This dataset is the second of a series of datasets addressing farmers' adaptation to climate change in West-Africa, specifically in Dano, Burkina Faso and Dassari, Benin. This Data was obtained by interviews with 137 people from 17 communities,in Dassari. It provides information on the household level in regard to the aspects; farming practices, cropping system, productivity, livestock, and consumption.

Time series on production quantities per crop in regions of Sénégal from 1997 to 2011 (yearly data, with gaps). Crops: Arachide, Coton, Mil, Sorgho, Maïs, Riz, Fonio, Niébé, Manioc Pastèque, Sésame, Bissap, Gombo, Courge, Voandzou, Tomate, Béref, Aubergine, Oignon, Pomme de terre, Chou, Patate, Carotte.

Land use/cover classification of West Africa based on multi-sensor earth observation data. The regional land cover/use map for West Africa has a spatial resolution of 250 m. It is based on earth observation data from three optical and radar sensors. Annual time series of the optical Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) are used for discriminating semi-natural vegetation classes and agricultural classes. Envisat Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) Wide Swath (WS) time series, in combination with MODIS data, are used for delineating permanent and seasonal water bodies. Built-up areas of two density classes are mapped based on radar imagery collected by the satellites TanDEM-X and TerraSAR-X. The accuracy assessment of the multi-sensor land cover map yields an overall accuracy of 80% at legend level 1 (9 classes) and 73% at the more detailed legend level 2 (14 classes). For further details on the mapping approach and a discussion of strengths and limitations on the approach and dataset, we refer to the following publication: Gessner, Ursula; Machwitz, Miriam; Esch, Thomas; Tillack, Adina; Naeimi, Vahid; Kuenzer, Claudia; Dech, Stefan (2015): Multi-sensor mapping of West African land cover using MODIS, ASAR and TanDEM-X/TerraSAR-X data. Remote Sensing of Environment, accepted.

Map of shallow groundwater measurement stations used by Mouhamed Idrissou for getting groundwater level and soil moisture data from the Dano catchment.

Climate data Poudri/Benin Measured parameters: Air temperature Relative humidity Solar radiation Precipitation Windspeed Winddirection Timestep: 10 Minutes

Precipitation data Wantehoun/Benin Measured parameters: Precipitation Timestep: hourly

This data is the result of a stakeholder survey to identify their perception on the effects of land use alternatives. Regarding seven different ecosystem services(food provision, fodder provision, energy provision, construction material provision, market value provision, water provision and erosion control), it presents how they can be altered in a positive or a negative way by per cent when stakeholders choose a certain land use scenario.