A Climate Trend Analysis of Niger
Fact Sheet
2012-3080
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Famine Early Warning Systems Network - Informing Climate Change Adaptation Series
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Abstract
This brief report, drawing from a multi-year effort by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), identifies a substantial recovery of rainfall in Niger, accompanied by increases in air temperatures. These analyses are based on quality-controlled station observations. Conclusions: * Summer rains have increased during the past 20 years and have almost returned to 1960-89 levels. * Temperatures have increased by 0.6° Celsius since 1975, amplifying the effect of droughts. * Crop yields are very low and stagnant, and the population is growing very rapidly. * Niger has offset very rapid population growth with a large expansion of cultivated land. * If the expansion of farmland slows down, stagnant yields and population growth could lead to increased food insecurity.
Suggested Citation
Funk, C.C., Rowland, J., Eilerts, G., Adoum, A., and White, L., 2012, A Climate Trend Analysis of Niger: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2012-3080, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20123080.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | A Climate Trend Analysis of Niger |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2012-3080 |
| Subseries | Informing Climate Change Adaptation Series |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20123080 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Country | Niger |