Climate Variability and Change in Africa Perspectives, Experiences and Sustainability /

This book presents a comprehensive overview of climate variability and change in Africa, and includes impact assessments and case studies from integration frameworks, with a particular focus on climate, agriculture and water resources. Richly illustrated, the book highlights case studies from wester...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Matondo, Jonathan I. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Alemaw, Berhanu F. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Sandwidi, Wennegouda Jean Pierre. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:1st ed. 2020.
Series:Sustainable Development Goals Series,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31543-6
Table of Contents:
  • Overview of climate variability and change in Africa - Perspectives and Experiences
  • Integrated assessment of climate change impacts and adaptation in agriculture: The case study of the Wami river sub-basin, Tanzania
  • assessing runoff changes in major catchments in Swaziland due to climate change
  • change, variability and trend analysis of hydro-climatic time series
  • Modelling of surface-groundwater dynamics and climate change impacts in wetland environments
  • Impacts of possible climate change and variability on the water resources of southern African - a regional modelling approach
  • Framework of best practice for climate change adaptation in Africa: the water – development nexus
  • Evaluation of different tillage systems for improved agricultural production in drought prone areas of Malawi
  • strengthening horticultural innovation systems for adaptation to effects of urbanization and climate variability in peri-urban areas
  • An overview of dynamical down-scaling of global re-analyses for improved climate reconstruction over data sparse regions
  • Evaluation of CMIP5 climate models for precipitation projections over the upper blue Nile basin
  • Groundwater occurrence, recharge and productivity in tertiary volcanic rocks of Ethiopia and climate change implications
  • Relationships among surface water resources in the WR90, WR2005 and WR2012 datasets of south Africa using mean annual runoff of Quaternary catchments
  • Africa in a changing climate: redefining Africa's agrarian development policies
  • Climate change adaptation research and policy for agriculture in southern Africa (CCARPASA) – evidence from rain-fed systems.