Social construction of climate change and adaptation strategies among Senegalese artisanal fishers: Between empirical knowledge, magico-religious practices and sciences

African Atlantic countries are among the most vulnerable to global climate change (CC). Artisanal fishers are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of environmental change on the fisheries on which their livelihoods depend. Although the authors found that most fishers accept that CC is occurring locally, most believe that other environmental problems affecting fisheries are more important than CC. Opinions on the causes of CC vary widely according to the age and education level of fishermen.