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juil 22, 2013

Study Highlights Damages of Climate Change on Volta River - VOA


A new report highlighting the damaging effects of climate change on West Africa’s Volta River basin was released at the 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week in Accra, Ghana.

The study wa...

CGIAR Climate's insight:
The study was performed by the Ghana based International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research’s (CGIAR) Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). It examined the effects of climate change on water storage in Africa and detailed how a predicted 3.6 degree Celsius increase over the next century could affect the region. Photo: CIFOR