Transmission of climate risks across sectors and borders
Systemic climate risks, which result from the potential for cascading impacts through inter-
related systems, pose particular challenges to risk assessment, especially when risks are …
related systems, pose particular challenges to risk assessment, especially when risks are …
Reefs and islands of the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean: why it is the world's largest no‐take marine protected area
CRC Sheppard, M Ateweberhan… - Aquatic …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT The Chagos Archipelago was designated a no‐take marine protected area
(MPA) in 2010; it covers 550 000 km2, with more than 60 000 km2 shallow limestone …
(MPA) in 2010; it covers 550 000 km2, with more than 60 000 km2 shallow limestone …
Living with drought in South Africa: lessons learnt from the recent El Niño drought period
MA Baudoin, C Vogel, K Nortje, M Naik - International journal of disaster risk …, 2017 - Elsevier
South Africa is prone to drought. The country recently experienced the combined effects of a
severe drought and a strong El Niño event, which led to serious impacts on livelihood …
severe drought and a strong El Niño event, which led to serious impacts on livelihood …
Observed and modelled trends in rainfall and temperature for South Africa: 1960-2010
Observed trends in seasonal and annual total rainfall, number of rain days and daily
maximum and minimum temperature were calculated for a number of stations in South Africa …
maximum and minimum temperature were calculated for a number of stations in South Africa …
Identifying key driving processes of major recent heat waves
Heat waves lead to major impacts on human health, food production, and ecosystems. To
assess their predictability and how they are projected to change under global warming, it is …
assess their predictability and how they are projected to change under global warming, it is …
A full greenhouse gases budget of Africa: synthesis, uncertainties, and vulnerabilities
This paper, developed under the framework of the RECCAP initiative, aims at providing
improved estimates of the carbon and GHG (CO 2, CH 4 and N 2 O) balance of continental …
improved estimates of the carbon and GHG (CO 2, CH 4 and N 2 O) balance of continental …
A global perspective on African climate
We describe the global climate system context in which to interpret African environmental
change to support planning and implementation of policymaking action at national, regional …
change to support planning and implementation of policymaking action at national, regional …
Hydropower plans in eastern and southern Africa increase risk of concurrent climate-related electricity supply disruption
Hydropower comprises a significant and rapidly expanding proportion of electricity
production in eastern and southern Africa. In both regions, hydropower is exposed to high …
production in eastern and southern Africa. In both regions, hydropower is exposed to high …
[HTML][HTML] Rainfall and water resources variability in sub-Saharan Africa during the twentieth century
D Conway, A Persechino… - Journal of …, 2009 - journals.ametsoc.org
River basin rainfall series and extensive river flow records are used to characterize and
improve understanding of spatial and temporal variability in sub-Saharan African water …
improve understanding of spatial and temporal variability in sub-Saharan African water …
Identifying droughts affecting agriculture in Africa based on remote sensing time series between 2000–2016: rainfall anomalies and vegetation condition in the context …
K Winkler, U Gessner, V Hochschild - Remote Sensing, 2017 - mdpi.com
Droughts are amongst the most destructive natural disasters in the world. In large regions of
Africa, where water is a limiting factor and people strongly rely on rain-fed agriculture …
Africa, where water is a limiting factor and people strongly rely on rain-fed agriculture …