PÊCHER POUR SURVIVRE EN AFRIQUE

Les aires marines protégées au chevet de la pêche artisanale au Sénégal ?

La gouvernance de la pêche revêt une importance accrue dans un contexte de changement climatique, de raréfaction du poisson et de préexploitation des ressources pétrolières et gazières offshore. Au Sénégal, la pêche constitue la principale source de revenu d’au moins 600 000 acteurs du secteur.

À l’heure des changements sociaux et environnementaux globaux (Blanc, Demeulenaere, Feuerhahn 2017), proposer un numéro spécial de la revue Anthropology of Food sur les pratiques et représentations alimentaires et sanitaires au sens large, allant de la collecte des aliments à leur consommation, voire à la gestion des déchets, en Afrique (du Maghreb jusqu’en Afrique du Sud, en passant par les diasporas) s’est imposé à nous, mettant les consommateurs et consommatrices, les militants et les militantes, les marchands et les marchandes, les mangeurs et les mangeuses, les producteurs et les produ

Depuis 2005, le Sénégal connaît des inondations graves et récurrentes. A Pikine, la banlieue la plus peuplée de Dakar, les inondations de 2009 ont touché un tiers de la population.

Since 2005, Senegal has experienced severe and recurrent flooding. In Pikine, the most populous suburb of Dakar, the 2009 floods affected a third of the population. The government mobilized major investment for drainage and water retention infrastructure, as well as for development of resettlement sites for affected households. However, little is known about the responses, expectations and solutions of those affected. To address this gap we examine the experiences of people living in the commune of Yeumbeul Nord in the city of Pikine around the flood events of 2005, 2009 and 2012.

In Sub-Saharan Africa, resource managers often promote community-based tourism (CBT) around national parks as a winwin strategy for local sustainable development and conserving biodiversity. In Senegal, however, the social, economic, and environmental impacts of CBT remain elusive. Important aspects of the former French colonial policies are still reflected in the ways national parks in Senegal are managed. Such policy framework is inconsistent with participatory management approaches and overall goals of tourism development.

Since 2005, Senegal has experienced severe and recurrent flooding. In Pikine, the most populous suburb of Dakar, the 2009 floods affected a third of the population. The government mobilized major investment for drainage and water retention infrastructure, as well as for development of resettlement sites for affected households. However, little is known about the responses, expectations and solutions of those affected. To address this gap we examine the experiences of people living in the commune of Yeumbeul Nord in the city of Pikine around the flood events of 2005, 2009 and 2012.