Maize is the second most plentiful cereal grown for human consumption. It constitutes 36%
of total grain production worldwide and it is cultivated in about 160 countries on nearly 150 …

Urban settlements can support significant biodiversity and provide a wide range of
ecosystem services. Remote sensing (RS) offers valuable tools for monitoring and …

Floods have recently become a major hazard in West Africa (WA) in terms of both their
magnitude and frequency. They affect livelihoods, infrastructure and production systems …

The development of adaptation and mitigation strategies to tackle anthropic and climate
changes impacts is becoming a priority in drought-prone areas. This study examines the …

Monitoring the world's areas that are more vulnerable to natural hazards has become crucial
worldwide. In order to reduce disaster risk, effective tools and relevant land cover (LC) data …

In order to meet the increasing demand for crops under challenging climate conditions,
efficient and sustainable cultivation strategies are becoming essential in agriculture …

In the last decades, the Sahelian area was hit by an increase of flood events, both in
frequency and in magnitude. In order to prevent damages, an early warning system (EWS) …

South of the Sahara, flood vulnerability and risk assessments at local level rarely identify the
exposed areas according to the probability of flooding or the actions in place, or localize the …

Flood risk assessments in the Global South have increased since the adoption of the United
Nations Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030. However, they often fail …

Abstract Intense rainfalls in Sub-Saharan Africa are increasing in frequency. Land
degradation, watercourses siltation, and flood defence failure turn these events into …