Title: The role of farmers' perceptions in coping with climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa

Authors: Sadia Chérif; Walter Leal Filho; Ulisses M. Azeiteiro

Addresses: Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University Alassane Ouattara, 13 B.P. 1476 Abidjan 13, Côte d'Ivoire ' School of Sciences and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD, UK ' Departamento de Biologia and CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal

Abstract: Global climate change represents one of the most important challenges of modern times, and policy makers have a crucial role to play in the definition of policies to tackle it. In terms of Africa, the priority is to explore the means to help African policy makers - at the national level - to deal with uncertainties relating to climate change. This also includes assistance in defining the right adaptation policies. Indeed, among specific stakeholders such as farmers, perceptions of climate change are translated into decisions pertaining to agricultural practice and with regard to their autonomous adaptation strategies. These should, ideally, be based on sound scientific information so as to positively impact them.

Keywords: rural communities; perceptions; strategies of adaptation; public policies; Sub-Saharan Africa.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGW.2017.084793

International Journal of Global Warming, 2017 Vol.12 No.3/4, pp.483 - 498

Received: 14 Oct 2015
Accepted: 27 May 2016
Published online: 29 Jun 2017 *

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