Summary and conclusions [In West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis]

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dc.creatorJalloh, Abdulai
dc.creatorFaye, Mbène Dièye
dc.creatorRoy-Macauley, Harold
dc.creatorSérémé, Paco
dc.creatorZougmoré, Robert
dc.creatorThomas, Timothy S.
dc.creatorNelson, Gerald C.
dc.date2013
dc.date2024-10-01T13:56:18Z
dc.date2024-10-01T13:56:18Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:22:48Z
dc.descriptionClimate variability is a reality that is affecting rural livelihoods in West Africa today and presenting a growing challenge in the region, as in many other parts of the African continent and elsewhere. Climate change will have far-reaching consequences for the poor and marginalized groups among which the majority depend on agriculture for their livelihoods and have a lower capacity to adapt. Weather-related crop failures, fishery collapses, and livestock deaths in addition to losses of property are already causing economic losses and undermining food security in West Africa. This situation is likely to become more desperate and to threaten the survival of the majority of poor farmers as global warming continues. Feeding the increasing populations in a subregion with one of the highest rates of population growth in the world requires radical transformation of a largely underdeveloped agriculture over the next four decades. A major challenge is increasing agricultural production among resource-poor farmers without exacerbating environmental problems and simultaneously coping with climate change.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/153464
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/102632
dc.languageen
dc.languagefr
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceJalloh, Abdulai; Faye, Mbène Dièye; Roy-Macauley, Harold; Sérémé, Paco; Zougmoré, Robert; Thomas, Timothy S. and Nelson, Gerald C. 2013. Summary and conclusions. In West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis. Chapter 14. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153464
dc.subjectcrops
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjecteconomic development
dc.subjectagricultural development
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectresource management
dc.subjectagricultural policies
dc.titleSummary and conclusions [In West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis]
dc.typeBook Chapter

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