EFFETS DU CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE SUR LES ACTIVITES SOCIOECONOMIQUES DES PECHEURS ET LES STRATEGIES D’ADAPTATION DANS LE DISTRICT DE BAMAKO

Abstract   The present study aims to analyze the effects of climate change on the socio-economic activities of fishermen in Bamako and their adaptation mechanism based on: a survey carried out on 105 households and camp leaders, data analysis climatic and hydrological conditions collected and analyzed. The majority of the population is bozo (48%), and Somono (42%) has experienced the arrival of other ethnic groups as farmers. The main source of income is fishing for 76% of the fishermen, 12% for fishing and gardening, 6% for other activities. The additional activities allow their adaptation to difficult conditions. To explain the changes, the fishermen mentioned the factors that are: the decrease in floods (45%), rainfall (32%), changes in weather (15%), non-compliance with management rules (8%) and the reduction of the size of the catches according to 84% of the fishermen. The analyzes of the climatic data showed a rise in the maximum temperature of 1 ° C, and a decrease of the minimum 1.5 ° C. From 2013, 2014, 2015, the evapotranspiration is above normal, it is up the last three years, these variations explain the change in climate   Keywords: Climate change, socio-economic activities, coping strategies.