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VOL. 10, ISSUE 2 (2024)
Climate migrants in the Senegal River Delta: The case of Fulani pastoralists
Authors
Abdoulaye Alassane BA, Abdoulaye NGOM
Abstract
Within the various categories of migrants
observed in the contemporary migratory landscape of Senegal, a particular type,
little studied, is embedded, known as climate migrants. This article focuses on
such migrants, taking the Senegal River Delta in the northwest of the country
as the observation site, where agriculture, particularly extensive farming,
fishing, and forestry, constitute the main economic activities. The analyses
are developed based on ethnographic data collected between 2022 and 2023 as part
of a doctoral research project. The results support the idea that climate
change imposes impoverishing challenges on many pastoralists. To survive and
potentially thrive within pastoralism, a significant portion, notably the
Fulani, migrates within the country and abroad, particularly to Mauritania,
where the Haalpulaar people form the second largest ethnic group,
overrepresented on the Mauritanian right bank of the Senegal River.
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Pages:64-68
How to cite this article:
Abdoulaye Alassane BA, Abdoulaye NGOM "Climate migrants in the Senegal River Delta: The case of Fulani pastoralists". International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research, Vol 10, Issue 2, 2024, Pages 64-68
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