Cameroon Climate Analysis

Cameroon Climate Analysis

Yaounde (Cameroon), World Food Programme (WFP): 2024.

English

35 p.

WFPELR2947

This document presents a comprehensive climate analysis for Cameroon, utilizing medium-term observational data over a period of 43 years, from 1979 to 2022, encompassing metrics on precipitation, temperature, and vegetation. The framework of the study is centered around three pivotal themes: averages, variability, and trends. Within this context, 'averages' describe the broad climate attributes, 'variability' describes frequency, year-on-year changes, and 'trends' evaluate the direction and magnitude of long-term climatic shifts. The research employed three sets of gridded data covering rainfall, temperature, and vegetation to conduct a comprehensive study across Cameroon. This involved identifying the average patterns for each variable throughout the country, examining how these patterns have shifted over time at both national and sub-national levels, and creating maps to visualize the trends for each variable throughout the study period. These trends were analyzed on a monthly basis to categorize regions by their seasonal trend profiles. The findings sought to establish a correlation between the trends observed in rainfall (and to a lesser extent, temperature) data and the corresponding trends in vegetation, ensuring a coherent understanding of climate dynamics and its impact on natural landscapes in Cameroon.

ELR 2947

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