West Africa is known to be particularly vulnerable to climate change due to high climate
variability, high reliance on rain-fed agriculture, and limited economic and institutional …

The West African Sahel is well known for the severe droughts that ravaged the region in the
1970s and 1980s. Meteorological research on the region has flourished during the last …

There is compelling evidence that A fro‐P alaearctic (A‐P) migrant bird populations have
declined in E urope in recent decades, often to a greater degree than resident or short …

Abstract Lake Chad, in the Sahelian zone of west-central Africa, provides food and water to~
50 million people and supports unique ecosystems and biodiversity. In the past decades, it …

Abstract The West African climate has evolved in recent decades to respond to elevated
anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) forcing. An assessment of its recent trends and future …

Sahelian summer rainfall, controlled by the West African monsoon, exhibited large-
amplitude multidecadal variability during the twentieth century. Particularly important was …

Aim Global declines in the populations of migratory species have been attributed largely to
climate change and anthropogenic habitat change. However, the relative contribution of …

The Sahel experienced a severe drought during the 1970s and 1980s after wet periods in
the 1950s and 1960s. Although rainfall partially recovered since the 1990s, the drought had …

Tropical rainfall variability is closely linked to meridional shifts of the Intertropical
Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and zonal movements of the Walker circulation. The …

The Sahel region is known for the multi‐decadal occurrence of severe drought that
commenced in the late 1960s. A still open question is whether or not the region's rainfall has …