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GIS and Remote Sensing Based Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Food Security: The Case of Central Rift Valley and Adjacent Highlands
Abstract
The effects of climate change are severe in developing countries like Ethiopia
where agriculture is the dominant economy. The Remote Sensing and GIS based analysis of climate change impact is crucial to help Ethiopia benefit the most from the technology. This study aims at assessing changes and variations in climatic elements in Central Rift Valley and adjacent highlands of Ethiopia where climate change has resulted in food insecurity. Thirty five years data analyzed from 22 meteorological stations indicate that temperature is rising by 0.37oC in the Central Rift Valley and by 0.48oC in the adjacent highlands every 12 years along with insignificant rise of rainfall in intensity.
where agriculture is the dominant economy. The Remote Sensing and GIS based analysis of climate change impact is crucial to help Ethiopia benefit the most from the technology. This study aims at assessing changes and variations in climatic elements in Central Rift Valley and adjacent highlands of Ethiopia where climate change has resulted in food insecurity. Thirty five years data analyzed from 22 meteorological stations indicate that temperature is rising by 0.37oC in the Central Rift Valley and by 0.48oC in the adjacent highlands every 12 years along with insignificant rise of rainfall in intensity.
