Current practices and prospects of climate-smart agriculture in Democratic Republic of Congo: a review

K Karume, JM Mondo, GB Chuma, A Ibanda… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is one of the innovative approaches for sustainably
increasing the agricultural productivity, improving livelihoods and incomes of farmers, while …

[HTML][HTML] Improved modeling of Congo's hydrology for floods and droughts analysis and ENSO teleconnections

S Wongchuig, B Kitambo, F Papa, A Paris… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Study region The Congo River basin (CRB), the world's second-largest river
system, is subject to extreme hydrological events that strongly impact its ecosystems and …

Impacts of climate change on hydrological regimes in the Congo River Basin

S Karam, BS Zango, O Seidou, D Perera… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Surface water resources are essential for a wide range of human activities, such as
municipal water supply, fishing, navigation, irrigation, and hydropower. Their regime is also …

Climate‐driven projections of future global wetlands extent

L Hardouin, B Decharme, J Colin, C Delire - Earth's Future, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Wetlands are crucial components of the Earth's system, interacting with various processes
such as the hydrological cycle, energy exchanges with the atmosphere, and global nitrogen …

Assessing uncertainties of a remote sensing-based discharge reflectance model for applications to large rivers of the Congo Basin

D Kechnit, RM Tshimanga, A Ammari… - Hydrological Sciences …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Adequate monitoring of river discharge is crucial for effective water resource management.
However, this objective remains difficult to achieve in the context of large and ungauged …

Robustness of climate indices relevant for agriculture in Africa deduced from GCMs and RCMs against reanalysis and gridded observations

D Abel, K Ziegler, IE Gbode, T Weber, VO Ajayi… - Climate Dynamics, 2024 - Springer
This study assesses the ability of climate models to represent rainy season (RS) dependent
climate indices relevant for agriculture and crop-specific agricultural indices in eleven …

Evaluation and modelling of accuracy of satellite-based CHIRPS rainfall data in Ruvu subbasin, Tanzania

DMM Mulungu, E Mukama - Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2023 - Springer
In data scarce regions, satellite-derived products can be used as alternatives to ground
observed rainfall. However, satellite-derived data quality assurance and its quick use are of …

Heterogeneity analysis of main driving factors affecting potential evapotranspiration changes across different climate regions

W Liu, B Zhang, Z Wei, Y Wang, L Tong, J Guo… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Exploring the influencing factors of potential evapotranspiration (PET) is of great significance
for further understanding the causes of climate change and improving agricultural irrigation …

Potential consequences for rising temperature trends in the Oti River Basin, West Africa

D Kwawuvi, D Mama, SK Agodzo, E Bessah… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction One of the ways that climate change manifest itself is through temperature
changes. Though the Oti River basin has been grappling with drought incidents, there has …

Ground-based climate data show evidence of warming and intensification of the seasonal rainfall cycle during the 1960–2020 period in Yangambi, central Congo …

E Kasongo Yakusu, J Van Acker, H Van de Vyver… - Climatic Change, 2023 - Springer
Meteorological stations are rare in central Africa, which leads to uncertainty in regional
climatic trends. This is particularly problematic for the Congo Basin, where station coverage …