Building resilience to face recurring environmental crisis in African Sahel
Building resilience to face recurring environmental crisis in African Sahel
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DOI：
10.1038/nclimate1856
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发表时间：
2013-07-01
影响因子：
30.7
通讯作者：
Brouder, Alan
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作者：
Boyd, Emily;Cornforth, Rosalind J.;Brouder, Alan
目前非洲之角和西非萨赫勒地区的粮食短缺影响着 3100 万人。这种持续和未来的危机要求该地区人民适应日益严重且可能不可逆转的全球可持续发展挑战。鉴于这种情况以及短期天气和季节性气候预报对西非的技能有限，Rainwatch 项目说明了对 2011 年不利的西非季风进行近实时监测和改善沟通的价值，由此产生的严重干旱引起的人道主义影响持续到 2012 年，并因 2012 年的洪水而加剧。Rainwatch 项目现在与一个边界组织（非洲气候交换中心、AfClix）合作，旨在整合专业知识和经验。相关机构、机关和利益攸关方采取行动，促成实地对话，以增强面对反复出现的危机时的复原力。
The present food shortages in the Horn of Africa and the West African Sahel are affecting 31 million people. Such continuing and future crises require that people in the region adapt to an increasing and potentially irreversible global sustainability challenge. Given this situation and that short-term weather and seasonal climate forecasting have limited skill for West Africa, the Rainwatch project illustrates the value of near real-time monitoring and improved communication for the unfavourable 2011 West African monsoon, the resulting severe drought-induced humanitarian impacts continuing into 2012, and their exacerbation by flooding in 2012. Rainwatch is now coupled with a boundary organization (Africa Climate Exchange, AfClix) with the aim of integrating the expertise and actions of relevant institutions, agencies and stakeholders to broker ground-based dialogue to promote resilience in the face of recurring crisis.