Climate Change Impacts Can Be Differentially Perceived Across Time Scales: A Study Among the Tuareg of the Algerian Sahara
Miara, Mohamed Djamel (Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret. Department of Nature and Life Sciences)
Negadi, M. (Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret. Department of Nature and Life Sciences)
Tabak, Souhila (Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret. Department of Nature and Life Sciences)
Bendif, H. (University of M'sila. Department of Natural and Life Sciences)
Dahmani, Walid (Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret. Department of Nature and Life Sciences)
Ait Hammou, Mohamed (Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret. Department of Nature and Life Sciences)
Sahnoun, T. (House of Agriculture of the Wilaya of Illizi)
Snorek, J. (Dartmouth College. Department of Environmental Studies)
Porcher, Vincent (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Reyes-García, Victoria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Teixidor-Toneu, Irene (University of Oslo. Natural History Museum)

Data:	2022
Resum:	As an Indigenous community of Algeria and the broader Sahel, the Tuareg hold unique ecological knowledge, which might contribute to broader models of place-based climate change impacts. Between January and April 2019, we carried out semi-structured interviews (N = 23) and focus group discussions (N = 3) in five villages of the province of Illizi, Algeria, to document the local Tuareg community's timeline and ecological calendar, both of which are instruments used to understand place-based reports of climate change impacts. The livelihoods of the Tuareg of Illizi are finely tuned to climate variability as reflected in changes reported in the cadence of events in their ecological calendar (marked by cyclical climatic and religious events). Participants reported rain and temperature irregularities and severe drought events, which have impacted their pastoral and semi-pastoral livelihoods. These reports are aligned with scientifically measured climate observations and predictions. Paradoxically, although participants recall with detail the climatic disasters that happened in the region over the last century, the Tuareg do not explicitly report decadal trends in the frequency of extreme events. The differential perception of climate change impacts across scales can have important implications for undertaking climate change adaptation measures.
Ajuts:	European Commission 771056 Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CEX2019-000940-M
Nota:	Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-M
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Publicat a:	Geohealth, Vol. 6, Issue 11 (November 2022) , art. e2022GH000620, ISSN 2471-1403

DOI: 10.1029/2022gh000620
PMID: 36330077

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