Regional climate messages for West Africa

This series is based on work funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) through the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA).This report provides a general overview of the regional climate in West Africa. A follow-up report that provides a specific focus on the climate of the semi-arid regions of West Africa is currently under development

Regional climate messages for East Africa

Synthesis and analysis reportThis report provides an overview of the regional climate in East Africa. The impacts of future climate change on different sectors are complicated by the spread of model projections and the complexity of natural and societal systems. Impacts on water resources are unclear; an increase in evaporation alongside increasing temperatures may place additional stress on vulnerable systems. In the absence of clear trends in past or future rainfall, hydrological discharge trends are likely to remain primarily driven by changes to local water use and land use changes. For agriculture, there is a high degree of diversity of outcomes across climate scenarios, sectors, and regions.This series is based on work funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) through the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA)

Regional climate message for Southern Africa

This report provides a general overview of the regional climate in southern Africa, including seasonal and cyclical periods. Climate trends over time are shown in figures/maps encompassing seasonally averaged spatial and temporal changes in temperature over southern Africa (1963 to 2012). In relating any observed climate trend to underlying changes in the climate, different time scales of climatic variability need to be accounted for. For instance, across the central regions of Botswana, Namibia and northern South Africa, the climate is subject to decadal and longer-term climate variability. Climate projections are also included in the report.Canada's Internantional Development Research Centre (IDRC) United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID), through the Collaborative Adaptation Research Centre in Africa and Asia (CARIAA