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Table 3. System codes used <strong>in</strong> the results tables<br />

Code<br />

Short System Description<br />

COAST Coastal artisanal fish<strong>in</strong>g-based systems<br />

FORST Forest-based systems<br />

PEREN Highl<strong>and</strong> perennial-based systems<br />

LGA Livestock only systems, arid-semiarid<br />

LGH Livestock only systems, humid-subhumid<br />

LGHYP Livestock only systems, hyper-arid<br />

LGT Livestock only systems, highl<strong>and</strong>/temperate<br />

MIA Irrigated mixed crop/livestock systems, arid-subarid<br />

MIH Irrigated mixed crop/livestock systems, humid-subhumid<br />

MIHYP Irrigated mixed crop/livestock systems, hyper-arid<br />

MRA Ra<strong>in</strong>fed mixed crop/livestock systems, arid-semiarid<br />

MRH Ra<strong>in</strong>fed mixed crop/livestock systems, humid-subhumid<br />

MRHYP Ra<strong>in</strong>fed mixed crop/livestock systems, hyper-arid<br />

MRT Ra<strong>in</strong>fed mixed crop/livestock systems, highl<strong>and</strong>/temperate<br />

OTHER Other systems, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g root-crop-based <strong>and</strong> root-based mixed<br />

RITRE Rice-tree crop systems<br />

TREEC Tree crop systems<br />

URBAN Built-up areas as def<strong>in</strong>ed by GLC 2000<br />

of the forest systems, although these are of course systems with long grow<strong>in</strong>g periods. There<br />

may be LGP reductions <strong>in</strong> the perennial systems <strong>in</strong> East <strong>Africa</strong>. The arid-semiarid livestock<br />

only systems are affected throughout SSA, <strong>and</strong> impacts may be heavy <strong>in</strong> the Sahel. The<br />

humid-subhumid livestock system impacts are also quite widely distributed, aga<strong>in</strong> with some<br />

concentration <strong>in</strong> West <strong>Africa</strong>. There is not as much agreement between the GCMs <strong>in</strong> terms of<br />

impacts on the highl<strong>and</strong>/temperate livestock systems, although moderate impacts on LGP are<br />

<strong>in</strong>dicated quite widely. For the mixed irrigated systems, aga<strong>in</strong> the arid-semiarid systems are<br />

likely to be affected (with impacts on water availability <strong>and</strong> water-use efficiency). For the<br />

mixed ra<strong>in</strong>fed systems, there is good agreement between the GCMs <strong>in</strong> terms of impacts on the<br />

arid-semiarid systems, which are likely to be widespread <strong>and</strong> substantial. There is less<br />

agreement <strong>in</strong> terms of the humid-subhumid <strong>and</strong> highl<strong>and</strong>/temperate systems, although for the<br />

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