The question of climate change is a topical issue as is
shown by the numerous publications on the subject during
the last few years. However few publications lay emphasis
on populations considered to be particularly exposed to
the problem of climate change (by location or by activity)
and on the impact of religion on these beliefs. In this
study, two groups of Cameroon farmers working in two
distinctive zones: Equatorial and Sudano-Sahelian were
interviewed about their social representation of climate
change. Results with the free association method highlight
two preoccupying social representations. The question of
distance from the object is discussed in relation to studies
carried out among wider publics. In addition, this study
shows that religion can also play an important part in the
construction of knowledge of climate change