Environmental Vulnerability Index: Application to the White Bandama Bassin In the Northern Côte D’ivoire

The White Bandama Basin (WBB) faces multiple changes that could undermine it. In order to analyze its sensitivity to those changes, the environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI), developed by the South Pacific Applied Geosciences Commission (SOPAC), as a global composite index that quantifies the vuln...

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Published inInternational journal of conservation science Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 357 - 369
Main Authors Yao Etienne KOUAKOU, Brama KONE, Guéladio CISSE, Kouakou Bernard DJE, Yao Alexis N’GO, Abdour Ahamane KONARE, Issiaka SAVANE
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi 01.09.2013
Subjects
Anthropogenic
Bandama
Basin
Environmental
Indices
Vulnerability
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Summary:The White Bandama Basin (WBB) faces multiple changes that could undermine it. In order to analyze its sensitivity to those changes, the environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI), developed by the South Pacific Applied Geosciences Commission (SOPAC), as a global composite index that quantifies the vulnerability of an area’s environment, was applied to the basin. The results revealed that the major vulnerability issues are from anthropogenic sources, country-characteristics and climate changes. The most important climate risk factor for the basin is drought. The overall risk factor in the basin is higher than the means of resistance, making it moderately sensitive to changes.
ISSN:2067-533X
2067-8223