When climate changes are causing caraban turmoil through coastal erosion, salinization of soils and waters

Abstract

The coast of the southern part of Senegal, like other parts of the country, has been suffering in recent years from the harmful effects of global warming. The purpose of this work is therefore to analyse the implications of climate change on Carabane Island through coastal erosion and salinisation of agricultural land and water. The approach adopted mobilizes a methodological corpus based on both documentary research and field work conducted from 05 to 08/12/2018, which includes a focus group, individual interviews with various targets and direct observations in an immersion context. The information collected indicates that sea-level rise and significant rainfall decrease in the context of climate change are mainly reflected in accelerated coastal erosion, salinization of water, loss and degradation of soil and erosion of biodiversity on the island of Carabane. The result is food insecurity, which generates migration for livelihoods, the difficulty of providing safe drinking water, and the increased threat to tourism potential.