1994
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.1994.mp25002006.x
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Using Climate Information in Africa: Some Examples Related to Drought, Rainfall Forecasting and Global Warming

Abstract: Summary The strong influence of climate upon the distribution and utilization of Africa's natural resources occurs through both its mean state and through its temporal variability. The latter aspect has received increasing attention. The prospect of future global‐mean warming due to greenhouse gas emissions adds a further dimension to the problem. Correct analysis and interpretation of climate variability over Africa, and its linkages with the global climate system, are important if appropriate resource manage… Show more

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“…The ecosystem where I conducted research in northeast Ghana is Sudan Sahel, which extends from east to west across sub-Saharan Africa. Such semi-desert drylands are ecologically fragile, and declining climate conditions in the drylands in Africa have been noted for some time (Hulme 1994;Mortimore 1998), with precise attention to West Africa (Mortimore 1989; Dietz et al 2001;Maranz 2009) and to Ghana's Upper Western Region (Nsiah-Gyabaah 1994;van der Geest 2004). The Upper Eastern Region is one of the poorest areas in Ghana, and the hot, dry climate makes it particularly sensitive to environmental stresses.…”
Section: Adaptation: Valuing Women's Knowledgementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The ecosystem where I conducted research in northeast Ghana is Sudan Sahel, which extends from east to west across sub-Saharan Africa. Such semi-desert drylands are ecologically fragile, and declining climate conditions in the drylands in Africa have been noted for some time (Hulme 1994;Mortimore 1998), with precise attention to West Africa (Mortimore 1989; Dietz et al 2001;Maranz 2009) and to Ghana's Upper Western Region (Nsiah-Gyabaah 1994;van der Geest 2004). The Upper Eastern Region is one of the poorest areas in Ghana, and the hot, dry climate makes it particularly sensitive to environmental stresses.…”
Section: Adaptation: Valuing Women's Knowledgementioning
confidence: 99%