This article reviews recent literature on drought of the last millennium, followed by an update
on global aridity changes from 1950 to 2008. Projected future aridity is presented based on …

East African landscapes today are the result of the cumulative effects of climate and land-
use change over millennial timescales. In this review, we compile archaeological and …

Climatic and environmental changes in Africa during the last 2 centuries have been
examined, using both systematic rainfall records and proxy information concerning lakes …

The annual water budget of Lake Tana is determined from estimates of runoff, rainfall on the
lake, measured outflow and empirically determined evaporation. Simulation of lake level …

The use of documentary evidence to investigate past climatic trends and events has become
a recognised approach in recent decades. This contribution presents the state of the art in its …

The disappearing glaciers of Kilimanjaro are attracting broad interest. Less conspicuous but
ecologically far more significant is the associated increase of frequency and intensity of fires …

The nature of global change in the Pacific Basin is poorly known compared to other parts of
the world. Climate, Environment, and Society in the Pacific during the Last Millennium …

In recent years, Kilimanjaro and its vanishing glaciers have become an 'icon'of global
warming, attracting broad interest. In this paper, a synopsis of (a) field observations made by …

This volume contains reports of ten case studies of freshwater fisheries in southern Africa. A
synthesis of these reports can be found in FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 426/1 (ISBN 92-5 …

This book tells the sweeping story of the role that East African savannas played in human
evolution, how people, livestock, and wildlife interact in the region today, and how these …