West Africa climate risk report
Climate risk report for the West Africa region
The climate risk report for the West Africa region is part of a series of regional climate risk reports the Met Office has produced in collaboration with ODI and commissioned by FCDO to provide evidence to the UK Government in support of adaptation and resilience planning and investments.
The Climate Risk Reports are provided by CLARE Climate Risk Services. CLARE is a flagship research programme on climate adaptation and resilience, funded mostly (about 90%) by UK Aid through the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). CLARE is bridging critical gaps between science and action by championing Southern leadership to enable socially inclusive and sustainable action to build resilience to climate change and natural hazards. More information is available on the CLARE website here.
Climate risks for this region were identified by considering the current and future climate from the present day to the 2050s and their interactions with regional socio-economic vulnerabilities. Climate risks were explored by evaluating their impact to six socio-economic themes: water security; agricultural production and pastoral systems; urban environments and infrastructure; coastal regions; human health and mortality; and biodiversity and ecology.
The Climate Risk Report includes an executive summary, country summaries, current and future climate information, and extensive climate risk information for regionally-relevant socio-economic themes. The report’s purpose is to present a top-level regional overview of potential risks to development associated with climate change out to the 2050s and can be used to provide evidence on climate risk in support of adaptation and resilience planning.
The Appendices document provides accompanying information to the main report providing further detail such as methodology, plots, and statistics. This document should be used to supplement the main report if additional technical details are desired.
The report’s executive summary has been translated into French:
Access the report's Executive Summary translated into French below:
The key findings from the report are summarised in an infographic. The Summary Infographic contains standalone statements on the region’s key climate related risks by thematic area.
This infographic has been translated into French:
For more information about the content of the Climate Risk Reports, please contact FCDO RED here and for more information about the methodology, please contact the Met Office team at [email protected].