Environmental Change and Water in Africa: Conclusion

The impacts of climate change, such as droughts and floods in Africa is projected to increase and become more severe in the future. Throughout my blog, I have attempted to explore the ways in which climate change will affect water resources and its availability in different areas, and how different communities adapt, or will need to adapt to these future projected impacts.
Climate change impacts on water resources and the hydrological system varies between different communities and infrastructures, for example, cities may not feel the impacts of climate change as readily as small communities or farmers who may experience it more directly, such as intense rainfall periods and floods. However, it is important to recognise that climate change impacts are real even if some groups do not feel the impacts yet - this is to ensure that communities will, to some extent, be resilient to these impacts and be more readily able to adapt to these changes, especially given that climate change and land use change does not appear to be slowing down. Interestingly, climate change also appears to benefit some areas in Africa, such as increased rainfall and groundwater recharge, so it would be advantageous for communities or farmers to capitalise on these changes. 

Coming to the end of my blogs, I have realised that the impacts of climate change on water resources in Africa is highly dynamic and variable. Hence further research on how climate change may impact Africa's water resources is imperative to influencing the necessary socio-economic and political changes to ensure that water security is not threatened across Africa.