Greenhouse Gases Emissions in Agricultural Systems and Climate Change Effects in Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorNtinyari, Winnie
dc.contributor.authorGweyi-Onyango, Joseph P
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-12T11:43:15Z
dc.date.available2023-06-12T11:43:15Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractClimate change has been viewed to result from anthropogenic human activities that have significantly altered the Nitrogen (N) cycle and carbon cycles, increasing the risks of global warming and pollution. A key cause of global warming is the increase in greenhouse gas emissions including methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon among others. The context of this chapter is based on a comprehensive desktop review on published scientific papers on climate change, greenhouse emissions, agricultural fertilizer use, modeling and projections of greenhouse gases emissions. Interestingly, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the least emissions of the greenhouses gases accounting for only 7% of the total world’s emissions, implying that there is overall very little contribution yet it has the highest regional burden concerning climate change impacts. However, the values could be extremely higher than this due to lack of proper estimation and measurement tools in the region and therefore, caution needs to be taken early enough to avoid taking the trend currently experienced in developed nations. In SSA, agricultural production is the leading sector in emissions of N compound to the atmosphere followed by energy and transportation. The greatest challenge lies in the management of the two systems to ensure sufficiency in food production using more bioenergy hence less pollution. Integrating livestock and cropping systems is one strategy that can reduce methane emissions. Additionally, developing fertilizer use policy to improve management of fertilizer and organic manure have been potentially considered as effective in reducing the effects of agriculture activities on climate change and hence the main focus of the current chapter.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNtinyari, W., & Gweyi-Onyango, J. P. (2021). Greenhouse gases emissions in agricultural systems and climate change effects in Sub-Saharan Africa. In African handbook of climate change adaptation (pp. 1081-1105). Cham: Springer International Publishing.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42091-8_4
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/25767
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectModelingen_US
dc.subjectPollutionen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_US
dc.subjectMitigationen_US
dc.subjectNitrous oxideen_US
dc.subjectCarbon dioxideen_US
dc.subjectMethaneen_US
dc.titleGreenhouse Gases Emissions in Agricultural Systems and Climate Change Effects in Sub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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