In semi-arid lands, the resilience of farmers facing climate change is uncertain. The main objective of this paper is to explore whether mutual assistance within a group of cotton farmers implies reduced adoption of risk-mitigating strategies. I investigate the case of Burkina Faso where cotton farmers collectively purchase inputs from the cotton wholesale companies and pay for their purchase under the constraint of joint liability. Specifically, I try to understand whether this joint liability is correlated with the adoption of strategies which reduce exposure to climatic risks. I proxy peer pressure by the size of the network and find it to be associated with reduced investment in both incremental and transformational self-protection against weather shocks.

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气候变化的连带责任和适应：来自布基纳法索合作社的证据

在半干旱地区，农民面对气候变化的复原力是不确定的。本文的主要目的是探讨棉农群体内的互助是否意味着减少风险缓解策略的采用。我调查了布基纳法索的案例，棉农集体从棉花批发公司购买投入品，并在连带责任的约束下支付购买费用。具体而言，我试图了解这种连带责任是否与采取减少气候风险暴露的策略相关。我通过网络的规模来代表同伴压力，并发现它与减少针对天气冲击的增量和转型自我保护的投资有关。