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Addressing The Threat Of Climate Change And Agricultural Landuse Intensification On Riparian Forests Functioning In The Savannas Of The Volta Sub-Basin Of Ghana

Boakye, Emmanuel Amoah; Hyppolite, Dibi N’da; Barnes, Victor Rex; Porembski, Stefan (WASCAL, 2017-09)

Agricultural landuse intensification increases the vulnerability of riparian forests to climate change impacts (and vice versa) in the Volta riparian countries including Ghana; requiring comprehensive enforcement of ...
Renewable Energy Development Planning: Understanding Diurnal and Seasonal Variabilities of Potential Solar and Wind Power in Ghana

Danso, Derrick Kwadwo (WASCAL, 2017-12)

his brief highlights the current trend of increasing electricity generation from fossil-based thermal production in Ghana. A review of the need to change this trend with solar and wind energy as options was made. For ...
Climate Change in the Niger Basin on Hydrological Properties and Functions of Kainji Lake, West Africa

Oyerinde, Ganiyu Titilope (WASCAL, 2017-09)

The Niger Basin is one of the most vulnerable hydrological systems where hydro-climatic changes is highly uncertain and changes in rainfall/runoff at the regional or local levels are inconsistent with projections; making ...
Innovative Sustainable Soil Nutrient Management Options for Improving the Resilience of West African Smallholder Farms Livelihoods Under Climate Change Context

Thiombiano, Boundia Alexandre; Le, Quang Bao; Odai, Samuel Nii; Ouedraogo, Denis (WASCAL, 2017-09)

Agricultural livelihoods in West African smallholder farms are undermined by the continuous degradation of soil resources. Most smallholder farms are unable to replenish soil nutrients from the use of mineral nutrients due ...
Households Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Variability Induced Water Stress on Downstream Kaduna River Basin

Okafor, Gloria Chinwendu (WASCAL, 2017-09)

Water stress is one of the risks emanating from worsening climatic variations. It poses serious threats on vulnerable continents, people and livelihoods globally.
Impact of Urbanisation on Local Climate and Air Quality in Lagos, Nigeria

Ojeh, Vincent Nduka (WASCAL, 2017-09)

Characteristics of temperature, carbon monoxide, spatial and temporal distribution of urban heat island and its relationship with land use change are very important tool for urban planning in the changing climate. In ...
Fire Effects on Soil Organic Carbon Stocks and Trace Gas Emissions from Burnt Lands under Different Vegetation in Northern Ghana

Nyadzi, Emmanuel (WASCAL, 2017-09)

Wild fires affect soil organic carbon stock positively and negatively. Emissions from these fires are toxic to both plant, animals and humans and when the concentrations are locally significant, they may contribute to ...
Analysis of Dynamics of Doma Forest Reserve in Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Moussa, Soule (WASCAL, 2017-09)

Doma forest reserve is under threat due to high anthropogenic activities and unsustainable land use practices such as the use of fire for land clearance, illegal logging and grazing. But the use of fire and cutting down ...
Impacts of Community-Forest Management on Land Use Change, Vegetation Dynamics and Carbon Stocks in South-Eastern Senegal

Faye, Laurice Codou; Boateng, Kyereh; Le, Quang Bao (WASCAL, 2017-09)

Charcoal is the main cooking fuel in Africa but its production characterized by the lack of formal policies that leave producers without any reliable framework resulted in changes in species composition and forest structure ...
Assessment of the Impact of Climate and Land Use Changes on Pastoral Livestock Farming in Boulgou Province, South-Eastern Burkina Faso

Kima, Sophie Agnes (WASCAL, 2017-09)

Climate change and conversion of grazing area to cropland are the main challenge of pastoral livestock in Burkina Faso.
Assessment of Soil Organic Carbon Stocks under Various Land Use/Land Cover Types in The Kintampo North Municipal, Ghana

Bessah, Enoch (WASCAL, 2017-09)

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is one of the largest and active carbon pools. Soils in Africa have lost 136 gigatonnes of carbon between 1850 and the late 1990s and 33 % of carbon lost was attributed to land degradation and ...
Multi-Agent Simulation Approach on the Impact of Agricultural Land-Use Change Adaptation towards the Effect of Changing Climate in Semi-Arid Ghana

Badmos, Boila Kazeem; Agodzo, Samson; Odai, Samuel Nii; Villamor, Grace (WASCAL, 2017-09)

The development of appropriate and effective adaptation measures require sufficient knowledge of climate change and it impacts. Household coping and adaptation strategies are functions of complex decision-making that ...
Farmers’ Awareness and Response to Climate Change in the North Bank Region, The Gambia

Kutir, Cynthia; Baatuuwie, Bernard; Keita, Sainey (WASCAL, 2017-09)

Though climate change has adverse effect on human wellbeing globally, Sub-Saharan Africans (SSA) are noted to be the most vulnerable due to their high dependence on rain-fed agriculture for food security and economic growth ...
Observational and Numerical Study of Mesoscale Land and Sea Breezes (Lsb) Along the Guinea Coast of West Africa

Coulibaly, Gnenakantanhan; Omotosho, Jerome; Sylla, Mouhamadou Bamba; Dembélé, Famory; Andreas, Fink (WASCAL, 2017-09)

Land and Sea Breeze (LSB) is a mesoscale phenomenon influencing human life in coastal areas where most populated cities and most industries are located, but neglected in urbanization planning policies resulting in the ...
Assessment of Soil Organic Carbon Stocks under Various Land Use/Land Cover Types in the Kintampo North Municipal, Ghana

Bessah, Enoch (WASCAL, 2017-09)

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is one of the largest and active carbon pools. Soils in Africa have lost 136 gigatonnes of carbon between 1850 and the late 1990s and 33 % of carbon lost was attributed to land degradation and ...
Site Selection for Urban Forestry Development as a Mitigant of Climate Change in Ilorin Area, Southern Guinea Savannah of Nigeria

Asonibare, Femi Oluwatosin; Okhimamhe, Appollonia; Adenle, Ademola Andrew (WASCAL, 2017-09)

The potential abundance of land available for climate change mitigation by carbon sequestration through afforestation and reforestation is enormous in Nigeria.
An Evaluation of the Impact of Tillage and Fertility Management on Soil Carbon Sequestration at Minna in the Southern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria

Akpeokhai, Agatha Ochuware (WASCAL, 2017-09)

Soil organic carbon is an important soil constituent that is constantly being lost as a result of some cultural practices leading to soil productivity decline.
Sustainability of Fadama Farming System as an Adaptive Response to Climate Change And Variability in Southern Guinea Zone of Nigeria

Ademola, Ademola Andrew; Nsofor, Godwin; Adesina, Francis; Okhimamhe, Appollonia; Usmane, Saratu (WASCAL, 2017-09)

Sustaining Fadama is a reliable strategy for coping with the actual and potential stress resulting from climate change in the agricultural sector.
Impact of Climate Change on West African Monsoon Features and their Relationship with Convection and Precipitation

Kebe, Ibourahima (WASCAL, 2016-06)

The West African Monsoon (WAM) system plays a significant role in socio-economic activities especially for the population living in the tropical northern Africa whose economy depends mainly on rain-fed agriculture. In West ...
Modelling the Potential Impacts of Forestation on Extreme Climate Events over West Africa

Odoulami, Romaric Christel (WASCAL, 2016-05)

Extreme climate events (extreme rainfall and heatwaves) can have devastating impacts on society, the environment and economy. In West Africa, extreme climate events generally lead to loss of lives and property, due to the ...

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