Pastoralism

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Table 4 The respondents’ perception of climate variability and change (n = 248)

From: Adapting to the impacts of climate change in the sub-humid zone of Burkina Faso, West Africa: Perceptions of agro-pastoralists

Variables	Increased or earlier (%)	Decreased or late (%)
Temperature	73.4	25.4
Rainfall amount	1.2	97.2
Rainfall intensity	6.9	91.5
Rainfall frequency	1.2	95.2
Occurrence of flood	28.6	49.2
Occurrence of drought	85.5	11.3
Onset of rains	33.5	63.7
Cessation of rains	90.3	4.8
Length of rainy season	4	91.1

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