Climate variability and climate change in Southern Morocco increases the vulnerability of fragile landscapes in regard to water resources. The goal of this research project is to assess risk levels of potential vulnerabilities that result from climate change at study sites in the Biosphere Reserve of Southeastern Moroccan Oases (ReBOSum). This study will provide a [...]
The East African Quaternary Research Association (EAQUA) promotes research aimed at understanding Africa’s past environment and implications for the future. EAQUA held its second workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in May 2009. Objective: To provide opportunities to promote collaborative research, encourage the exchange of information on Quaternary and Paleo-science issues, and foster the growth of the [...]
While the role of fire in ecosystem conservation and management is well known for temperate ecosystems, there is a lack of knowledge with respect to tropical forests, seasonal grasslands and savannah ecosystems. An analysis of 40 years of precipitation and temperature records for the Serengeti National Park (SNP) indicates decreased seasonal precipitation and increased temperatures. [...]
Case study: Climate threats to the biodiversity: a case of Kilimanjaro National Park Externship Research: Effect of climate change and non-climatic variability to butterflies of Njiro Forest, Tanzania Summary: A positive correlation between variability in climatic parameters (temperature and rainfall) and butterfly species diversity was revealed by comparing the composition of butterfly species in the [...]
Case Study: Climate change threats to the biodiversity of Tanzania: Case study of Serengeti National Park Externship Research: Effect of climate change on stinging bee’s behaviour (Apis milifera) and honey production: A case of Arumeru District, Tanzania Summary: This research explored recent reports of decreased honey production and changes in harvesting seasons over the last [...]
Case Study: Climate change and its implications for ecosystems, biodiversity and livelihoods, Tanzania: Manyara National Park Externship Research: Assessment of the impacts of climate variability on biodiversity conservation and livelihoods in the Lake Manyara Sub basin, Tanzania Summary: The study observed a substantial variation in rainfall from the year 1963 to year 2008 with minimum [...]
Project Summary: The study of climate change perceptions and local strategies of water management, including extreme events, in Sibut, Kaga-Bandoro and Bouca’s localities foresees the diagnosis of the existing and future forms of adaptation. This is based on the assets and lives of the populations, past and/or recent, to determine the used processes for controlling [...]
Project Summary: Objectives In the Sahel, the rainfed agriculture and pastoral livestock systems, which provide the essential means of subsistence and monetary incomes for rural populations, depend mainly on climate, especially precipitation. However, according to the third IPCC report (2007), climate change will, among other things, rising temperatures, lower rainfall in the semi-arid as the [...]
Project Summary: Background Rainfed agriculture is the main stay of the economies of the most African Countries including Tanzania, consequently severe and recurring droughts have disastrous impacts on the socio- economic development of the countries. In recent years most parts of Tanzania experienced severe and recurring droughts. The most devastating were those of 1983, 1993, [...]
Project Summary: Climate variability especially irregular rainfall is one of the parameters, which had affected maize farmers in forest/savanna transition and semi-arid zones of Ghana. Many farmers recall the impact of Good Friday Easter storms, which used to dislodge some of their mature maize crops in the past, but today have to wait for enough [...]
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