African Climate Change
Presentation Type
Poster/Portfolio
Presenter Major(s)
Integrated Science
Mentor Information
Elena Lioubimtseva
Department
Geography
Location
Kirkhof Center KC33
Start Date
10-4-2013 10:00 AM
End Date
10-4-2013 11:00 AM
Keywords
Environment
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to understand that climate change is affecting the agriculture of Africa, specifically in the Sahara. Using the most up to date climate models as wells as the special report on emissions scenarios (SRES) we can predict how the climate in certain regions will change. Using these scenarios we know that agriculture areas will undergo negative changes. By 2100 the Sahara region, which is most vulnerable, will lose 2 to 7% gross domestic product (GDP). The climate change will lead to changes in the seasonality or rainfall, an onset of rain days as well as the intensity of the rainfall. This will result in the increase of arid and semi-arid land in Africa by 5-8%. Agriculture is the key source of livelihood in Africa, until we change our methods and our use of fossil fuels on a global scale, the scenarios we can predict will not change. There is an answer to the negative impacts of climate change; we must reach it together before it is lost.
African Climate Change
Kirkhof Center KC33
The purpose of this research is to understand that climate change is affecting the agriculture of Africa, specifically in the Sahara. Using the most up to date climate models as wells as the special report on emissions scenarios (SRES) we can predict how the climate in certain regions will change. Using these scenarios we know that agriculture areas will undergo negative changes. By 2100 the Sahara region, which is most vulnerable, will lose 2 to 7% gross domestic product (GDP). The climate change will lead to changes in the seasonality or rainfall, an onset of rain days as well as the intensity of the rainfall. This will result in the increase of arid and semi-arid land in Africa by 5-8%. Agriculture is the key source of livelihood in Africa, until we change our methods and our use of fossil fuels on a global scale, the scenarios we can predict will not change. There is an answer to the negative impacts of climate change; we must reach it together before it is lost.