Cultural barriers to climate change adaptation: A case study from Northern Burkina Faso

Jonas Østergaard Nielsen; Anette Reenberg

Cultural barriers to climate change adaptation: A case study from Northern Burkina Faso

Jonas Østergaard Nielsen, Anette Reenberg

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Abstract

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: labour migration, working for development projects, gardening, and the engagement of women in economic activities.

Original language	English
Journal	Global Environmental Change
Volume	20
Pages (from-to)	142-152
ISSN	0959-3780
Publication status	Published - Feb 2010

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