Extreme climate events in sub-Saharan Africa: A call for improving agricultural technology transfer to enhance adaptive capacity

A Ayanlade, A Oluwaranti, OS Ayanlade, M Borderon… - Climate Services, 2022 - Elsevier
This study seeks to provide a critical overview of the existing evidence on extreme climate
events and the adaptation options of the affected population in order to help scholars …

Review of meteorological drought in Africa: historical trends, impacts, mitigation measures, and prospects

B Ayugi, EO Eresanya, AO Onyango, FK Ogou… - Pure and Applied …, 2022 - Springer
This review study examines the state of meteorological drought over Africa, focusing on
historical trends, impacts, mitigation strategies, and future prospects. Relevant …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of climate change adaptation strategies and existing barriers in Southwestern parts of Ethiopia

DO Gemeda, D Korecha, W Garedew - Climate Services, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change adaptation is critical for sustainable livelihood in developing countries like
Ethiopia where rain-fed agriculture is the major economic sector. Cross-sectional data from …

[HTML][HTML] Drought Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: Impacts and Adaptation Strategies

P Lombe, E Carvalho, P Rosa-Santos - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The escalation in both frequency and severity of drought events has significantly amplified
the vulnerability of numerous countries, particularly in developing ones, imposing …

Global high-resolution drought indices for 1981–2022

SH Gebrechorkos, J Peng, E Dyer… - Earth System …, 2023 - essd.copernicus.org
Droughts are among the most complex and devastating natural hazards globally. High-
resolution datasets of drought metrics are essential for monitoring and quantifying the …

Spatiotemporal variability and trends in rainfall and temperature in Alwero watershed, western Ethiopia

A Alemayehu, M Maru, W Bewket, M Assen - Environmental Systems …, 2020 - Springer
Climate analysis at relevant time scales is important for water resources management,
agricultural planning, flood risk assessment, ecological modeling and climate change …

Projected changes in meteorological drought over East Africa inferred from bias-adjusted CMIP6 models

B Ayugi, ZW Shilenje, H Babaousmail… - Natural Hazards, 2022 - Springer
The ongoing global warming has caused unprecedented changes in the climate system,
leading to an increase in the intensity and frequency of weather and climate extremes. This …

Observed changes in meteorological drought events during 1981–2020 over Rwanda, East Africa

J Uwimbabazi, Y Jing, V Iyakaremye, I Ullah, B Ayugi - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drought is one of the most complex natural phenomena affecting the life and livelihood of
people, especially in the current time of human-induced climate change. This research …

Techniques and skills of indigenous weather and seasonal climate forecast in Northern Ghana

E Nyadzi, SE Werners, R Biesbroek… - Climate and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
There are strong calls to integrate scientific and indigenous forecasts to help farmers adapt
to climate variability and change. Some studies used qualitative approaches to investigate …

How do carbon emissions, economic growth, population growth, trade openness and employment influence food security? Recent evidence from the East Africa

EB Ntiamoah, AA Chandio, EN Yeboah… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
East Africa has a substantially greater rate of food insecurity than other regions of the world.
Scenarios of climate change and other macroeconomic variables are important contributors …