Project
Management of river systems for the future/La gestion des systemes fluviaux pour l’avenir
Details
Project Code:
RIVERS/GSFA
Start Date:
2010/11/01
End Date:
2015
CRSP Phase:
Phase 1
Budget:
$79,775
Countries:
Senegal
Participants
Lead University:
Syracuse University
Other Partners:
Institut d'Economie Rural, Mali; Laboratorie des Mecanismes et Transfers en Geologie, Mali (Mali); Institut Senegalaise de Recherches Agricoles, Senegal (Senegal); Texas A&M University; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Near East Foundation; Cooperative League of the U.S.A. (US)
Principal Investigator(s):
John McPeak
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
Jay Angerer; Matthew Turner
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Overview
In response to increased conflict between mobile livestock producers and rice farmers, GSFA/ RIVERS is predicting the impact of climate change on vegetation in the Niger and Senegal River floodplains. This ecosystem supports livestock production through forage and rice cultivation. GSFA/RIVERS will enhance food security for and reduce conflicts between rice farmers and pastoralists by identifying areas where conversion to rice cultivation may be least disruptive to livestock production and movements of pastoralists and their livestock.
Objectives
1. Understand vegetative impact of climate change in riverine systems 2. Estimate the costs/benefits of converting land to irrigated rice cultivation in riverine systems 3. Document transhumance patterns in multiple communities using riverine resources
Outcomes
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