Modeling the West African Monsoon - cmmap
Modeling the West African Monsoon - cmmap
Modeling the West African Monsoon - cmmap
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Why Study <strong>the</strong> <strong>Monsoon</strong>?• Understand and predict <strong>the</strong>seasonal rains over <strong>West</strong> Africa.• 300 million inhabitants (2006)• Rainfed crop production is <strong>the</strong>main source of food and incomein <strong>the</strong> Sahel.• Irrigation, mechanization andfertilizers largely unavailable tofarmers• Currently experiencing a fooddeficit crisis due to rapidly goingpopulation and low foodproduction over <strong>the</strong> pastdecadesDensité de population(hab/km² - 2005)Plus de 500200 à 50080 à 20040 à 8010 à 400Moins de 10MAURITANIENouakchottMALINIGERDakarSENEGALTCHADGAMBIENiameyBamakoBURKINAOuagadougouMaiduguriN'DjaménaFASOGUINEE-GUINEEKanoBISSAUKadunaConakryBENINJosGHANANIGERIAFreetownCOTETOGOAbujaSIERRAIbadanLEONED'IVOIREKumasiMonroviaLoméBeninCotonouLagosCityLIBERIACAMEROUNAccraAbidjanPortDoualaHarcourtYaoundéCAP-VERT© Club du Sahel et de l'Afrique de l'Ouest / OCDE 2006Densité de population en Afrique de l'Ouest (2005)Tuesday, January 11, 2011
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