Rainfall Dynamics and Climate Change in Kano, Nigeria

Mohammed, Murtala Uba; Abdulhamid, Adnan; Badamasi, Murtala Muhammad; Ahmed, Md. Kawser

doi:10.9734/jsrr/2015/17098

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“…Most of the time, climate change is intensifying, meaning that the increase in annual precipitation happens with fewer precipitation events. This is also true in Kano [38]. Hence, considering these scenarios and having in Unlike full inflow and consumptive meso-efficiency, E b values for climate change show increasing trends, i.e., the performances change across the scenarios with a maximum of 3 pp in 2050.…”

Section: Sefficiency For M2cmentioning

confidence: 78%

“…Most of the time, climate change is intensifying, meaning that the increase in annual precipitation happens with fewer precipitation events. This is also true in Kano [38]. Hence, considering these scenarios and having in mind that the effect of precipitation is negligible, we can say that global warming results in decreasing the performance of Kano River.…”

Section: Sefficiency For M2cmentioning

confidence: 88%

“…The mean annual precipitation is about 898 mm (maximum and minimum values are 1872 mm and 419.6 mm respectively). Temporal trends show that most of the total precipitation falls within five months (May-September) with August having the highest amount, whereas November-March form the dry periods [38]. The mean annual temperature ranges from 26 • C to 32 • C and relative humidity of 17-90%.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, irrigation requirements were also estimated ( Figure 5). For climate change, increase in rainfall in the study area was reported in [38], however, percentage increase in rainfall, temperature and evaporation was based on [51]. Outputs from projections done by [42] from an ensemble of 38 Global Circulation Model (GCM) runs under the median A1B CO 2 emission scenarios was used in this study.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Assessing the Impacts of Population Growth and Climate Change on Performance of Water Use Systems and Water Allocation in Kano River Basin, Nigeria

Ahmad

Haie

2018

Water

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Improving the performance of water use systems (WUSs) is essential for addressing the pressure on water resources for sustainability. Despite the potential impacts of population growth and global warming especially in semi-arid regions, the knowledge and understanding of WUSs and impacts of those main drivers of change on their performance are not available in the Kano River basin (KRB). This paper assesses these impacts on the performance of KRB, using the new and innovative Sefficiency (sustainable efficiency) framework, which incorporates quantity, quality, and beneficial aspects of water use in a comprehensive and systemic manner. We found that performance of the WUSs is sensitive to population growth and global warming under the scenarios considered. Kano River is relatively less sensitive to global warming impacts, while high population growth is dominant. Moreover, their combined effect will result in a reduction of downstream water by 70% and potential demands will far exceed the available supply by 2050. It is recommended that efficient management of water regarding the qualitative as well as quantitative aspects is very critical in KRB. This study can be regarded as the first step, and future studies may adopt the described methodology and can benefit from smart technologies, e.g., sensors and remote sensing.

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Section: Sefficiency For M2cmentioning

confidence: 78%

“…Most of the time, climate change is intensifying, meaning that the increase in annual precipitation happens with fewer precipitation events. This is also true in Kano [38]. Hence, considering these scenarios and having in mind that the effect of precipitation is negligible, we can say that global warming results in decreasing the performance of Kano River.…”

Section: Sefficiency For M2cmentioning

confidence: 88%

Section: Description Of the Study Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Developing Case Scenarios and Sensitivity Analysesmentioning

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Assessing the Impacts of Population Growth and Climate Change on Performance of Water Use Systems and Water Allocation in Kano River Basin, Nigeria

Ahmad

Haie

2018

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“…Rain is more in five months (May-September) with August, recording the highest amount and mean annual temperature ranges from 26˚C -33˚C. The yearly rainfall amount in Kano is increasing, especially in July and August [22].…”

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Optimization of Irrigation Water Allocation Framework Based on Genetic Algorithm Approach

Adama¹,

Jimoh²,

Otache³

2020

JWARP

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In a world where excessive use and degradation of water resources are threatening the sustainability of livelihoods dependent on water and agriculture, increased food production will have to be done in the face of a changing climate and climate variability. There is a need to make optimal use of the available water resource to maximize productivity. Climate-smart irrigation is aimed at increasing per unit production and income from irrigated cropping systems without having negative impacts on the environment or other water users and uses. This paper developed a water allocation model using Genetic Algorithm to equitably allocation available water to the various sectors in Kano River Irrigation Scheme yielding an optimal as well as equitable water release with a 96.44% demand met. An average relative supply of 0.94 was obtained indicating the there was even supply of water to all the sectors. The model is robust and relatively easy to apply and can be employed by farm managers to achieve equity and optimal use of the available water resource.

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GIS-Based Vulnerability Evaluation of Climate Change Hazards of Flood and Erosion Using an Integrated IVFRN-DEMATEL-ANP Decision Model

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Rainfall Dynamics and Climate Change in Kano, Nigeria

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Assessing the Impacts of Population Growth and Climate Change on Performance of Water Use Systems and Water Allocation in Kano River Basin, Nigeria

Assessing the Impacts of Population Growth and Climate Change on Performance of Water Use Systems and Water Allocation in Kano River Basin, Nigeria

Optimization of Irrigation Water Allocation Framework Based on Genetic Algorithm Approach

GIS-Based Vulnerability Evaluation of Climate Change Hazards of Flood and Erosion Using an Integrated IVFRN-DEMATEL-ANP Decision Model

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