Document Type
Report
Publication Title
Seond National Communication to the UNFCCC of Eritrea
Abstract
Increased climate variability has already been evidenced in Eritrea. Mean annual temperature has increased by 1.7 0C since 1960, an average rate of 0.370C per decade. The increase is most rapid in July, August and September at a rate of 0.550C per decade which is the most important season in Eritrea for agricultural production. Increases in the frequency of hot nights are larger and statistically significant in June, July and August as well as October, November and December and in the annual data. The average number of ‗cold‘ nights per year has decreased by 34 (9.3% of days). The 1912-2005 data suggest that rainfall has been declining for central and southern highlands on average by circa 0.4 mm/year. Eritrea has experienced frequent and recurrent droughts since the early 1920s which has aggravated food insecurity and poverty. The spread of malaria in the upland, which has never experienced before, desertification and decline in biodiversity have also been witnessed. A number of recent assessments have revealed that observed climate change has already serious impacts on socio-economic systems and livelihoods of the country.
Publication Date
12-2011
Recommended Citation
Department of Environment, Eritrea, "The State of Eritrea Ministry of Land, Water and Environment" (2011). East Africa. 3.
https://repository.fit.edu/africa_ea/3