Review of Meteorological Drought in Africa: Historical Trends, Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and Prospects

doi:10.1007/s00024-022-02988-z

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	Review of Meteorological Drought in Africa: Historical Trends, Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and Prospects
	Ayugi, Brian 13,15,16; Eresanya, Emmanuel Olaoluwa 12,14,16; Onyango, Augustine Omondi 1; Ogou, Faustin Katchele 9; Okoro, Eucharia Chidinma 7,8; Okoye, Charles Obinwanne 5,6; Anoruo, Chukwuma Moses 8; Dike, Victor Nnamdi 1,4; Ashiru, Olusola Raheemat 3; Daramola, Mojolaoluwa Toluwalase 2
刊名	PURE AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS
	2022-03-14
页码	22
关键词	Drought rainfall agriculture health environment economy Africa
ISSN号	0033-4553
DOI	10.1007/s00024-022-02988-z
通讯作者	Eresanya, Emmanuel Olaoluwa ; Okoro, Eucharia Chidinma
英文摘要	This review study examines the state of meteorological drought over Africa, focusing on historical trends, impacts, mitigation strategies, and future prospects. Relevant meteorological drought-related articles were systematically sourced from credible bibliographic databases covering African subregions in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries (i.e. from 1950 to 2021), using suitable keywords. Past studies show evidence of the occurrence of extreme drought events across the continent. The underlying mechanisms are mostly attributed to complex interactions of dynamical and thermodynamical mechanisms. The resultant impact is evidenced in the decline of agricultural activities and water resources and the environmental degradation across all subregions. Projected changes show recovery from drought events in the west/east African domain, while the south and north regions indicate a tendency for increasing drought characteristics. The apparent intricate link between the continent's development and climate variability, including the reoccurrence of drought events, calls for paradigm shifts in policy direction. Key resources meant for the infrastructural and technological growth of the economy are being diverted to develop coping mechanisms to adapt to climate change effects, which are changing. Efficient service delivery to drought-prone hotspots, strengthening of drought monitoring, forecasting, early warning, and response systems, and improved research on the combined effects of anthropogenic activities and changes in climate systems are valuable to practitioners, researchers, and policymakers regarding drought management in Africa today and in the future.
资助项目	Organization of African Academic Doctors (OAAD) ; Postdoctoral Research Foundation of Jiangsu Province[2191012100301]
WOS关键词	SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURE ; SOUTH-AFRICA ; RAINFALL VARIABILITY ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; AGRICULTURAL DROUGHT ; SUMMER RAINFALL ; ECONOMIC-GROWTH ; SAHEL RAINFALL ; SOIL-MOISTURE ; GREATER HORN
WOS研究方向	Geochemistry & Geophysics
语种	英语
出版者	SPRINGER BASEL AG
WOS记录号	WOS:000768610700001
资助机构	Organization of African Academic Doctors (OAAD) ; Postdoctoral Research Foundation of Jiangsu Province
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.idsse.ac.cn/handle/183446/9297]
专题	深海科学研究部_深海地球物理与资源研究室
通讯作者	Eresanya, Emmanuel Olaoluwa; Okoro, Eucharia Chidinma
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Int Ctr Climate & Environm Sci ICCES, Coll Earth & Planetary Sci,Inst Atmospher Phys, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, 11A Datun Rd, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Deep Sea Sci & Engn, Key Lab Geophys & Georesources, Sanya, Peoples R China 4.Imo State Polytech Umuagwo, Energy Climate & Environm Sci Grp, Imo, PMB 1472, Owerri, Nigeria 5.Jiangsu Univ, Sch Environm & Safety Engn, Biofuel Inst, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, Peoples R China 6.Univ Nigeria, Fac Biol Sci, Dept Zool & Environm Biol, Nsukka, Nigeria 7.Chinese Acad Sci, Natl Astron Observ, Key Lab Solar Act, Beijing 100012, Peoples R China 8.Univ Nigeria, Dept Phys & Astron, Nsukka, Nigeria 9.Univ Abomey Calavi, Fac Sci & Technol, Dept Phys, Lab Atmospher Phys, Godomey, Benin 10.Botswana Int Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Math & Stat Sci, Plot 10071,Private Bag 16, Palapye, Botswana
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ayugi, Brian,Eresanya, Emmanuel Olaoluwa,Onyango, Augustine Omondi,et al. Review of Meteorological Drought in Africa: Historical Trends, Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and Prospects[J]. PURE AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS,2022:22.
APA	Ayugi, Brian.,Eresanya, Emmanuel Olaoluwa.,Onyango, Augustine Omondi.,Ogou, Faustin Katchele.,Okoro, Eucharia Chidinma.,...&Ongoma, Victor.(2022).Review of Meteorological Drought in Africa: Historical Trends, Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and Prospects.PURE AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS,22.
MLA	Ayugi, Brian,et al."Review of Meteorological Drought in Africa: Historical Trends, Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and Prospects".PURE AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS (2022):22.