IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN AFRICA

Africa-Wide Studies

"Africa," Chapter 10 of: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). 2001. Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Cambridge University Press.
FULL TEXT: http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg2/377.htm
PDF: http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg2/pdf/wg2TARchap10.pdf

"Africa," Chapter 2 of: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). 1997. The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability. Cambridge University Press.
FULL TEXT: http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc/regional/006.htm
ALSO IN FRENCH: http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc/regional/pdf/africa.pdf

Jones, Peter G., and Philip K. Thornton. 2003. "The potential impacts of climate change on maize production in Africa and Latin America in 2055," Global Environmental Change, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 51 - 59. [ABSTRACT]

Desanker, Paul V. 2002. Impact of Climate Change on Life in Africa. WWF.
PDF: www.wwf.org.uk/fileLibrary/pdf/africa_climate.pdf

Hulme, M., R.M. Doherty, T. Ngara, M.G. New, and D. Lister. 2001. "African climate change: 1900-2100," Climate Research, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 145-168. [ABSTRACT]
AUTHOR'S DRAFT: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~mikeh/pubs/cr_africa.pdf

Magadza, C.H.D. 2000. "Climate Change Impacts and Human Settlements in Africa: Prospects for Adaptation," Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 61, No. 1, March, 193-205. [ABSTRACT]

Feddema, Johannes J. 1999. "Future African Water Resources: Interactions between Soil Degradation and Global Warming," Climatic Change, Vol. 42, No. 3, July, pp. 561-596. [ABSTRACT]

Downing, Thomas E. 1991. "Vulnerability to hunger in Africa: a climate change perspective,"
Global Environmental Change, Vol. 1, No. 5, December, pp.365-380. [ABSTRACT]

Sub-Regional Studies

Agoumi, Ali. 2003. Vulnérabilité des pays du Maghreb face aux changements climatiques: Besoin réel et urgent d'une stratégie d'adaptation et de moyens pour sa mise en œuvre. International Institute for Sustainable Development and the Climate Change Knowledge Network.
PDF: http://cckn.net/pdf/north_africa_fr.pdf
ALSO IN ENGLISH: http://cckn.net/pdf/north_africa.pdf

Amissah-Arthur, Abigail. 2003. "Targeting Climate Forecasts for Agricultural Applications in Sub-Saharan Africa: Situating Farmers in User-Space," Climatic Change, Vol. 58, No. 1-2, May, pp. 73-92. [ABSTRACT]

Regional Coordination of the UNDP -GEF. 2002. Vulnerability of the Maghreb Region to Climate
Change, and Needs for Adaptation (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia). Ministère de l'Aménagement du territoire,
de l'Urbanisme, de l'Habitat Et de l'Environnement: Rabat, Maroc.
PDF: http://www.ccmaghreb.com/main/papierv&ABill.pdf.

Sene, K. J., E. L. Tate and F. A. K. Farquharson. 2001. "Sensitivity Studies of the Impacts of Climate Change on White Nile Flows," Climatic Change, Vol. 50, No. 1-2, July, pp. 177-208. [ABSTRACT]

Eriksen, Siri. 2001. "Linkages between climate change and desertification in East Africa, Part 1: Physical and social linkages," Arid Lands Newsletter, No. 49, May/June.
FULL TEXT: http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/aln49/eriksen-part1.html

Eriksen, Siri. 2001. "Linkages between climate change and desertification in East Africa, Part 2: Policy linkages between climate change and desertification," Arid Lands Newsletter, No. 49, May/June.
FULL TEXT: http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/aln49/eriksen-part2.html

Wilkie, David, Gilda Morelli, Fiona Rotberg, and Ellen Shaw. 1999. "Wetter isn't better: global warming and food security in the Congo Basin," Global Environmental Change, Vol. 9, No. 4, December, pp. 323-328. [ABSTRACT]

Jallow, Bubu P., Sekou Toure Malang, M. K. Barrow, and Assa Achy Mathieu. 1999. "Coastal zone of The Gambia and the Abidjan region in Côte d'Ivoire: sea level rise vulnerability, response strategies, and adaptation options," Climate Research, Vol. 12, pp. 129-136. [ABSTRACT]

Joubert, A. M., S. J. Mason, J. S. Galpin. 1996. "Droughts Over Southern Africa in a Doubled-CO2 Climate," International Journal of Climatology, Vol. 16, No. 10, pp. 1149-1156. [ABSTRACT]

Schulze, Roland E., Gregory A. Kiker and Richard P. Kunz. 1993. "Global climate change and agricultural productivity in southern Africa," Global Environmental Change, Vol. 3, No. 4, December, pp. 330-349. [ABSTRACT]

Glantz, Michael H. 1992. "Global warming and environmental change in sub-Saharan Africa," Global Environmental Change, Vol. 2, No. 3, September, pp. 183-204. [ABSTRACT]

Country-Level Studies

Algeria

Ministere de l'Amenagement du Territoire et de l'Environnement. 2001. Elaboration de la stratégie et du plan d'action national des changements climatiques.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/algnc1.pdf

Benin

Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Habitat et de l'Urbanisme. 2001. Communication Nationale Initiale du Bénin sur les Changements Climatiques. http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/bennc1f.pdf.
ENGLISH SUMMARY: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/bennc1e.pdf.

Botswana

Ministry of Works, Transport and Communications. 2001. Botswana Initial National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/botnc1.pdf

Burkina Faso

Gouvernement du Burkina Faso. 2001. Convention-Cadre des Nations Unies sur les Changements Climatiques: Communication Nationale du Burkina Faso.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/bufnc1f.pdf
ANNEXES: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/bufnc1annex.pdf
ENGLISH SUMMARY: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/bufnc1.pdf

Gouvernement du Burkina Faso. 2001. Stratégie Nationale de Mise en Oeuvre de la convention sur les changements climatiques.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/bufstrat.pdf

Burundi

Republique du Burundi. 2001. Convention Cadre des Nations Unies sur les Changements Climatiques: Premiere Communication Nationale.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/burnc1.pdf

Cameroon

O'Brien, Karen (ed.). 2000. Developing Strategies for Climate Change: The UNEP Country Studies on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations Assessment. United Nations Environment Programme and the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research: Oslo, Norway. http://www.cicero.uio.no/media/314.pdf.

Chad

République du Tchad. 2001. Convention Cadre des Nations Unies sur les Changements Climatiques:
Communication Nationale Initiale.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/chanc1.pdf

Congo

Republique du Congo. 2001. Communication Nationale Initiale.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/connc1.pdf

Cote D'Ivoire

Ministere de l'Environnement de l'Eau et de la Foret. 2000. Communicatión Nationale Initiale de la Cote D'Ivoire: Préparée en application de la Convention Cadre des Nations Unies Sur les Changements Climatiques.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/cotnc1.pdf

Democratic Republic of Congo

Government of Democratic Republic of Congo. 2000. La Communication Nationale Initiale de la RDC sur les Changements Climatiques.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/rdcnc1.pdf

Djibouti

Ministère de l'Habitat, de l'Urbanisme, de l'Environnement et de l'Aménagement du Territoire. 2001. Communication Nationale Initiale de la Rebublique de Djibouti a la Convention Cadre des Nations Unies sur les Changements Climatiques.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/djinc1.pdf
SUMMARY: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/djinc1fres.pdf
ENGLISH SUMMARY: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/djinc1eres.pdf

Egypt

Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency. 1999. The Arab Republic of Egypt: Initial National Communication on Climate Change.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/egync1.pdf/

Strzepek, Kenneth M., and David N. Yates. 2000. "Responses and Thresholds of the Egyptian Economy to Climate Change Impacts on the Water Resources of the Nile River," Climatic Change, Vol. 46, No. 3, August, pp. 339-356. [ABSTRACT]

Raey, M. El, Kh. Dewidar, and M. El Hattab. 1999. "Adaptation to the impacts of sea level rise in Egypt," Climate Research, Vol. 12, pp. 117-128. [ABSTRACT]

Yates, David N., and Kenneth M. Strzepek. 1998. "An Assessment of Integrated Climate Change Impacts on the Agricultural Economy of Egypt," Climatic Change, Vol. 38, No. 3, March, pp. 261-287. [ABSTRACT]

El-Shaer, H.M., C. Rosenzweig, A. Iglesias, M.H. Eid, and D. Hillel. 1997. "Impact of climate change on possible scenarios for Egyptian agriculture in the future," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Vol. 1, pp. 233-250. [ABSTRACT]

Onyeji, S Chib, and Günther Fischer. 1994. "An economic analysis of potential impacts of climate change in Egypt," Global Environmental Change, Vol. 4, No. 4, December, pp. 281-299. [ABSTRACT]

Eritrea

Ministry of Land, Water, and Environment. 2001. Eritrea's Initial National Communication Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/erinc1.pdf

Ethiopia

National Meteorological Services Agency. 2001. Initial National Communication of Ethiopia to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/ethnc1.pdf

Hailemariam, Kinfe. 1999. "Impact of climate change on the water resources of Awash River Basin, Ethiopia," Climate Research, Vol. 12, pp. 91-96. [ABSTRACT]

Ghana

Environmental Protection Agency. 2001. Initial national communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/ghanc1.pdf

Guinea

Ministere des Mines, de la Geologie et de l'Environment. 2002. Communication Initiale de la Guinee a la Convention Cadre des Nations Unies sur les Changements Climatiques.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/guinc1.pdf

Lesotho

Ministry of Natural Resources. 2000. National Report on Climate Change: First National Communication to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/lesnc1.pdf

Malawi

Mkanda, Francis X. 1999. "Drought as an analogue climate change scenario for prediction of potential impacts on Malawi's wildlife habitats," Climate Research, Vol. 12, No 2-3, pp. 215-222. [ABSTRACT]

Mali

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique. 2000. Convention Cadre Des Nations Unies Sur Les Changements Climatiques: Communication Initiale du Mali.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/mlinc1.pdf

Mauritania

Government of Mauritania. 2001. Communication Nationale Initiale.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/maunc1.pdf

Morocco

Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire, de l'Urbanisme, de l'Habitat et de l'Environnement. 2001. Communication Nationale Initiale à la Convention Cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/mornc1f.pdf
FRENCH SUMMARY: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/mornc1e.pdf
ENGLISH SUMMARY: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/mornc1e.pdf

Parish, R., and D. C. Funnell. 1999. "Climate change in mountain regions: some possible consequences in the Moroccan High Atlas," Global Environmental Change, Vol. 9, No. 1, April 1999, pp. 45-58. [ABSTRACT]

Namibia

Government of Namibia. 2002. Namibia: Initial National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/namnc1.pdf

Niger

Republique du Niger. 2000. Convention Cadre des Nations Unies sur les Changements Climatiques: Premiere Communication Nationale du Niger.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/nignc2.pdf

Mohamed, A. Ben, N. van Duivenbooden, and S. Abdoussallam. 2002. "Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Production in the Sahel - Part 1. Methodological Approach and Case Study for Millet in Niger," Climatic Change, Vol. 54, No. 3, August, pp. 327-348. [ABSTRACT]

N. van Duivenbooden, S. Abdoussalam, and A. Ben Mohamed. 2002. "Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Production in the Sahel - Part 2. Case Study for Groundnut and Cowpea in Niger," Climatic Change, Vol. 54, No. 3, August, pp. 349-368. [ABSTRACT]

Rwanda

Loevinsohn, Michael E. 1994. "Climatic warming and increased malaria incidence in Rwanda," The Lancet, Vol. 343, No. 8899, March 19, pp. 714-18

Senegal

Ministere de la Protection de la Nature. 1997. Communication Initiale du Senegal a la Convention-Cadre des Nations-Unies sur les Changements Climatiques.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/sennc1.pdf

Sudan

Ministry of Environment & Physical Development. 2003. Sudan's First National Communications under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/sudnc1.pdf
APPENDIX: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/sudnc1ann.pdf

Swaziland

Government of Swaziland. 2002. Swaziland's First National Communication First National Communication to the to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/swanc1.pdf

Togo

Ministère De L'Environment et des Ressources Forestieres. 2001. Communication Nationale Initiale du Togo.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/tognc1.pdf

Tunisia

Ministère De L'Environment et de L'Amenagement du Territoir. 2001. Communication Initiale de la Tunisie à la Convention Cadre des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/tunnc1f.pdf
ENGLISH SUMMARY: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/tunnc1esum.pdf
ADDENDUM (FR and EN): http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/tunnc1add.pdf

Uganda

Enabling Uganda Project. 2002. First National Communication for Uganda under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/uganc1.pdf

Zimbabwe

Hulme, Mike and Nicola Sheard. 1999. Climate Change Scenarios for Zimbabwe. Climatic Research Unit at University of East Anglia: Norwich, UK.
PDF: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~mikeh/research/zimbabwe.pdf

Ministry of Mines, Environment and Tourism. 1998. Zimbabwe's Initial National Communication on Climate Change: Prepared for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
PDF: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/zimnc1.pdf