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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-7-151-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-7-151-2016
Research article
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23 Feb 2016
Research article |  | 23 Feb 2016

Potential impact of climate and socioeconomic changes on future agricultural land use in West Africa

Kazi Farzan Ahmed, Guiling Wang, Liangzhi You, and Miao Yu

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A prototype model LandPro was developed to study climate change impact on land use in West Africa. LandPro considers climate and socioeconomic factors in projecting anthropogenic future land use change (LULCC). The model projections reflect that relative impact of climate change on LULCC in West Africa is region dependent. Results from scenario analysis suggest that science-informed decision-making by the farmers in agricultural land use can potentially reduce crop area expansion in the region.
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