Climate Induced Migration of Wolof Farmers Into Foni Bondali District, Gambia
Publication Date: 08/04/2023
Author(s): Philip Mopnang Ibol, Sambo Darboe , Babatunde Tolulope Amina.
Volume/Issue: Volume 6 , Issue 2 (2023)
Abstract:
Climate induced migration is prominent in the Sahelian region of Africa due to the adverse effects of climate on the soil and its environment. The effects of migration of Wolof farmers to Foni Bondali district, Gambia was the focus of this research. Interviews, focal groups discussion, administration of three hundred and eighty questionnaires, population data and climatic data were employed for this study. Data were analysed with percentages and regression analysis. In all, 56% of respondents were indigenes of Foni Bondali; while non-indigenes were made up of 44% which comprises people from Senegal, Guinea, Foni Jarcel, Up Country and Upper Saloum. Lack of farmland, poor farm yield and unemployment are the reasons for migration into Foni Bondali district. As climatic factors change, population increases. Climate induced migration has affected the people of Foni Bondali district and they would need more agricultural inputs and water resources.
Keywords:
Climate induced migration, Population increase, Drought, Farmers.
