Archer, Emma RMEngelbrecht, Francois AHänsler, ALandman, WTadross, MHelmschrot, J2018-07-022018-07-022018-04Archer, E.R.M. et al. 2018. Seasonal prediction and regional climate projections for southern Africa. In: Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa – assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions, pp. 14-21, Biodiversity & Ecology, 6, Klaus Hess Publishers, Göttingen & Windhoek978-3-933117-95-3978-99916-57-43-1doi:10.7809/b-e.00296http://www.biodiversity-plants.de/biodivers_ecol/vol6.phphttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/10284Chapter published in Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa – assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions (2018), pp. 14-21. This is an open access publication.Temperatures over southern Africa have been increasing rapidly over the last fi ve decades, at a rate of about twice the global rate of temperature increase. Further drastic increases, in the order of 6°C by the end of the century relative to the present-day climate, may occur over the central and western interior regions under low-mitigation futures. Moreover, southern Africa is projected to become generally drier under low-mitigation climate change futures. Such changes will leave little room for adaptation in a region that is already characterised as dry and hot. Impacts on crop and livestock farming may well be devastating, and significant changes may occur in terms of vegetation cover in the savannas, particularly in the presence of human-induced land degradation. Under modest to high mitigation, southern Africa will still experience further climate change, but amplitudes of change will be reduced, potentially leaving more room for adaptation. Skilful seasonal forecasts may become an increasingly important adaptation tool in southern Africa, especially when combined with a robust weather station monitoring network.enClimateSeasonal predictionSouthern AfricaBook ChapterArcher, E. R., Engelbrecht, F. A., Hänsler, A., Landman, W., Tadross, M., & Helmschrot, J. (2018). Seasonal prediction and regional climate projections for southern Africa., <i>Worklist;21001</i> Klaus Hess Publishers. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10284Archer, Emma RM, Francois A Engelbrecht, A Hänsler, W Landman, M Tadross, and J Helmschrot. "Seasonal prediction and regional climate projections for southern Africa" In <i>WORKLIST;21001</i>, n.p.: Klaus Hess Publishers. 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10284.Archer ER, Engelbrecht FA, Hänsler A, Landman W, Tadross M, Helmschrot J. Seasonal prediction and regional climate projections for southern Africa.. Worklist;21001. [place unknown]: Klaus Hess Publishers; 2018. [cited yyyy month dd]. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10284.TY - Book Chapter AU - Archer, Emma RM AU - Engelbrecht, Francois A AU - Hänsler, A AU - Landman, W AU - Tadross, M AU - Helmschrot, J AB - Temperatures over southern Africa have been increasing rapidly over the last fi ve decades, at a rate of about twice the global rate of temperature increase. Further drastic increases, in the order of 6°C by the end of the century relative to the present-day climate, may occur over the central and western interior regions under low-mitigation futures. Moreover, southern Africa is projected to become generally drier under low-mitigation climate change futures. Such changes will leave little room for adaptation in a region that is already characterised as dry and hot. Impacts on crop and livestock farming may well be devastating, and significant changes may occur in terms of vegetation cover in the savannas, particularly in the presence of human-induced land degradation. Under modest to high mitigation, southern Africa will still experience further climate change, but amplitudes of change will be reduced, potentially leaving more room for adaptation. Skilful seasonal forecasts may become an increasingly important adaptation tool in southern Africa, especially when combined with a robust weather station monitoring network. DA - 2018-04 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Climate KW - Seasonal prediction KW - Southern Africa LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2018 SM - 978-3-933117-95-3 SM - 978-99916-57-43-1 T1 - Seasonal prediction and regional climate projections for southern Africa TI - Seasonal prediction and regional climate projections for southern Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10284 ER -