ABSTRACT
The escarpments of Dapaong-Bombouaka, located in the Sudanese tropical climate area of northern Togo, and home to Gourma and Moba ethnic groups, have been impacted by a severe degradation of the physical landscape since 1980. This degradation manifested by both chemical and physical soil erosion is a major concern to the various stakeholders involved in regional rural development. The spatiotemporal evolution of climate and land use in connection to how they lead to soil erosion and fluvial systems’ degradation is highlighted. Results show that land degradation is primarily linked to anthropogenic impact and also triggered by ongoing climate change.
