Changes in extreme weather in Africa under global warming

Many of the impacts of climate change will materialize through changes in extreme events such as droughts, floods, and storms. Such extremes result in severe human suffering, and hamper economic development and poverty reduction. Unfortunately, assessments of climate change are often limited to mean temperature and precipitation. Knowledge of changes in extremes is sparse, particularly for Africa. This brochure presents selected results of such analyses for various parts of Africa, using the best climate models from the upcoming IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.