Developing climate messages for Zimbabwe using multiple sources of evidence

Published: 24th November 2012 16:38Last Updated: 14th July 2016 12:37

Climate feature	Key messages	Source
Past climate variability	High variability, frequent drought years and flood events	Historical rainfall records (CRU data)
Past climate trends	Increasing temperatures (~0.1°C/decade) No conclusive changes in precipitation	Historical temperature and rainfall records (CRU data)
Future climate trends	Increasing temperatures of around 2.5°C by the 2050s Possible decrease in rainfall particularly during the onset stage of the rainy season (Sep- Nov)	CMIP3 GCM multi-model projections (for SRES A2 emissions scenario) and CSAG downscaled projections available in CIP

For more details on the future climate trends for temperature and precipitation, based on projections from 10 Global Climate Models as well as downscaled projections for 2 stations, read the full article that accompanies this placemark: Zimbabwe Climate Analysis

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