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Differential household vulnerability to climatic and non-climatic stressors in semi-arid areas of Mali, West Africa

author(s)

Segnon, A.C., E. Totin, R.B. Zougmoré, J.C. Lokossou, M. Thompson-Hall, B.O. Ofori, E.G. Achigan-Dako, and C. Gordon.
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regions
  • Western Africa
  • Mali
citation

Alcade C. Segnon, Edmond Totin, Robert B. Zougmoré, Jourdain C. Lokossou, Mary Thompson-Hall, Benjamin O. Ofori, Enoch G. Achigan-Dako & Christopher Gordon (2021) Differential household vulnerability to climatic and non-climatic stressors in semi-arid areas of Mali, West Africa, Climate and Development, 13:8, 697-712, DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2020.1855097

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Abstract

Semi-Arid Regions (SARs) of West Africa are considered climate change “hotspots” where strong ecological, economic and social impacts converge to make socio-ecological systems particularly vulnerable. While both climatic and non-climatic drivers interact across scales to influence vulnerability, traditionally, this inter-connectedness has received little attention in vulnerability assessments in the region. This study adopted the vulnerability patterns framework, operationalized using the Multidimensional Livelihood Vulnerability approach to include both climatic and non-climatic stressors to analyze differential household vulnerability in SARs of Mali. 

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