Abstract:
A recent African map of vulnerability to climate change established by the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change places Togo country among the most vulnerable. In light of this and in
order to know where the most vulnerable people are located within the country, this paper aims
to establish the country's map of vulnerability. The study followed a methodology developed by
Heltberg and Bonch-Osmolovskiy 2011, a method that uses indices approach. The results reveal
that vulnerability varies across the six retained regions of the country with the most vulnerable
being the Savanes region and the least vulnerable being Lome. The policy message drawn from
this study recognizes adaptation capacity building as the urgency of any strategy aiming at
reducing vulnerability to climate change. One possible way to face this urgency is to direct future
research on how to inform more adaptation initiatives by focusing on the area of farmer
innovation at regional level for instance. |
