BACKGROUND REPORT ON THE STATUS AND POSSIBLE EVOLUTION OF CLIMATE PROJECTIONS IN WEST AFRICA OCTOBER 2013 This report is made possible by the support of the American people through the U.S. Agency for International Development OCTOBER 2013 (USAID). The contents are the sole responsibility of Tetra Tech ARD and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the U.S. Government. This report is made possible by the support of the American people through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the sole responsibility of Tech ARD and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the U.S. Government. Contributors to this report, in alphabetical order: Ross Blamey,1 Lisa Coop,1 Christopher Jack,1 Ben Loveday,2 and Kate Sutherland.1 1 Climate Systems Analysis Group (CSAG), University of Cape Town 2 Department of Oceanography, University of Cape Town Cover Photo: Sunrise in Dakar, David Miller, 2013 This publication was produced for the United States Agency for International Development by Tetra Tech ARD, through a Task Order under the Prosperity, Livelihoods, and Conserving Ecosystems (PLACE) Indefinite Quantity Contract Core Task Order (USAID Contract No. AID-EPP-I-00-06-00008, Order Number AID-OAA-TO-11-00064). Tetra Tech ARD Contacts: Patricia Caffrey Chief of Party African and Latin American Resilience to Climate Change (ARCC) Burlington, Vermont Tel.: 802.658.3890
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[email protected] BACKGROUND PAPER ON THE STATUS AND POSSIBLE EVOLUTION OF CLIMATE PROJECTIONS IN WEST AFRICA AFRICAN AND LATIN AMERICAN RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE (ARCC) OCTOBER 2013 The Status and Possible Evolution of Climate Projections in West Africa i TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................................