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  • Rural societies in the face of climatic and environmental changes in West Africa

    Serier serie Synthèses
    The future of West Africa depends on the capacity of its agriculture to ensure the food security of the population, which should double in the next 20 years, while facing up to the new risks resulting from climate warming. Indeed, the changes in temperature and precipitations already operating and that should become more marked will have serious effects on agricultural production and water ... Læs mere

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  • An Introduction to Human-Environment Geography

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