Opportunities for an African greenhouse gas observation system

Global population projections foresee the biggest increase to occur in Africa with most of the available uncultivated land to ensure food security remaining on the continent. Simultaneously, greenhouse gas emissions are expected to rise due to ongoing land use change, industrialisation, and transpor...

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Autores: Merbold, L., Scholes, R. J., Acosta, M., Beck, J., Bombelli, A., Fiedler, B., Grieco, E., Helmschrot, J., Hugo, W., Kasurinen, V., Kim, D. G., Körtzinger, A., Leitner, S., López Ballesteros, Ana, Ndisi, M., Nickless, A., Salmon, E., Saunders, M., Skjelvan, I., Vermeulen, A. T., Kutsch, W. L.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/62275
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/62275
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Carbon dioxide
Climate
Environmental research infrastructure
Methane
Nitrous oxide
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Sumario:Global population projections foresee the biggest increase to occur in Africa with most of the available uncultivated land to ensure food security remaining on the continent. Simultaneously, greenhouse gas emissions are expected to rise due to ongoing land use change, industrialisation, and transport amongst other reasons with Africa becoming a major emitter of greenhouse gases globally. However, distinct knowledge on greenhouse gas emissions sources and sinks as well as their variability remains largely unknown caused by its vast size and diversity and an according lack of observations across the continent. Thus, an environmental research infrastructureâ as being setup in other regionsâ is more needed than ever. Here, we present the results of a design study that developed a blueprint for establishing such an environmental research infrastructure in Africa. The blueprint comprises an inventory of already existing observations, the spatial disaggregation of locations that will enable to reduce the uncertainty in climate forcingâ s in Africa and globally as well as an overall estimated cost for such an endeavour of about 550 Mâ ¬ over the next 30 years. We further highlight the importance of the development of an e-infrastructure, the necessity for capacity development and the inclusion of all stakeholders to ensure African ownership. © 2021, The Author(s).

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