[ Effets de la vulnérabilité des transhumants face au changement climatique sur leur moyens d’existence en Afrique de l’Ouest: Cas du Nord-Bénin ]
Volume 45, Issue 1, March 2025, Pages 257–269
Janvier Egah1, Milka Grâce Djakpa2, Marcel Dato3, and Néhémie Kotobiodjo4
1 Laboratoire Société-Environnement, Université de Parakou, Benin
2 Laboratoire Société-Environnement, Université de Parakou, Benin
3 Laboratoire Société-Environnement, Université de Parakou, Benin
4 Laboratoire Société-Environnement, Université de Parakou, Benin
Original language: French
Copyright © 2025 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.
The article analyzed the effects of vulnerability of transhumant herders to climate change on their livelihood in the North- Benin. A total of 100 herders were surveyed. Data such as perceptions of the manifestations of climate change, the socio-economic characteristics of transhumant herders, the impact of climate risks on livelihoods and livelihoods, the degree of vulnerability of transhumant herders and its determinants, etc. were collected during group and individual interviews using an interview guide and questionnaire. Data were analyzed using discourse analysis, sensitivity matrix, descriptive statistics and linear regression. Reduced rainfall, excessive heat during the day, irregular rainfall, early cessation of rainfall, pockets of drought, excessive heat at night, poor rainfall distribution and late onset of rains are the main perceptions of the manifestations of climate change in Nord-Benin. Flooding, drought and excessive heat are the climatic risks that have the greatest impact on livelihoods, according to the herders. Age and widowhood help to reduce the vulnerability of transhumant herders to climate change. On the other hand, traditional religion and years of experience increase the degree of vulnerability of transhumant herders to climate change. It therefore seems important to take age and widowhood into account to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change on transhumant herders.
Author Keywords: perception, vulnerability, climate change, transhumant, West Africa.
Volume 45, Issue 1, March 2025, Pages 257–269
Janvier Egah1, Milka Grâce Djakpa2, Marcel Dato3, and Néhémie Kotobiodjo4
1 Laboratoire Société-Environnement, Université de Parakou, Benin
2 Laboratoire Société-Environnement, Université de Parakou, Benin
3 Laboratoire Société-Environnement, Université de Parakou, Benin
4 Laboratoire Société-Environnement, Université de Parakou, Benin
Original language: French
Copyright © 2025 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
The article analyzed the effects of vulnerability of transhumant herders to climate change on their livelihood in the North- Benin. A total of 100 herders were surveyed. Data such as perceptions of the manifestations of climate change, the socio-economic characteristics of transhumant herders, the impact of climate risks on livelihoods and livelihoods, the degree of vulnerability of transhumant herders and its determinants, etc. were collected during group and individual interviews using an interview guide and questionnaire. Data were analyzed using discourse analysis, sensitivity matrix, descriptive statistics and linear regression. Reduced rainfall, excessive heat during the day, irregular rainfall, early cessation of rainfall, pockets of drought, excessive heat at night, poor rainfall distribution and late onset of rains are the main perceptions of the manifestations of climate change in Nord-Benin. Flooding, drought and excessive heat are the climatic risks that have the greatest impact on livelihoods, according to the herders. Age and widowhood help to reduce the vulnerability of transhumant herders to climate change. On the other hand, traditional religion and years of experience increase the degree of vulnerability of transhumant herders to climate change. It therefore seems important to take age and widowhood into account to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change on transhumant herders.
Author Keywords: perception, vulnerability, climate change, transhumant, West Africa.
Abstract: (french)
L’article a analysé les effets de la vulnérabilité des transhumants au changement climatique sur leurs moyens d’existence au Nord-Bénin. Au total, 100 transhumants ont été enquêtés dans les communes de Sinendé et de Gogonou. Les perceptions sur les manifestations du changement climatique, les caractéristiques socioéconomiques des transhumants, les incidences des risques climatiques sur les moyens et les modes d’existence, le degré de vulnérabilité des transhumants et ses déterminants, etc. ont été collectés lors des focus groups et des entretiens individuels à l’aide d’un guide d’entretien et du questionnaire. Les données ont été analysées à l’aide de l’analyse de discours, de la matrice de sensibilité, de la statistique descriptive et de la régression linéaire. La baisse des pluies, la chaleur excessive en journée, l’irrégularité des pluies, l’arrêt précoce des pluies, les poches de sécheresse, la chaleur excessive les nuits, la mauvaise répartition des pluies et le démarrage tardif des pluies sont les principales perceptions des manifestations du changement climatique. L’inondation, la sécheresse et les chaleurs excessives sont les risques climatiques qui ont plus d’impact sur les modes d’existence selon les transhumants enquêtés. L’âge et le veuvage contribuent à l’atténuation de la vulnérabilité des transhumants face aux affres du changement climatique. Par contre, la religion traditionnelle et le nombre d’années d’expérience aggravent le degré de vulnérabilité des transhumants face au changement climatique. Il paraît donc important de tenir compte de l’âge et du veuvage pour atténuer les conséquences négatives du changement climatique sur les transhumants.
Author Keywords: perception, vulnérabilité, changement climatique, transhumant, Afrique de l’Ouest.
How to Cite this Article
Janvier Egah, Milka Grâce Djakpa, Marcel Dato, and Néhémie Kotobiodjo, “Effects of vulnerability of transhumant herders to climate change on their livelihood in West Africa: Case of North-Benin,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 257–269, March 2025.
