Boureima Alpha Gado

Alpha Gado spent three months at the ASC with the Society and Resources in Africa theme group. During his stay he worked on a research project entitled 'Climatic Variations and Rural Livelihood Strategies in Africa', a study on food insecurity in a variable environment in the Sahel region of West Africa from a historical point of view. He produced a paper on 'Climate Variability, Food Insecurity and Survival Strategies. Niger Peasants' Responses to Food Shortages: A Historical Perspective', which he presented during the seminar on climatic variability on 17 June. After he left, cooperation with Dr Gado continued in the context of a research programme on the 'Impact of Climatic Variability on Development' (ICCD) in which three ASC staff members are participating.