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Adoption of Climate Smart Agricultural Technologies and Practices in Drylands in Uganda: Evidence from a Microlevel Study in Nakasongola District
Agriculture is the most important sector in Uganda’s economy, but it continues to experience challenges of erratic rainfall variability and environmental degradation. This paper is situated within post-structuralist geographical thought to (i) classify CSA practices …
In-Country Technical Training on Hazard Assessment Using Earth Observation and GIS for Ethiopia
- Module 1: Introduction to Geospatial Information System (GIS)
- Module 2: Vegetation and Land Cover/Land Use Monitoring
- Module 3: Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
Examining the potential contributions of extreme “Western V” sea surface temperatures to the 2017 March–June East African drought
During March–June (MAMJ) 2017 East Africa (EA; 35°–50°E, 12°S–9°N) experienced an extensive drought across Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia that contributed to extreme food insecurity (Funk et al. 2018, hereafter F18) approaching near-famine conditions (FEWSNET …
In-Country Technical Training on Hazard Assessment Using Earth Observation and GIS for South Sudan
- Module 1: Introduction to Geospatial Information System (GIS)
- Module 2: Vegetation and Land Cover/Land Use Monitoring
- Module 3: Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
In-Country Technical Training on Hazard Assessment Using Earth Observation and GIS for Somalia
- Module 1: Introduction to Geospatial Information System (GIS)
- Module 2: Vegetation and Land Cover/Land Use Monitoring
- Module 3: Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
In-Country Technical Training on Hazard Assessment Using Earth Observation and GIS for Sudan
- Module 1: Introduction to Geospatial Information System (GIS)
- Module 2: Vegetation and Land Cover/Land Use Monitoring
- Module 3: Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
Evaluation of rainfall simulations over Uganda in CORDEX regional climate models
The study evaluates the ability of ten regional climate models (RCMs) to simulate the present-day rainfall over Uganda within the Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) for the period 1990–2008. The models’ ability to reproduce the …
Projected climate over the Greater Horn of Africa under 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming
We analyze the potential effect of global warming levels (GWLs) of 1.5 ◦C and 2 ◦C above pre-industrial levels (1861−1890) on mean temperature and precipitation as well as intra-seasonal precipitation extremes over the Greater Horn …
Future changes in rainfall associated with ENSO, IOD and changes in the mean state over Eastern Africa
This study examines the projected changes in the characteristics of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) in terms of mean state, intensity and frequency, and associated rainfall anomalies over eastern …