Fulvio Franchi, Syed Mustafa, Daniel Ariztegui, Farisse J Chirindja, Andrea Di Capua, Stephen Hussey, Jean-Luc Loizeau, Vittorio Maselli, Alessia Matanó, Oluwaseun Olabode, Florian Pasqualotto, Whatmore Sengwei, Sithabile Tirivarombo, Anne F Van Loon, Jean-Christophe Comte
In semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa, climate change and the intensification of human activities have altered the hydrological balance and modified the recurrence of extreme hydroclimatic events, such as droughts and floods. The geomorphological heterogeneity of river catchments across the region, the variable human pressure, and the lack of continuous hydroclimatic data preclude the definition of proper mitigation strategies, with a direct effect on the sustainability of rural communities. Here, for the first time in Africa, we characterize hydrological extreme events using a multidisciplinary approach that includes sedimentary data from dams...
March 5, 2024: Science of the Total Environment