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• TITLE: Socioenvironmental Drivers of Farmers’ Perceptions of Climate Change Risk in Agroforestry Parklands of West Atacora in Benin (West Africa)

  AUTHORS: Amos Baninwain Nambima, Thierry Dèhouégnon Houehanou, Narcisse Yehouenou, Dowo Michée Adjacou, Abdul Sodick Alassiri, Gérard Gouwakinnou

  KEYWORDS: Climate Change Risk, Local Ecological Knowledge, Socio-Demographic Characteristics, Benin, West Africa

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Ecology, Vol.14 No.1, January 25, 2024

  ABSTRACT: Throughout the world, climate change is threatening the human population. In West Africa, smallholder farmers in indigenous agricultural societies typically hold considerable knowledge. Therefore, this study was conducted in West Atacora of Benin Republic to assess the drivers of farmers’ perceptions of climate change risk. We used a random sampling technique to select 360 households’ heads who were interviewed regarding different climate change risks perception. Binomial logistic regression was used to assess the drivers of farmers’ perceptions of climate change risks. The results showed that the farmers in drier areas had a higher perception of the global risk of climate change than those in humid areas. The same trend was observed for the seven different individual’s climate change risk investigated. The study identified also membership of farm organizations as main sociodemographic characteristic that explains farmers’ perception of climate change risk perception. These findings are helpful tools to sensitize the local people on climate change risk and cope with the risk in agricultural lands.