[ Les petites et moyennes entreprises des zones semi-arides ouest africaines face au changement climatique: Cas du Sénégal ]
Mamadou Diop1
1 Institut des Sciences de l’Environnement, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta DIOP de Dakar, Senegal
Original language: French
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This study analyses the reactions small and medium-sized enterprises’ managers to the adverse effects of climate in Senegal’s semi-arid zones and the difficulties they face in adapting to climate risks. A mixed methodological approach was used, comprising a review of relevant documents and a field survey using a questionnaire administered to SMEs managers. The survey involved 161 SMEs managers in three regions of the country. SMEs were selected using a mixture of random and snowball sampling methods. The results of the study showed that 91% of SMEs are affected by adverse climatic conditions, including rainfall deficits, extreme heat, exceptional rainfall and flooding. 70% of them do not have a plan to deal with climate risks. In spite of all this, economic players have gone to great lengths to take measures to adapt, but their efforts are limited by a lack of support from the public authorities, etc. To this end, substantial political and financial efforts are needed to promote a favorable environment for SME adaptation.
Author Keywords: small and medium-sized enterprises, climate change, vulnerability, adaptation, semi-arid zones, Senegal.
Mamadou Diop1
1 Institut des Sciences de l’Environnement, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta DIOP de Dakar, Senegal
Original language: French
Copyright © 2025 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This study analyses the reactions small and medium-sized enterprises’ managers to the adverse effects of climate in Senegal’s semi-arid zones and the difficulties they face in adapting to climate risks. A mixed methodological approach was used, comprising a review of relevant documents and a field survey using a questionnaire administered to SMEs managers. The survey involved 161 SMEs managers in three regions of the country. SMEs were selected using a mixture of random and snowball sampling methods. The results of the study showed that 91% of SMEs are affected by adverse climatic conditions, including rainfall deficits, extreme heat, exceptional rainfall and flooding. 70% of them do not have a plan to deal with climate risks. In spite of all this, economic players have gone to great lengths to take measures to adapt, but their efforts are limited by a lack of support from the public authorities, etc. To this end, substantial political and financial efforts are needed to promote a favorable environment for SME adaptation.
Author Keywords: small and medium-sized enterprises, climate change, vulnerability, adaptation, semi-arid zones, Senegal.
Abstract: (french)
Cette étude analyse les réactions des gestionnaires des Petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) face aux effets adverses du climat en zones semi-arides (ZSA) du Sénégal ainsi que les difficultés auxquelles ils font face dans leurs efforts de s’adapter aux risques climatiques. Pour ce faire, une approche méthodologique mixte comprenant une revue des documents pertinents et une enquête de terrain par le biais d’un questionnaire administré aux responsables de PME a été utilisée. Elle a été menée auprès de 161 responsables de PME dans trois régions du pays. Les PME ont été sélectionnées par le biais d’un mélange de méthodes d’échantillonnage aléatoire et de boule de neige. Les résultats de l’étude ont montré que 91 % des PME sont affectées par des conditions climatiques défavorables notamment le déficit pluviométrique, la chaleur extrême, les pluies exceptionnelles et les inondations. 70 % d’entre elles ne disposent pas d’un plan pour faire face aux risques climatiques. En dépit de tout ceci, les acteurs économiques se sont évertués à prendre des mesures pour s’adapter, cependant, leurs efforts sont limités par le manque d’appui du pouvoir public, etc. A cet effet, des efforts politiques et financiers substantiels sont nécessaires pour la promotion d’un environnement favorable à l’adaptation des PME.
Author Keywords: petites et moyennes entreprises, changement climatique, vulnérabilité, zones semi-arides, Sénégal.
