PICO
The African continent is experiencing various impacts of climate induced sequential droughts, floods, heatwaves, and alteration between two extremes. These changes are causing water and food insecurity across the region. Advances in hydrological models, including process- and machine learning- based models, in better reproductions of observed variables such as streamflow and water availability are improving predictions of socio-economic risks of floods, droughts, and water stress. However, in data-sparse regions, the use of hydroclimatic models for disaster risk reduction still faces unsolved challenges.
This session aims to bring together communities working on different strands of African hydrology, climate risks, water and food security, and environmental risks. We welcome both fundamental and applied research in the areas of hydrological process understanding, monitoring, drought/flood forecasting, seasonal to decadal forecasting, water resources management, climate change and impact assessments including compound and multi-hazard risks. We particularly welcome interdisciplinary studies that combine the physical drivers of water-related risks and their socio-economic impacts. Science for solution initiatives contributing to the IAHS HELPING decade are welcome.