ABSTRACT
Hamadou Farka explains that the changes have come gradually, but that it is certainly much warmer now than it was during the time of the big droughts. He states that 'We have also noted that there is less water in our wells. The temperature change affects the crop yields. The cowpeas are not affected much, but the millet yields are much lower because of the higher temperature'. The change in temperature is also causing serious health problems, Hamadou states, 'We have more mosquitoes, we cannot sleep in the open without nets as before, and the kids are suffering a lot from malaria. In addition, we believe that the increasing problems we have had with measles in the last years are caused by the shift in temperature. Furthermore, the rains are getting more violent. This is a big problem because our houses are made of clay bricks'.
