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CR 19:133-147 (2001)
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Abstract
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Historical and human dimensions of climate variability and water resource constraint in the Senegal River Valley
John Magistro1,*, Medou Lo2
1International Development Enterprises, 10403 West Colfax Avenue, Suite 500, Lakewood, Colorado 80215, USA
2Centre de Suivi Ecologique, Rue Léon Go ntran Damas, Fann Résidence, BP15532 Dakar, Senegal
*E-mail: jmagistro@ideorg.org
ABSTRACT: This paper provides a case study from the northern Senegal wetlands documenting trends in inter-annual and seasonal climate variability during the past century as well as human vulnerability and adaptation to anomalous climate events. A secular
decline in precipitation during the past 3 decades has resulted in the construction of 2 dams on the Senegal River in the 1980s and an interstate river basin development strategy to develop hydroelectricity, irrigation farming, and a navigable waterway.
Current agro-ecological production systems dependent on a seasonal riparian flood cycle could be curtailed in trying to meet these development objectives. Two hydrological time flow series illustrating the importance of inter-annual and seasonal climate
variability for the region are used to weigh the costs and benefits of competing water use scenarios for end users.
KEY WORDS: Adaptation · Climate variability · Human dimensions · Senegal River Valley · Dams · Water resources
Full text in pdf format
Published in CR Vol.
19, No. 2
(2001) on December 4
Print ISSN: 0936-577X; Online ISSN: 1616-1572.
Copyright © Inter-Research, Oldendorf/Luhe, 2001
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