During the last two decades the world has experienced an abrupt change in climate. Both
natural and artificial factors are climate change drivers, although the effect of natural factors …

This study seeks to provide a critical overview of the existing evidence on extreme climate
events and the adaptation options of the affected population in order to help scholars …

COVID-19 pandemic movement restrictions as part of the control measures put in place by
countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has implications on food security, as movement …

Increasing demand for food and environmental stressors are some of the most challenging
problems that human societies face today and these have encouraged new studies to …

Climate change poses serious threats to agriculture and food security, and extreme weather
events have reduced crop productivity worldwide. Future projections predict that the average …

Under climate change, the rainfall is predicted to become more intense and less frequent,
causing summer drought events and rainwater loss by deep percolation, resulting in both …

Rainfall seasonality and timing are key climatic features affecting crop yield in rainfed
agriculture (RFA). We evaluated the dynamics of temporal rainfall attributes–the strength of …

Global warming and climate variability are emerging as the foremost environmental
problems in the 21st century, especially in develo** countries. Full knowledge of key …

Abstract Analysis of climate variability and trends frequently takes place at large scale. For
agricultural applications, however, highly localized climate conditions can be critically …

Weather extremes like droughts and heat waves are becoming increasingly frequent
worldwide, with severe consequences for agricultural production and food security. Although …