Fig. 9.5
Change in cropland area and rainfall according to RCP 2.6 (a, c)
and RCP 8.5 (b, d).
Note: Change in cropland area in each pixel is estimated as the difference
between current and future (in 2070) cropland area in each pixel for the scenarios RCP 2.6 (a) and RCP 8.5 (b). Barplots represent the area for which this difference is
expected to exceed 25% for forest and savanna areas in central Africa. Changes in rainfall (mean annual rainfall in mm year
À1
) are estimated as the difference between
current and future (in 2070) rainfall for the scenarios RCP 2.6 (c) and RCP 8.5 (d). Barplots represent the area for which this difference is expected to exceed
100 mm year
À1
for forests and savannas in central Africa
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J. C. Aleman and A. Fayolle