This study investigates the trend in monthly and annual rainfall, and minimum and
maximum temperature (Tmin and Tmax) in the Savannah region of Togo. The historical data of
Mango and Dapaong weather stations from 1981 ...
Sougue, Madou; Merz, Bruno; Sogbedji, Jean Mianikpo; Zougmoré, François(WASCAL, 2023-01-31)
Understanding the space-time variations of extreme rainfall plays an important role in
the management of water-related disasters in Sahel countries. This study investigates temporal
changes in rainfall characteristics ...
Besides the environmental impacts, climate change negatively affects the economic value of coastal zones. Coastal erosion, which is one of its impacts, causes damage to people living along the coast. The narrowing of the ...
Among the impacts of climate change inWest Africa, coastal erosion is the most threatening
disaster apart from floods and the increase in temperatures. The southern coast of the Dakar region, as
part of the most threatened ...
In the context of climate change, the study of shoreline dynamics is a critical
issue concerning economic losses in coastal countries. Therefore, since it is an
important parameter to study the impacts of climate change ...
InWest Africa, the impacts of flooding are becoming more severe with climate warming.
Flood-prone communities in Kogi State in north-central Nigeria are affected by annual flooding
and some extreme flood events. The ...
Kouakou, Marcel; Tiémélé, Jacques André; Djagoua, Éric; Gnandi, Kissao(WASCAL, 2023-10-11)
Coastal flooding is a growing concern for many communities worldwide due to climate change. This
study focuses on the Port-Bouët Bay, located in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. A coastal flood model based on
the enhanced bathtub ...
The Port-Bouët Bay shoreline is threatened by extreme sea level (ESL) events, which result
from the combination of storm tide, wave run-up, and sea level rise (SLR). This study provides
comprehensive scenarios of current ...
Kissi, Abravi Essenam; Villamor, Grace B.; Abbey, Georges Abbevi(WASCAL, 2023-08-08)
The ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) strategy is considered an effective approach to
address the impact of climate change while ensuring the continued provision of ecosystem services
on which farming depends. However, ...
Kissi, Abravi Essenam; Abbey, Georges Abbevi; Villamor, Grace B.(WASCAL, 2023-04-11)
The agriculture sector in the Savanna region of Togo is especially vulnerable to weather
fluctuations, which have an impact on crop production levels. However, farmers’ decisions to
implement adaptation strategies are ...
Increasing rainfall frequency and intensity, which causes floods, is one effect of climate change. Recent
heavy rains have caused regular flooding in several major towns in West Africa. ln order to comprehend
the cyclical ...
The increase in population leads to a need for housing and agricultural land. As a result, some areas
are being modified to meet these needs. In addition, rapid growth combined with the negative impacts
of climate change ...
Flood events are recognized to be one of the most among the most catastrophic disaster in the world,
with a consequential loss of lives, goods, and services. Factors such as rapid urbanization, lack of
proper infrastructure ...
Nadège, I. P. Dossoumou; Masamaeya, D. T. GnazouI; Villamor, Grace B.; Agbossou, Euloge K.; Thiam, Sophie; Wagner, Simon; Idrissou, Mohamed(WASCAL, 2023-04-24)
The comparison of local perception of flood hazards, with hydrological and climate parameters,
can give more insight and understanding on the causes of flood, its impacts and the
strategies to effectively address the ...
Climate variability and change pose a threat to global food security around the world. This climate change results in the occurrence of extreme events such as droughts, flooding, etc. It becomes more pronounced in Mali. ...
In Mali, the annual temperature, rainfall, and evapotranspiration are high variables.
Their distributions are unevenly spread from north to south. Climate
change strengthens to increase air temperature and evapotranspiration. ...
The Landsat mission which has existed over five decades has remained at the forefront of providing consistent moderate spatial and temporal resolution optical images of the earth. The failure of the scan line corrector ...
The economic implications of extreme climate changes are found to impact sub-Saharan Africa negatively. This study aimed to analyze projected changes in length of rainy season (LRS), and rainfall extreme indices at the Vea ...
Inadequate land management and agricultural activities have largely resulted in land
degradation in Burkina Faso. The nationwide governmental and institutional driven implementation and adoption of soil and water conservation ...
This paper examined the economic value of non-timber forest products and their contribution to cash income of people living around the W Transbundary Bioreserve of W in Benin. 148 people among two ethnic groups were ...