Climate change impacts on ecosystems and adaptation options in nine countries in southern Africa: What do we know?

Abstract

Climate change impacts on ecosystems and adaptation options in nine countries in southern Africa: What do we know? Ecosphere 12(12):e03860.

What Have We Learned after Millennia of Locust Invasions?

“…However, the level of understanding of the magnitude and directionality of impacts and responses of various locust species to climate change remains low [66]. In fact, in view of the many uncertainties, there is an urgent need to coordinate research and monitoring actions on the topic of global change [67]. (6) With each new major outbreak, a similar cycle of events repeats itself.…”

Agricultural Productivity and Climate Change: An Evidence of a Non-linear Relationship in Sub-Saharan Africa

“…If the temperature rise is followed by climatic events such as reduced rainfall, ecosystem disruption, the spread of the desert, and the loss of habitat for animal and plant species, then the consequences for agricultural productivity will be long-lasting. (Kapuka and Hlásny, 2021;Bai et al, 2022).…”

EnvironmentalDNAsurveys of African biodiversity: State of knowledge, challenges, and opportunities

“…This is especially problematic in the context of climate change, where species are known to shift their ranges in response to environmental variation (Brodie et al, 2021; Carvalho et al, 2021; Dejene et al, 2021; Pecl et al, 2017) and it is likely that for the vast majority of African biodiversity, contemporary distribution patterns or even broad habitat requirements, which would allow for predictive modeling of future ranges, are undocumented. This lack of biodiversity knowledge limits opportunities for maximizing conservation and management opportunities that can benefit biodiversity and people and strengthen their resilience under climatic change (Dejene, 2018; Kapuka & Hlásny, 2021).…”