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This pilot study aimed to compile a first estimate carbon footprint resulting from the current and potential operation of smallholder diesel/electric water irrigation pumps in the next 10–15 years for five sub-Saharan African countries: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia.
The rationale behind this study was a statistic published by Shah (2009) which stated that four to six per cent of India’s carbon dioxide emissions resulted from the use of these pumps.
All agricultural development potentially has both positive and negative impacts; this study will contribute to the overall understanding of what impacts may be associated with the mechanization of smallholder farming in various sub-Saharan countries beyond water abstraction for irrigation.
Past event / The training session aims to enhance researchers' ability to bridge the gap between scientific based knowledge and public understanding.
Other publication / This brief presents insights about ways to integrate climate information into adaptation planning in urban ares of sub-Saharan Africa.
Media coverage / Perhaps counterintuitively, some fossil-based cooking fuels are better for climate and health than the biomass fuels used by 2.4 billion people, research shows.
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