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A conceptual model for assessing rainfall and vegetation trends in sub-Saharan Africa from satellite data
2014
International Journal of Climatology
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Policymakers, governments and aid agencies require operational environmental monitoring in support of evidence-based policy-making and resource deployment in crisis situations. ...
(human land use or ecological disturbance) changes. ...
information used for integration of environmental concerns. ...
doi:10.1002/joc.4231
fatcat:l2w7mibqx5frpbsggqz2zleo74
Simulating the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Crop Varietal Diversity in Mali (West-Africa) Using Agent-Based Modeling Approach
2018
Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
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This paper presents a generic, agent-based model that simulates the dynamics of crop varietal diversity at the village level in Mali under di erent socio-economic, environmental and policy scenarios. ...
The model is designed to integrate social, economic, environmental, and policy factors . A participatory approach with scientists, farmers and policy makers has been implemented to achieve this goal. ...
Development (CIRAD, France), and all of the farmers, researchers and stakeholders who took part in the various modeling sessions in Mali and France. ...
doi:10.18564/jasss.3690
fatcat:y6qdct6nbvgy3nhetk3rnwmlvq
Development of an integrated generic model for multi-scale assessment of the impacts of agro-ecosystems on major ecosystem services in West Africa
2017
Journal of Environmental Management
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This paper presents an integrated model assessing the impacts of climate change, agro-ecosystem and demographic transition patterns on major ecosystem services in West-Africa along a partial overview of ...
The resulting Model for West-Africa Agro-Ecosystem Integrated Assessment (MOWASIA) is ecologically generic, meaning it is designed for all sudano-sahelian environments but may then be used as an experimentation ...
Acknowledgments This work was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) through the West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL). ...
doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.07.018
pmid:28728002
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Environmental Sustainability: The Ecological Footprint in West Africa
2015
Human Ecology Review
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Effective and suitable environmental policies are needed in order to address the policy gap as well as reduce the EF level to the balance point by appropriate executive activities covering the implementation ...
It is a resource accounting tool which could be applied in environmental planning and management focusing on natural resource consumption. ...
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We are grateful to the Global Footprint Network, especially the members of the research team, who have played a major role in gaining a better understanding of the EF concept as well as ...
doi:10.22459/her.22.01.2015.05
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Integrating Land Change Science and Savanna Fire Models in West Africa
2013
Land
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Fire is a key component of many land use systems and a determinant of land change. ...
There is a growing concern that climate change will cause more catastrophic fires, but in many areas the impacts will be mediated by human land use practices. ...
Acknowledgements The Author would like to thank the National Geographic Society which provided funding for parts of this research. ...
doi:10.3390/land2040609
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The impact of agricultural research: evidence from West Africa
2010
Development in Practice
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systems should be designed in a framework of co-construction, co-execution and co-evaluation. ...
An effective innovative agricultural policy would demand the initial acknowledgment that a break from the past is necessary to 'produce more and better' in Africa and that successful agricultural research ...
There are many reports of NERICA's positive impact on farmers' livelihood across SSA, from Guinea in West Africa to Uganda in East Africa. ...
doi:10.1080/09614524.2010.513724
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Assessing Impacts of Land Use Changes on the Hydrology of a Lowland Rainforest Catchment in Ghana, West Africa
2017
Water
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Impact assessments of actual and potential land use (LU) changes on hydrology are vital in land use planning, which is a prerequisite for effective water resources management. ...
In this study, impacts of actual, as well as potential, LU changes on the hydrology of the Bonsa catchment (1482 km 2 ), Ghana, West Africa, were assessed using the Agricultural Catchments Research Unit ...
Acknowledgments: The authors wish to thank the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) for the financial support to publish this paper and the anonymous reviewers for their comments. ...
doi:10.3390/w10010009
fatcat:zlqvy5wbqbaexa4y5k467eh2ra
Potential impact of climate and socioeconomic changes on future agricultural land use in West Africa
2016
Earth System Dynamics
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In this study, we compare the contributions of climate change and socioeconomic development to potential future changes of agricultural land use in West Africa using a prototype land use projection (LandPro ...
demand is projected using a model for policy analysis of agricultural commodities and trade. ...
Using integrated assessment models (IAMs) is another approach to combine the socioeconomic aspects and the climatic systems into a same analytical framework. ...
doi:10.5194/esd-7-151-2016
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Selective Adoption: How Port Authorities in Europe and West Africa Engage with the Globalizing 'Green Port' Idea
2019
Sustainability
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By engaging with the expanding literature on policy mobilities and drawing on empirical information collected through interviews with port officials from four ports in Europe and West Africa, we argue ...
The scholarly debate on 'green ports' since it emerged in the policy discourse of international maritime organizations has largely focused on exploring the economic benefits associated with implementing ...
Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest. ...
doi:10.3390/su11185119
fatcat:56oklam5qfc7vljx3c4aletrla
Integrated Flood Risk Assessment of Rural Communities in the Oti River Basin, West Africa
2016
Hydrology
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This study performs an integrated flood risk assessment for rural communities of the Oti River Basin in Togo, West Africa. ...
Flood damage in West Africa has increased appreciably during the last two decades. ...
Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Abbreviations The following abbreviations are used in this manuscript: ...
doi:10.3390/hydrology3040042
fatcat:vn7ru7lvyvdtzfho74iibbhp24
Agricultural productivity in relation to climate and cropland management in West Africa
2020
Scientific Reports
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Here, we attempt to discriminate between the impacts of climate and other factors (e.g. land management/degradation) on crop production across West Africa using satellite remote sensing. ...
Using the combination of a an attribution framework and residual trend anlaysis, we discriminate between climate and other impacts on crop productivity. ...
Acknowledgements We are grateful to LUCID, a Linnaeus Centre of Excellence at Lund University funded by the Swedish Research Council Formas (Grant 259-2008-1718), and the Swedish Research Council (Grant ...
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-59943-y
pmid:32098992
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System dynamic modelling of electricity planning and climate change in West Africa
2018
AAS Open Research
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This article demonstrates the use of System Dynamics Modelling (SDM) for that purpose; to manage the development of energy growth with reduced impact in regards to climate change. ...
was used to develop the model. ...
A third study 21 assesses "extreme temperatures and heat waves impacts on electricity consumption in some cities in West-Africa". ...
doi:10.12688/aasopenres.12852.1
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System dynamic modelling of electricity planning and climate change in West Africa
2018
AAS Open Research
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This article demonstrates the use of System Dynamics Modelling (SDM) for that purpose; to manage the development of energy growth with reduced impact in regards to climate change. ...
Methods: Vensim DSS version 6.2 was used to develop the model. ...
A third study 22 assesses "extreme temperatures and heat waves impacts on electricity consumption in some cities in West-Africa". ...
doi:10.12688/aasopenres.12852.2
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Future Climate Change Impacts on Streamflows of Two Main West Africa River Basins: Senegal and Gambia
2018
Hydrology
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This research investigated the effect of climate change on the two main river basins of Senegal in West Africa: the Senegal and Gambia River Basins. ...
Once the model was calibrated and validated, we simulated streamflow at Bafing Makana and Mako stations in the near future at a daily scale. ...
Climate Models (RCM) forced by GCM outputs in the West Africa region with a spatial resolution of 50 km. ...
doi:10.3390/hydrology5010021
fatcat:4aza7i75ing2ldbtxwfnq6mkha
Regional Assessment of the Food Security Situation in West Africa with GIS
2019
Food and Public Health
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At the same time, there exists limited use of mix scale tools of GIS and descriptive statistics in gauging food security and agricultural activities in West Africa. ...
In the case of West Africa known for its abundance of natural and human resources, farming not only represents approximately over a third of the region's wealth and more than half of the work force, but ...
This model ushered in a path towards self-sufficiency through greater outputs in farm operations vital for the citizens of West Africa. ...
doi:10.5923/j.fph.20190902.04
fatcat:3zvklsqp6nbbljm6cvwmjqxfbq
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