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Research article
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08 Jan 2024
Research article |
| 08 Jan 2024
| 08 Jan 2024
Combined impacts of climate and land-use change on future water resources in Africa
Celray James Chawanda
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Water and Climate, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Blackland Research & Extension Center, Temple, TX 76502, USA
Albert Nkwasa
Department of Water and Climate, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Wim Thiery
Department of Water and Climate, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Ann van Griensven
Department of Water and Climate, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, 2611 AX Delft, the Netherlands
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Short summary
Africa's water resources are being negatively impacted by climate change and land-use change. The SWAT+ hydrological model was used to simulate the hydrological cycle in Africa, and results show likely decreases in river flows in the Zambezi and Congo rivers and highest flows in the Niger River basins due to climate change. Land cover change had the biggest impact in the Congo River basin, emphasizing the importance of including land-use change in studies.
Africa's water resources are being negatively impacted by climate change and land-use change....
