Vulnerability to Climate Change Hotspots Mapping in Togo

Abstract

A recent African map of vulnerability to climate change established by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change places Togo country among the most vulnerable. In light of this and in order to know where the most vulnerable people are located within the country, this paper aims to establish the country’s map of vulnerability. The study followed a methodology developed by Heltberg and Bonch-Osmolovskiy 2011, a method that uses indices approach. The results reveal that vulnerability varies across the six retained regions of the country with the most vulnerable being the Savanes region and the least vulnerable being Lomé. The policy message drawn from this study recognizes adaptation capacity building as the urgency of any strategy aiming at reducing vulnerability to climate change. One possible way to face this urgency is to direct future research on how to inform more adaptation initiatives by focusing on the area of farmer innovation at regional level for instance.