The African continent hosts some of the largest freshwater systems worldwide, characterized
by a large distribution and variability of surface waters that play a key role in the water …

The African continent has a long history of rainfall fluctuations of varying duration and
intensities. This has led to varying degrees of drought conditions, triggering research interest …

Hydrological and meteorological droughts are complex hazards that cover a wide
spatiotemporal spectrum and can affect the economic, environmental, and social sectors …

Rainfall data are a vital meteorological input to agricultural modelling systems and water
resources planning and management studies. In this study, CRU data (CRU_TS 4.01) was …

This study assesses the climate change impact on rainfall and drought incidents across
Nigeria. Linear regression, Mann-Kendall tests and lag-1 serial correlation were adopted to …

Abstract Study region The Upper Benue River Basin (UBRB), the second-largest river in
Cameroon and one of the most important water resources in northern Cameroon from both a …

Hydropower is the world's largest producer of renewable energy and represents more than
43% of the low-carbon energy. However, it is sensitive to climate variability and change. This …

A composite drought index (CDI) was developed for seasonal drought monitoring at 1 km 2
resolution over the West African Sahel (WAS). The CDI was derived from remote sensing …

Hydrometeorological droughts are complex hazards expressed through the relative
deviation in water availability relative to long‐term average conditions. The development …

Hazards from drought events has made it of utmost importance for scientist to concentrate on
the establishment of a dependable early warning systems that will enable stakeholders to …