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The Impacts of Climate Change on Regional Water Resources and Agriculture in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorStrzepek, Kenneth
dc.contributor.authorMcCluskey, Alyssa
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-07T21:50:17Z
dc.date.available2012-06-07T21:50:17Z
dc.date.issued2007-07
dc.description.abstractThis paper summarizes the methods and findings of the hydrological assessment component of the project studying likely impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in Africa. The first phase of the study used a version of a conceptual rainfall-runoff model called WatBal (Water Balance) applied to gridded data to simulate changes in soil moisture and runoff across the whole continent of Africa rather than to any particular catchment or water resource system. The model inputs were the climate variables of the 1961-90 climatology and physiological parameters (such as soil properties and land use) derived from global datasets for each of the 0.5 degree latitude/longitude cells across the continent. The primary model output comprised a time series (monthly time step) of simulated runoff for all the grid cells for each of the districts in the countries of interest. The second phase of the study extended the hydrology analyses to update the above hydroclimatic series to the year 2000 using updated input data. To ascertain the possible impacts of climate change within the districts being investigated this study used synthetic or GCM-based climate change scenarios as input to the WatBal model. The WatBal model was used to determine the impact of these different scenarios on runoff and actual evaporation and hence flow in the districts under study. The generated hydroclimatic series and scenario analyses were used as inputs into various Ricardian regressions in other analyses measuring likely impacts of climate change on the agricultural economies of Africa.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/8003673/impacts-climate-change-regional-water-resources-agriculture-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4290
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7479
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4290
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectANNUAL RUNOFF
dc.subjectANTARCTICA
dc.subjectARID AREAS
dc.subjectBASINS
dc.subjectBIOSPHERE
dc.subjectCASE STUDIES
dc.subjectCATCHMENT
dc.subjectCLASSIFICATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE MODELS
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESEARCH UNIT
dc.subjectCLIMATE SENSITIVITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABLES
dc.subjectCLIMATES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATOLOGY
dc.subjectCLOUD COVER
dc.subjectCLOUDINESS
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectCOVERING
dc.subjectCROPLAND
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCRU
dc.subjectDATA QUALITY
dc.subjectDATA SOURCES
dc.subjectDESERTS
dc.subjectDISCHARGE
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDRAINAGE NETWORK
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectEVAPORATION
dc.subjectEVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subjectFLOW REGIMES
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectGCM
dc.subjectGEOLOGICAL SURVEY
dc.subjectGEOSPHERE
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGRASSLAND
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectHYDROGRAPHS
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL REGIME
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectICE
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL WATER
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLAKES
dc.subjectLAND AREAS
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND VALUE
dc.subjectMIDDLE EAST
dc.subjectMIDDLE EASTERN
dc.subjectOCEANS
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRESSURE
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectREGIONAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectRESERVOIRS
dc.subjectRIVER
dc.subjectRIVER BASIN
dc.subjectRIVER BASINS
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectRUNOFF
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectSTREAM
dc.subjectSTREAMFLOW
dc.subjectSURFACE FLOW
dc.subjectSURFACE RUNOFF
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTOPOGRAPHY
dc.subjectVEGETATION
dc.subjectWATER REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectWATER STORAGE
dc.subjectWEATHER
dc.subjectWETLANDS
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND SPEED
dc.subjectWMO
dc.subjectWORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
dc.titleThe Impacts of Climate Change on Regional Water Resources and Agriculture in Africaen
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okr.crossref.titleThe impacts of climate change on regional water resources and agriculture in Africa
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T07:21:27.400332Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/8003673/impacts-climate-change-regional-water-resources-agriculture-africa
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid755861468003326989
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4290
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20070731095419
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum8003673
okr.identifier.reportWPS4290
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.topicRural Development::Common Property Resource Development
okr.topicEnvironment::Global Environment Facility
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Systems
okr.topicClimate Change
okr.topicWater Resources::Wetlands
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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