Dynamiques sociocommunautaires de gestion des risques climatiques par les agropasteurs dans les terroirs riverains du Parc W, au Nord-Bénin (original) (raw)

Rangelands have undergone drastic deterioration in recent decades due to environmental changes and anthropogenic factors. The protected areas and their surrounding ecosystems, spaces coveted by both herders and farmers are areas of inter-professional clashes, despite the formal regulations that are being exerted. The present study in northeastern Benin aims at analyzing the socio-communal dynamics happening in pastoralist communities in order to respond to the major challenges of pastoral farming. A socio-anthropological approach based on cattle herds monitoring and an analysis in terms of sustainable livelihoods and social capital have been used. Semi-structured interviews and field observations have been implemented in pastoral communities bordering W Park. The findings of this study reveal the rise of socio-communal dynamics of climate risks management alongside individual strategies of pastoral resources access, rooted on social networks. Some plant species mobilized through ind...