Biophysical Effects of Land Cover Changes in West Africa: A Systematic Review
This study finds that deforestation and other land use changes in West Africa contribute to regional warming.Read More →
Extreme Sahel Heatwave that Hit Highly Vulnerable Population at the End of Ramadan Would Not Have Occurred Without Climate Change
This real-time event attribution study combines climate models with observations of the March/April 2024 heat wave across North Africa and the Sahel to estimate the influence of human-caused climate change.Read More →
Dangerous Humid Heat in Southern West Africa About 4°C Hotter Due to Climate Change
This real-time event attribution study evaluates the degree to which human-induced climate change has influenced the occurrence of high temperatures in West Africa.Read More →
Climate change exacerbated heavy rainfall leading to large scale flooding in highly vulnerable communities in West Africa
This review article synthesizes peer-reviewed data which examines the impact of anthropogenic climate change on the probability and intensity of the catastrophic May 2022 floods in West Africa.Read More →
Air Quality Life Index Annual Update
Assessing the health impacts of air pollution, with a section on how climate change is exacerbating
air pollution.Read More →