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Spatial organization and adaptation strategy to drought of the nomads of the Arguin Bench National Park |
Science et changements planétaires / Sécheresse. Volume 19, Number 4, 245-51, octobre-novembre-décembre 2008, Article de recherche
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Author(s) : Aminata Correra, Jean-Claude Lefeuvre, Bernard Faye |
Summary : The Arguin Bench National Park (National Park Banc d’Arguin, NPBA), with a surface of 12,000 km
2 situated on both sides of the twentieth parallel and running over 180 km along the Atlantic littoral of Mauritania is composed of both maritime and land areas. The land area is part of the Tasiast, a pastoral region for many centuries. After representing one of the main steps of the Mauritanian nomadic transhumance for a long time, for several decennials and more particularly over the last 70-80 years, the pastoral potential of this territory has decreased. Rivers have, the number of wells and their flow have decreased after regular droughts occurring in the NPBA as throughout Mauritania. This climatic failure has led to irregularity of pasture lands along with disaffection by a wide part of the nomadic population and their herds. The pastoralist population linked to the Park territory has adopted a strategy adapted to the drought. This strategy is based on: 1) herd mobility\; 2) zoning in small groups managed by shepherds and/or some members of the owner’s family\; 3) a range extension covering four regions (Adrar, Inchiri, Zemmour et Trarza)\; 4) feeding supplementation for animals (wheat, mil sometimes)\; 5) and diversification of human activities: fishing and tourist camp management. |
Keywords : adaptation, drought, pastoralist population |
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