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A f r i c a : C l i m a t e & W e a t h e r |
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» African climate poses some intriguing questions which are important in terms of fundamental climate science and human relevance. For example, Africa is one of the few parts of the world to be influenced strongly by all three ocean basins.Relative to many parts of the world, the scientific understanding of the African climate system as a whole is low.
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» The African continent is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change because of factors such as widespread poverty, recurrent droughts, inequitable land distribution, and overdependence on rain-fed agriculture. Although adaptation options, including traditional coping strategies, theoretically are available, in practice the human, infrastructural, and economic response capacity to effect timely response actions may well be beyond the economic means of some countries.
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» What is the state of the climate observing system in Africa ? What issues surround climate prediction on all time scales? How good are the prediction tools? Is African climate science in a satisfactory state? How well does climate information and policy connect? What level of international support exists for African climate? What short and medium term actions could be taken to improve concerns and what are the associated costs and benefits? It is shown that the African climate observing system is in a worse state than that on any continent and is deteriorating. The observing system underpins climate science, including satellite calibration, monitoring of change and variability, model evaluation, understanding of the climate system and climate prediction.
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 Latest A f ri c a's Weather Update |
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» Africa Climate Zone
» Warm Africa
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