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Protrait Alex Vermeulen

Alex Vermeulen

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Protrait Alex Vermeulen

Opportunities for an African greenhouse gas observation system

Författare

  • Lutz Merbold
  • Robert J. Scholes
  • Manuel Acosta
  • Johannes Beck
  • Antonio Bombelli
  • Bjoern Fiedler
  • Elisa Grieco
  • Joerg Helmschrot
  • Wim Hugo
  • Ville Kasurinen
  • Dong Gill Kim
  • Arne Körtzinger
  • Sonja Leitner
  • Ana López-Ballesteros
  • Mylene Ndisi
  • Aecia Nickless
  • Emmanuel Salmon
  • Matthew Saunders
  • Ingunn Skjelvan
  • Alexander T. Vermeulen
  • Werner L. Kutsch
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Summary, in English

Global population projections foresee the biggest increase to occur in Africa with most of the available uncultivated land to ensure food security remaining on the continent. Simultaneously, greenhouse gas emissions are expected to rise due to ongoing land use change, industrialisation, and transport amongst other reasons with Africa becoming a major emitter of greenhouse gases globally. However, distinct knowledge on greenhouse gas emissions sources and sinks as well as their variability remains largely unknown caused by its vast size and diversity and an according lack of observations across the continent. Thus, an environmental research infrastructure—as being setup in other regions—is more needed than ever. Here, we present the results of a design study that developed a blueprint for establishing such an environmental research infrastructure in Africa. The blueprint comprises an inventory of already existing observations, the spatial disaggregation of locations that will enable to reduce the uncertainty in climate forcing’s in Africa and globally as well as an overall estimated cost for such an endeavour of about 550 M€ over the next 30 years. We further highlight the importance of the development of an e-infrastructure, the necessity for capacity development and the inclusion of all stakeholders to ensure African ownership.

Avdelning/ar

  • Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

Publiceringsår

2021

Språk

Engelska

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Regional Environmental Change

Volym

21

Issue

4

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Springer

Ämne

  • Environmental Sciences

Nyckelord

  • Carbon dioxide
  • Climate
  • Environmental research infrastructure
  • Methane
  • Nitrous oxide

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1436-3798