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The marine ecosystems are extremely productive and highly valuable, with importance for the overall health of both marine and terrestrial environments. However, climate change and intensive exploitation of natural resources ...
The coast which serves as an intermediary between land and the ocean is subject to variable sea level from a scale of seconds to centuries. This study quantifies the drivers for coastal sea level variability of Cape Verde. ...
The Grand Saloum (Saloum Delta Reserve in Senegal and Niumi Park in The Gambia) is the first African Transboundary Ramsar Site Complex. Ecosystems in this complex were disrupted by a major extreme event (Storm) in 1987. ...
Data from 10039 specimens of Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau 1855), commonly known as black moray eels, were sampled on the islands of São Vicente, Santa Luzia, and Santo Antão, between 2002 and 2020. The series of morphometric ...
The transfer of organic particles to midwater depth is an important factor that supplies
organisms at depth with food and for the functioning of the entire marine ecosystem.
Zooplankton are key species to contribute to ...
The aim of this study was to assess and quantify the plankton distribution in the Cabo Verde region and determine how eddies do affect its productivity. This was done using acoustic measurements conducted at sea utilising ...
The Cabo Verde archipelago is located in the Eastern Tropical North Atlantic between oligotrophic open ocean waters and the productive coastal upwelling of the Canary Current System. The Cape Verde region features were ...
The marine ecosystem dynamics in climate change is a growing scientific, political and social concern requiring regular monitoring through appropriate observation technologies and studies. Thus, a wide range of tools with ...
In this study, the Marine Gravitational Energy Storage (MGES) potential was evaluated, and the concept of multi-criteria decision analysis was adopted to classify Cabo Verde’s waters into zones of suitability and quantify ...
Beaches worldwide are plagued with problems associated with coastal erosion and degradation. In the Gambia, coastal erosion is a significant challenge exacerbated by the increasing pressures of climate change and sea-level ...
The coastal areas are characterized by constant change due to the dynamic interplay be-tween the ocean and the land surface. Waves, seas, and winds appear as crucial factors in a continuous erosion and sediment deposition ...
Togo's economy is based mainly on agriculture, which represents 40% of the country's GDP. Therefore, like most West African countries, Togo is highly vulnerable to extreme climate events, remarkably rainfall variability. ...
This Master Thesis aims to build understanding of the factors causing migration in the Dano watershed area. For better understanding, the study analyses the vegetation dynamics as an important environment factor and linked ...
Climate, weather events and land dynamics play a major role in pastoral management. This study examines various adaptation strategies used by herders in the Velingara Ferlo area of Senegal in the face of multiple effects ...
Climate change and/or climate variability has heightened the frequency and re-occurrence of climate related disasters, particularly floods in the past two decades globally. This is likely to increase vulnerabilities in ...
The principal objective of this research is to investigate in the context of climate change, the impact of the Drought Tolerant Maize (DTM) innovations on economic performance and welfare in Be ninnin. In this study, we ...
African farmers need to better adapt to climate variability. Many of them underwent a terrible famine in the seventies and still face food insecurity. In this study we aim to investigate the situation of Malian farmers of ...
This thesis analyses the transition towards green energy and its implication on the
wellbeing of households and on sustainable development targets of the Gambia.
Three specific objectives were analysed from secondary ...
The objective of this research is to showcase some practices of green entrepreneurship in Togo. Thus, a choice modelling approach is applied in this dissertation in order to estimate firms’ willingness to carry out green ...
This research examined the understanding of climate finance in West Africa and how countries can benefit to build resilience and cope with the consequences of climate change since this issue is projected to worsen their ...