Economic impacts of climate change on farmers in nioro du rip, senegal : an integrated assessment

• Climatechangeisprojectedtoaggravatethechallengesalreadyfaced bySub-SaharanAfrica’s(SSA)smallholderfarmers. • Changes in rainfall levels and distribution, in addition to a rise in temperatureareexpected tonegativelyaffect thegrowingconditions andthusthepotentialyieldsofmanycropsinSSA. • InSenegal,climatechangeincreasestheuncertaintyof theonsetof the rainyseason,andthetotalamountanddistributionof therains(Seneet al.,2006).Recentstudieshavealsosuggestedpossiblefuturedeclinein rainfallandanincreaseinairtemperature(Funketal.,2012). • These projected changes inclimate and the subsequent impact on yieldswouldcertainlyaggravate the foodsecuritystatusandpoverty levelsofsmallholderswhoselivelihoodsaredependentonagriculture. • Theobjectiveof this study is toexamine theseeconomic impactsof futureclimateonthelivelihoodof farmpopulations intheNioroareaof Senegal.