Climate Change and Water Resources: Recent submissions

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Groundwater Recharge Zone Mapping Using GIS-based Analytical Hierarchy Process and Multi-Criteria Evaluation: Case Study of Greater Banjul Area

Jallow, Adama Gassama; Diongue, Djim M. L; Emvoutou, Huguette C.; Mama, Daouda; Faye, Serigne (American Journal of Water Resources, 2020)

Remote sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) play a crucial role in understanding groundwater potential recharge in semi-arid areas. In this present study, groundwater recharge zone map is delineated for the ...
Forest cover change in Onigambari reserve, Ibadan, Nigeria: Application of vegetation index and Markov chain techniques

Alabi, Khadijat; Tobore, Anthony; Oyerinde, Ganiyu; Senjobi, Bolarinwa (The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, 2021)

Forest cover change (FCC) varies globally and is thus considered as one of the drivers of climate change. The present study identified the pattern of the FCC for the years 2010 and 2020 using vegetation index and Markov ...
Farmers’ Responses to Changing Hydrological Trends in the Niger Basin Parts of Benin

Oyerinde, Ganiyu Titilope; Lawin, Emmanuel Agnidé; Odofin, Ayo J. (Hydrology, 2017)

Sub-Saharan Africa is highly vulnerable to climate change given its low capacities of resilience to the enormous challenges climate change will pose. Research aimed at evaluating changes in hydrological trends and methods ...
Farmers’ perception and adaptation practice to climate variability and change: a case study of the Vea catchment in Ghana

Limantol, Andrew Manoba; Keith, Bruce Edward; Azabre, Bismark Atiayure; Lennartz, Bernd (Springer, 2016)

Background: Rain-fed agriculture remains the source of employment for a majority of Ghana’s population, particularly in northern Ghana where annual rainfall is low. The purpose of this study is to examine farmers’ ...
Extreme Temperature Trends in the Beninese Niger River Basin (Benin)

Yarou, Halissou; Alamou, Adéchina Eric; Obada, Ezéchiel; Biao, Ibukun Eliézer (American Journal of Climate Change, 2021)

In the context of climate change, the study of the variability of the climatic extremes in several regions of the world is of capital importance. This study has as main objective to analyze the variability of extreme ...
Extreme Precipitation Indices Trend Assessment over the Upper Oueme River Valley-(Benin)

Attogouinon, André; Lawin, Agnidé E.; M’Po, Yèkambèssoun N’Tcha; Houngue, Rita (Hydrology, 2017-07)

This study analyzed trends in extreme precipitation based on daily rainfall data provided by Bénin Méteo Agency for the Upper Ouémé valley in Benin over the period 1951–2014. Eleven indices divided into two groups were ...
Evaluation of the effects of climate change on increased in-cidence of cowpea pests in Nigeria

Oyerinde, A.A.; Chuwang, P.Z.; Oyerinde, G.T. (The Journal of Plant Protection Sciences, 2013)

Insect response to rise in atmospheric temperature and carbon dioxide differ from one region to the other. The lat-est assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts an increment in ...
Evaluation of recent hydro-climatic changes in four tributaries of the Niger River Basin (West Africa)

Badou, Djigbo Félicien; Kapangaziwiri, Evison; Diekkrüger, Bernd; Hounkpè, Jean; Afouda, Abel (2016-12)

West Africa experienced severe drought during the 1970s and 1980s, posing a threat to water resources. A wetter climate more recently suggests recovery from the drought. The Mann-Kendall trend and Theil-Sen’s slope ...
Evaluation of effects of used engine oil on soil properties, abundance and distribution of soil arthropods in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Nigeria

Oyerinde, A. A.; Nabes, C. G.; Malann, Y. D.; Olanrewaju, C. A.; Olowookere, B. T.; Oyerinde, G. T. (Bioscience Research Journal, 2020-07)

Soil samples were collected in three (3) selected Area Councils i.e. Gwagwalada, Kuje, and Municipal of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria. In each Area Council, three replicated pits I, II and III were ...
Evaluating the performance of streamflow simulated by an eco-hydrological model calibrated and validated with global land surface actual evapotranspiration from remote sensing at a catchment scale in West Africa

Odusanya, Abolanle E.; Schulz, Karsten; Biao, Eliezer I.; Degan, Berenger A.S.; Mehdi-Schulz, Bano (Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2021-08)

Study region: Republic of Benin. Study focus: In the Ou´em´e River Basin (48 292 km2), we investigate if the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model can satisfactorily simulate streamflow when observed data is ...
Estimating Fluvial Sediments Loads Using Surrogate Techniques in A Data-Poor Catchment -The Case of The White Volta Basin

Mawuli, Lumor; Amisigo, Barnabas (International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research, 2016)

In the economically-important but data-poor trans-boundary White Volta Basin shared between Ghana and Burkina Faso, information on the amount and timing of sediment loads is very limited. Monitoring of sediments is almost ...
Effects of Water Pollution on Soil Physical and Hydrological Properties of a Valley Bottom in University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Oyerinde, G.T.; Oluwasemire, K.O.; Oshunsanya, S.O. (International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2013-02)

The cultivation of valley bottoms has been one of the means of coping with recent unpredictable rainfall pattern and climate change. These valleys are often prone to pollution from adjacent plains due to their lower ...
Assessment of the Geophysical Location of Water Boreholes in a Geological Transition Zone, Burkina Faso

Soro, D.D.; Koffi, K.V.; Diabate, A. (Larhyss Journal, 2020-12)

Mouhoun Loop region is one of the 5 regions having the lowest rates of access to drinking water. Further, the failure rate of Borehole is greater than 30%. This area is underlined by both bedrock and sedimentary rocks. In ...
An Information System for Integrated Land and Water Resources Management in The Kara River Basin (Togo and Benin)

Badjana, Hèou Maléki; Zander, Franziska; Kralisch, Sven; Helmschrot, Jörg; Flugel, Wolfgang-Albert (International Journal of Database Management Systems ( IJDMS ), 2015-02)

A prerequisite for integrated land and water resources management (ILWRM) is a holistic river basin assessment. The latter requires information and data from different scientific disciplines but also appropriate data ...
Decreasing suitable land for Maize production in Nigeria; assessments with the synchrony of conventional and geospatial techniques

Senjobi, B.A.; Tobore, Anthony; Oyerinde, Ganiyu (Agriculture, 2019-06)

Rapidly increasing global population has triggered ever-increasing demand for arable crops such as maize. This has necessitated the need for increase in the precision of soil characterization for maize production in Nigeria ...
Decreasing Past and Mid-Century Rainfall Indices over the Ouémé River Basin, Benin (West Africa)

M’Po, Yèkambèssoun N’Tcha; Lawin, Emmanuel Agnidé; Yao, Benjamin Kouassi; Oyerinde, Ganiyu Titilope; Attogouinon, André; Afouda, Abel Akambi (Climate, 2017-09)

This study analyzed the trends of extreme daily rainfall indices over the Ouémé basin using the observed data from 1950 to 2014 and the projected rainfall of regional climate model REMO (REgional MOdel) for the period ...
Comparison of Daily Precipitation Bias Correction Methods Based on Four Regional Climate Model Outputs in Ouémé Basin, Benin

M’Po, Yèkambèssoun N’Tcha; Lawin, Agnidé Emmanuel; Oyerinde, Ganiyu Titilope; Yao, Benjamin Kouassi; Afouda, Abel Akambi (Hydrology, 2016)

Precipitation projections from regional climate models in West Africa are attributed with significant biases with respect to the observed. This study aims at evaluating of six methods of precipitation bias correction on ...
Climate Change Impact on Climate Extremes and Adaptation Strategies in the Vea Catchment, Ghana

Larbi, Isaac; Nyamekye, Clement; Hountondji, Fabien C. C.; Okafor, Gloria C.; Odoom, Peter Rock Ebo (African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation, 2021)

Climate change impact on rainfall and temperature extreme indices in the Vea catchment was analyzed using observation and an ensemble mean of bias-corrected regional climate models datasets for Representative Concentration ...
Changes in West African Summer Monsoon Precipitation Under Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering

Da‐Allada, C. Y.; Baloïtcha, E.; Alamou, E. A.; Awo, F. M.; Bonou, F.; Pomalegni, Y.; Biao, E. I.; Obada, E.; Zandagba, J. E.; Tilmes, S.; Irvine, P. J. (American Geophysical Union, 2020-06)

Stratospheric aerosol geoengineering (SAG) is suggested as a potential way to reduce the climate impacts of global warming. Using simulations from the Geoengineering Large Ensemble project that employed stratospheric ...
Changes in length of rainy season and rainfall extremes under moderate greenhouse gas emission scenario in the Vea catchment, Ghana

Larbi, Isaac; Bessah, Enoch; Nyamekye, Clement; Amuzu, Joshua; Okafor, Gloria C.; Kwawuvi, Daniel; Asare, Yaw Mensah (Journal of Water and Climate Change, 2021)

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 ...

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