Senegal’s Remote Bassari People Talk About Climate Change, and How Their Local Knowledge Is Key to Coping Strategies

[The Conversation Africa] The Bassari people, a farming community of about 20,000 people, live in an area between Senegal and Guinea. During French colonial rule, the Bassari lost part of their communal land to a national park and were subjected to poll taxes and forced labour. Senegal achieved independence in 1960 and in 2012 the Bassari area was declared a world heritage site, a change that bolstered small-scale tourism.