The effects of climate change-induced flooding on harvest failure in Burkina Faso: case study

BackgroundClimate change leads to more frequent and severe extreme weather events including floods, heatwaves, heavy rainfalls, and droughts. In contrast to the majority of research on weather extremes in sub-Saharan Africa, which focus primarily on how a lack of rainfall causes droughts, this paper...

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Main Authors: Müller, Charlotte (Author) , Ouédraogo, Windpanga Aristide (Author) , Schwarz, Maximilian (Author) , Barteit, Sandra (Author) , Sauerborn, Rainer (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 08 August 2023
In: Frontiers in Public Health
Year: 2023, Volume: 11, Pages: 1-11
ISSN:2296-2565
DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1166913
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Author Notes:Charlotte Müller, Windpanga Aristide Ouédraogo, Maximilian Schwarz, Sandra Barteit and Rainer Sauerborn

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