSH, B.P. 418 Niamey, Niger
3 Chercheur, Institut de l’Environnement et des Recherches Agricoles (INERA), Centre de Recherches Environnementales, Agricoles et de Formation (CREAF) Kamboinsé, BP: 476, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
Original language: French
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This study analyzes the environmental impacts of ecological BCERs on local ecosystems, their socio-economic impacts both in terms of improving income and food and nutritional security. It was conducted on the basis of surveys carried out with thirty (30) producers benefiting from said BCERs, including two (02) women. The Kobotoolbox mobile application was used for data collection. The data collected was exported to EXCEL software for processing and analysis. The analysis of the survey data made it possible to identify enormous trends in positive impacts linked to the main impacts studied. On the environmental level, respondents are unanimous on the fact that BECRs improve soil fertility, 97% believe that they allow better resilience to climate variability. The increase in productivity and income by more than 50% as well as the securing of production as affirmed by 100% of respondents, are some results recorded on the socio-economic level. The second important point concerns a case study which made it possible to develop an operating account of a respondent, illustrating the financial profitability of the ecological BCER. This forecast operating account reveals that from the third year, the cash flow (2,387,835 FCFA) largely covers the investment cost of the BCER which is estimated at 1,800,000 CFA francs. Some negative effects were noted in particular on the social level. They are linked to the risks of drowning of children that could be caused by the installation of the BECR. In light of the results, a proposal for improvement was made to the administrative authorities and their partners involved in the BCER issue. This, in order to deepen the analysis of this theme in terms of securing BECR structures, their economic and ecological profitability for a better approach to the subject.
Author Keywords: Ecological BCER, Supplementary irrigation, Climate change, climate variability, Burkina Faso.
Volume 43, Issue 2, August 2024, Pages 513–541
I. Georgette Ouedraogo Tientiga1, Mahamadi Zoundi2, and Joachim Bonkungou3
1 Cadre supérieur, Direction générale des aménagements hydroagricoles et du développement de l’irrigation, Burkina Faso
2 Doctorant, Université Abdou Moumouni, École Doctorale des Lettres, Art Sciences de l’Homme et de la Société, Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherche sur les Territoires Sahélo-Sahariens (LERTESS), FLSH, B.P. 418 Niamey, Niger
3 Chercheur, Institut de l’Environnement et des Recherches Agricoles (INERA), Centre de Recherches Environnementales, Agricoles et de Formation (CREAF) Kamboinsé, BP: 476, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
Original language: French
Copyright © 2024 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This study analyzes the environmental impacts of ecological BCERs on local ecosystems, their socio-economic impacts both in terms of improving income and food and nutritional security. It was conducted on the basis of surveys carried out with thirty (30) producers benefiting from said BCERs, including two (02) women. The Kobotoolbox mobile application was used for data collection. The data collected was exported to EXCEL software for processing and analysis. The analysis of the survey data made it possible to identify enormous trends in positive impacts linked to the main impacts studied. On the environmental level, respondents are unanimous on the fact that BECRs improve soil fertility, 97% believe that they allow better resilience to climate variability. The increase in productivity and income by more than 50% as well as the securing of production as affirmed by 100% of respondents, are some results recorded on the socio-economic level. The second important point concerns a case study which made it possible to develop an operating account of a respondent, illustrating the financial profitability of the ecological BCER. This forecast operating account reveals that from the third year, the cash flow (2,387,835 FCFA) largely covers the investment cost of the BCER which is estimated at 1,800,000 CFA francs. Some negative effects were noted in particular on the social level. They are linked to the risks of drowning of children that could be caused by the installation of the BECR. In light of the results, a proposal for improvement was made to the administrative authorities and their partners involved in the BCER issue. This, in order to deepen the analysis of this theme in terms of securing BECR structures, their economic and ecological profitability for a better approach to the subject.
Author Keywords: Ecological BCER, Supplementary irrigation, Climate change, climate variability, Burkina Faso.
Abstract: (french)
Cette étude analyse les impacts environnementaux des BCER écologiques sur les écosystèmes locaux, leurs impacts socio-économiques tant sur le plan de l’amélioration des revenus que de la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle. Elle a été conduite sur la base d’enquêtes réalisées auprès de trente (30) producteurs bénéficiaires desdits BCER dont deux (02) femmes. L’application mobile Kobotoolbox a été utilisée pour la collecte des données. Les données collectées ont été exportées sur le logiciel EXCEL pour le traitement et l’analyse. L’analyse des données d’enquêtes a permis d’identifier d’énormes tendances d’impacts positives en lien avec les principaux impacts étudiés. Sur le plan environnemental, les répondants sont unanimes sur le fait que les BECR améliorent la fertilité des sols, 97% estiment qu’ils permettent une meilleure résilience face aux variabilités climatiques. L’accroissement de la productivité et des revenus à plus de 50% ainsi que la sécurisation de la production comme affirmée par 100% des répondants, sont quelques résultats enregistrés sur le plan socio-économique. Le second point important concerne une étude de cas qui a permis d’élaborer un compte d’exploitation d’un répondant, illustrant la rentabilité financière du BCER écologique. Ce compte d’exploitation prévisionnel révèle que dès la troisième année, le cash-flow (2 387 835 FCFA) couvre largement le coût d’investissement du BCER qui est estimé à 1 800 000 francs CFA. Quelques effets négatifs ont été constatés en particulier sur le plan social. Ils sont liés aux risques de noyades des enfants que pourrait provoquer l’installation des BECR. A la lumière des résultats, une proposition d’amélioration a été faite à l’endroit des autorités administratives et leurs partenaires impliqués dans la problématique des BCER. Ceci, dans le but d’approfondir l’analyse de cette thématique sur le plan de la sécurisation des ouvrages BECR, de leur rentabilité économique et écologique pour une meilleure approche du sujet.
Author Keywords: BCER écologiques, Irrigation d’appoint, Changement climatique, variabilité climatique, Burkina Faso.
How to Cite this Article
I. Georgette Ouedraogo Tientiga, Mahamadi Zoundi, and Joachim Bonkungou, “Environmental and socio-economic impacts of ecological runoff water collection basins (BCERs) in supplementary irrigation: The case of the BEOG PUUTO project intervention area,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 513–541, August 2024.
