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DOI	10.1007/s10113-022-01969-1
	Persistence and success of the Sahel desertification narrative
	Gangneron, Fabrice; Pierre, Caroline; Robert, Elodie; Kergoat, Laurent; Grippa, Manuela; Guichard, Francoise; Hiernaux, Pierre; Leauthaud, Crystele
通讯作者	Gangneron, F
来源期刊	REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
ISSN	1436-3798
EISSN	1436-378X
出版年	2022
卷号	22 期号:4
英文摘要	The paradigm of Sahelian desertification, whose roots lie in the colonial period, increased in popularity following the droughts of the 1970s and 1980s. This desertification narrative was shaped in the international arena by organizations working in the fields of international cooperation, human rights, regional development, economic regulation and environmental questions. This narrative has been deployed to have real-world implications of how risks and responses in the Sahel are understood and prioritised, with particularly tangible implications for civil society and international donor agencies. It is indeed widely used in technical writings, general public media and environmental protection projects, regardless of the fact that the majority of literature in environmental science does not support its underlying rationales. It depicts rural populations as victims and culprits (or villains) partially responsible for the desertification, which in turn justifies external intervention in the Sahelian countries. The desertification narrative has an impact on research and development funding by overemphasizing the role of international development aid to combat desertification, thus favoring research on the subject of Sahelian desertification. Furthermore, we argue that the Sahelian desertification narrative contributes to the political control of rural populations, the latter being stigmatized because of their often-considered excessive use of environmental resources.
英文关键词	Sahel Desertification Narrative Villains
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000856107100001
WOS关键词	WEST-AFRICAN SAHEL ; POLITICAL ECOLOGY ; WOODY VEGETATION ; HERDER CONFLICT ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; TRENDS ; DESICCATION ; DYNAMICS ; RAINFALL ; DROUGHT
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/394112
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Gangneron, Fabrice,Pierre, Caroline,Robert, Elodie,et al. Persistence and success of the Sahel desertification narrative[J],2022,22(4).
APA	Gangneron, Fabrice.,Pierre, Caroline.,Robert, Elodie.,Kergoat, Laurent.,Grippa, Manuela.,...&Leauthaud, Crystele.(2022).Persistence and success of the Sahel desertification narrative.REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE,22(4).
MLA	Gangneron, Fabrice,et al."Persistence and success of the Sahel desertification narrative".REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE 22.4(2022).