Climate change impacts in Sub-Saharan Africa: from physical changes to their social repercussions

The repercussions of climate change will be felt in various ways throughout both natural and human systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper analyses the implication of climate change-related temperature increase, heat extremes, changes in precipitation for food and water security, coastal communities, and livelihoods.

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Date Published
2016, January

Authors
Olivia Serdeczny, Sophie Adams, Florent Baarsch, Dim Coumou, Alexander Robinson, Bill Hare, Michiel Schaeffer, Mahe ́Perrette, Julia Reinhardt

Journal
Regional Environmental Change
01/2016, DOI: 10.1007/s10113-015-0910-2

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