Climate change in the African drylands: options and opportunitites for adaptation and mitigation
This paper aims to illuminate often unrealized opportunities for climate change adaptation in the African drylands. The paper is divided into four sections: (i) section one explains the effects of climate change in the African drylands; (ii) section two discusses the different adaptation options for arid zones, semi-arid zones, and dry sub-humid zones in the African drylands; (iii) section three discusses the effects of climate change, such as land degradation, desertification, and drought, and links the effects to opportunities for adaptation; (iv) and section four concludes the paper with a summary of their recommendations and findings related to climate change adaptation in the drylands.