Rainfall over the African continent from the 19th through the 21st century

SE Nicholson, C Funk, AH Fink - Global and planetary change, 2018 - Elsevier
Most of the African continent is semi-arid and hence prone to extreme variations in rainfall
from year to year. The extreme droughts that have plagued the Sahel and eastern Africa are …

Evaluation of small-scale fishers' perceptions on climate change and their coping strategies: Insights from Lake Malawi

MM Limuwa, BK Sitaula, F Njaya, T Storebakken - Climate, 2018 - mdpi.com
The effects of climate change have negatively affected Malawi's agricultural production. In
this context, fisheries have been providing alternative livelihoods. However, there is a …

Climate variability affects water-energy-food infrastructure performance in East Africa

C Siderius, SR Kolusu, MC Todd, A Bhave, AJ Dougill… - One Earth, 2021 - cell.com
The need to assess major infrastructure performance under a changing climate is widely
recognized yet rarely practiced, particularly in rapidly growing African economies. Here, we …

Temporal changes in minimum and maximum temperatures at selected locations of southern Africa

W Mupangwa, L Chipindu, B Ncube, S Mkuhlani… - Climate, 2023 - mdpi.com
Agriculture is threatened by ever increasing temperatures and this trend is predicted to
continue for the near and distant future. The negative impact of rising temperatures on agri …

Characterization of spatio-temporal trends and periodicity of precipitation over Malawi during 1979–2015

E Tadeyo, D Chen, B Ayugi, C Yao - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
Precipitation remains the key climatic parameter in sub-Saharan Africa, as it drives the
economy through rain-fed agricultural production. Malawi is one of the countries most …

Lake Malawi's threshold behaviour: A stakeholder-informed model to simulate sensitivity to climate change

AG Bhave, L Bulcock, S Dessai, D Conway, G Jewitt… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Over 90% of Malawi's electricity generation and irrigation depend on Lake Malawi outflows
into the Shire River. Recent lake level declines have raised concerns over future climate …

Distinct climate influences on the risk of typhoid compared to invasive non-typhoid Salmonella disease in Blantyre, Malawi

D Thindwa, MG Chipeta, MYR Henrion, MA Gordon - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Invasive Salmonella diseases, both typhoid and invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS),
are seasonal bloodstream infections causing important morbidity and mortality globally in …

Productivity impact of drought tolerant maize varieties under rainfall stress in Malawi: A continuous treatment approach

SP Katengeza, ST Holden - Agricultural Economics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Drought tolerant (DT) maize varieties have received massive support in sub‐Saharan Africa
because of their potential to protect smallholder farmers against drought‐related maize yield …

Spatio-temporal analysis of rainfall variability and seasonality in Malawi

N Haghtalab, N Moore, C Ngongondo - Regional Environmental Change, 2019 - Springer
Food security in Malawi relies on rainfall amount and timing. Because agricultural
production is the main source of income for most rural communities, increased frequency of …

[HTML][HTML] Isotope hydrology and hydrogeochemical signatures in the Lake Malawi Basin: a multi-tracer approach for groundwater resource conceptualisation

LC Banda, RM Kalin, V Phoenix - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Reliance on groundwater is outpacing natural replenishment, a growing imbalance that
requires detailed and multi-faceted water resource understanding. This study integrated …