On the role of anthropogenic climate change in the emerging food crisis in southern Africa in the 2019-2020 growing season

Piotr Wolski; David Lobell; Dáithí Stone; Izidine Pinto; Olivier Crespo; Peter Johnston

doi:10.1111/gcb.15047

On the role of anthropogenic climate change in the emerging food crisis in southern Africa in the 2019-2020 growing season

Glob Chang Biol. 2020 May;26(5):2729-2730. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15047. Epub 2020 Mar 12.

Authors

Piotr Wolski¹, David Lobell², Dáithí Stone³, Izidine Pinto¹, Olivier Crespo¹, Peter Johnston¹

Affiliations

¹ Climate System Analysis Group, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
² Department of Earth System Science and Center on Food Security and the Environment, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
³ NIWA, Wellington, New Zealand.

PMID: 32073716
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15047

Abstract

Anthropogenic climate change likely influences the beginning of 2020 growing season's water deficit in parts of southern Africa, with severe consequences to food security.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Africa, Southern
Climate Change*
Food Supply*
Seasons
Water

Substances

Water