PEASANT PERCEPTIONS OF CLIMATIC DISTURBANCES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SANTCHOU IN WEST REGION OF .....

Peasant ethno-meteorological perspectives of climate change in the Municipality of Santchou are examples of local knowledge based on lived experiences that can be used to explain and comprehend recent climate change. This peasant knowledge of climate change was tapped utilising socio-anthropological inquiry instruments and procedures (interview and questionnaire) on 309 randomly selected homes, as well as climatological data analysis (average annual temperatures and precipitation). The replies from the farmers were analysed using descriptive statistics and Multiple Correspondence Analysis. The findings suggest that peasants in the Santchou Municipality experience climate changes differently depending on their age group and degree of education; however, no significant differences are found based on sex or geographical location. At the conclusion of the study, almost all peasants, 96 percent (all categories of peasants), believe that average annual temperatures are rising, 92 percent believe that floods are occurring more frequently, 89 percent believe that rains are not evenly distributed, 84 percent believe that rains are disappearing out of season, and 75 percent believe that agricultural yields are declining. As a result, the peasants of the Municipality of Santchou have a clear perception of climatic disturbances in their area, and these perceptions are much more dependent on age (local seniority) and level of understanding of the phenomenon than on gender or geographical location, as evidenced by climatic data analysis, with the exception of the amount of rain, which they believe has decreased while it has not. When contrasted to visible conventional statistics, these impressions can aid in determining the true impacts of climate change in the Municipality of Santchou.

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