Crop-climate ensemble scenarios to improve risk assessment and resilience in the semi-arid regions of West Africa

Climate Research

Volumn 65, Issue , 2015, Pages 107-121

  Salack, Seyni ^a   Sarr, Benoit ^b   Sangare, Sheick K ^b   Ly, Mouhamed ^b   Sanda, Ibrah Seidou ^b   Kunstmann, Harald ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Centre Régional AGRHYMET CRA   (Niger)

Author keywords

Agroclimatic risks; Ensemble scenarios; Maize; Pearl millet; Sensitivity analysis; Uncertainty management; West African Sudan Sahel

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CONDITIONS; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MILLET; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; WATER DEMAND;

ERITREA; NORTHERN RED SEA; SAHEL [NORTHERN RED SEA]; SUDAN;

PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84945563468     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr01282     Document Type: Article

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