Climate Change And Development Consultation On Key Researchable Issues Section 6: West Africa Region Section 6.1. West Africa Scoping Study

Document begins: CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT CONSULTATION ON KEY RESEARCHABLE ISSUES SECTION 6: WEST AFRICA REGION SECTION 6.1. WEST AFRICA SCOPING STUDY ENDA - NOGOYE THIAM AND OTHERS Saleemul Huq and Hannah Reid Climate Change Group International Institute for Environment and Development 3 Endsleigh Street, London WC1H 0DD, UK Tel: (+44 20) 7388 2117 Fax: (+44 20) 7388 2826 Email: [email protected] [email protected] CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT IN WEST AFRICA (Draft report). May 2005 ENDA- TM Table of content. CLIMATE CHANGE AND EVELOPMENT IN WEST AFRICA. 2 Table of content. 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. 4 1.BACKGROUND (to be completed). 4 1 Introduction (to be completed). 4 1. 2 Methodology (to be completed). 4 2. BIO-PHYSICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE REGION. 4 3. IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION. 7 3.1 Agriculture, food security and climate change. 8 3.2 Impacts of climate change on water resources. 10 3. 3 Impacts of climate change on forestry resources. 12 3.4 Impact of climate change on coastal areas. 12 3.5 Impact of climate change on health . 14 4. ADAPTATION TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. 14 4.1 Adapting to the impacts of declining water resources. 14 4.2 Adapting to declining agricultural productivity. 15 ...