Preliminary Report on the Climate of West Africa Including the Ares West of 100 East Longitude
Author: Weather Research Center (U.S.)
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Published: 1942
Total Pages: 16
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Weather Research Center (U.S.)
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Published: 1942
Total Pages: 16
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Derek F. Hayward
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-10-28
Total Pages: 502
ISBN-13: 1000692698
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Originally published in 1987, this book brings together information previously buried in specialist sources and makes it available to the student in a non-technical and well-illustrated synthesis. It builds a clear and detailed picture of the climates of West Africa, describing and explaining them and showing how crucial this understanding is to everyday life. The climate’s relevance to water resources, agriculture, health and industry is systematically considered.
Author: Derek F. Hayward
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780091646417
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Climatology of West Africa presents the first complete overview of West African climate in textbook form. Lucidly illustrated and thoroughly up-to-date, it provides, for the student, a clear synthesis that coherently demonstrates the importance of environmental dependence on climate. The authors' research has been deep and wide-ranging; they have collated material from many hundreds of sources to produce a text which comprehensively describes the climates of the region, explains them in non-technical language, and shows how crucial this knowledge and understanding is to everyday life in West Africa. The book will be of interest to anyone studying West Africa in the context of geography, agriculture, forestry, health, industry and development.
Author: United States. Weather Bureau
Publisher:
Published: 1942
Total Pages: 54
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: A.J. Dietz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2006-04-11
Total Pages: 467
ISBN-13: 1402021585
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Sahelian West Africa has recovered from the disastrous droughts of the 1970s and 1980s. People have learned to adapt to risk and uncertainty in fragile dryland environments. They, as well as global change scientists, are worried about the impact of climate change on these West African drylands. What do the experiences of the last thirty years say about the preparedness for higher temperatures, lower rainfall, and even more variability? Detailed studies on Dryland West Africa as a whole, and on Burkina Faso, Mali and Northern Ghana in particular show an advanced coping behaviour and increased adaptation, but also major differences in vulnerability and coping potential. Climate change preparedness programmes have only just started and require more robust support, and more specific social targeting, for a population which is rapidly growing, even more rapidly urbanising, and further integrating in a globalised economy. This book is the first of its kind with a comprehensive analysis of climate change experiences in West African drylands, with attention for pathways of change and the diversity of adaptation options available. This book is of interest to scientists studying global and climate change, especially dealing with issues of adaptation. Social scientists, economists, geographers and policy makers concerned with West Africa should also read this book.
Author: Marcel Leroux
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2001-09-01
Total Pages: 604
ISBN-13: 9783540426363
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This unique book includes 250 maps related to various factors of meteorology and climate and their effects on the African continent. It provides detailed coverage of fundamentally important issues concerning African meterology, climatology, tropical circulation, rainfall, drought and climate change.
Author: Collectif
Publisher: IRD Éditions
Published: 2020-06-09
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 2709924250
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The future of West Africa depends on the capacity of its agriculture to ensure the food security of the population, which should double in the next 20 years, while facing up to the new risks resulting from climate warming. Indeed, the changes in temperature and precipitations already operating and that should become more marked will have serious effects on agricultural production and water resources in this part of Africa in the near future. One of the keys to meeting this new challenge is the adaptation of rural societies to climate risks. To gain better knowledge of the potential, processes and barriers, this book analyses recent and ongoing trends in the climate and the environment and examines how rural societies perceive and integrate them: what are the impacts of these changes, what vulnerabilities are there but also what new opportunities do they bring? How do the populations adapt and what innovations do they implement—while the climate-induced effects interact with the social, political, economic and technical changes that are in motion in Africa? By associating French and African scientists (climatologists, agronomists, hydrologists, ecologists, demographers, geographers, anthropologists, sociologists and others) in a multidisciplinary approach, the book makes a valuable contribution to better anticipation of climatic risks and the evaluation of African societies to stand up to them.
Author: Senakpon E. H. Kokoye
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9781536146653
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Over the past few decades, agriculture and related sectors in West Africa have been challenged by climate change, which has become one of the most important developmental issues in the region. Whereas negative environmental and socio-economic impacts have been extensively documented in West Africa, future climate projections suggest that the situation will only get worse if relevant actions are not taken. Indeed, most of the West African countries remain characterized by a limited use of production technologies and information, and local economies heavily rely on a rain-fed agriculture.Despite the increasing number of studies focusing on climate change related issues, the methodological (i.e., conceptual and analytical) approaches seem to become stagnant with mixed practical results in terms of mitigation and adaptation outcomes. Against this backdrop, the forthcoming book is aimed at showcasing innovative and promising approaches that can be used to advance our current knowledge of climate change trends, impacts, vulnerability, resilience and adaptation in West Africa.With the focus on agriculture and environment, the book compiles the latest developments in climate change research in West Africa by providing an overview of recent approaches used to better understand the vulnerability, resilience and adaptation to climate change. It also considers the methods and frameworks for assessing the sustainability of climate change adaptation.
Author: Abdulai Jalloh
Publisher:
Published: 2013-08-02
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ISBN-13: 9780896298286
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Madiodio Niasse
Publisher: Iucn
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 66
ISBN-13: 9782831707822
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