The effects of climate change-induced flooding on harvest failure in Burkina Faso: case study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Climate change leads to more frequent and severe extreme weather events including floods, heatwaves, heavy rainfalls, and droughts. In contrast to the majority of research on weather extremes in sub-Saharan Africa, which focus primarily on how a lack of rainfall causes droughts, this paper aims to elucidate the effect of flooding on harvest failure in rural Burkina Faso.

Methods

We conducted a case study in north-western Nouna, Burkina Faso, between August and December 2021 covering a study population of n = 180 participants. The study comprised four components: (i) interviews with farmers (n = 180) on whether any of their fields had been inundated and if so, on harvest loss on these fields; (ii) determining the feasibility of using Sentinel-2 satell

SUBMITTER: Muller C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10442567 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature