Presentation
The NILe and AFAR regions: hydrologic changes and impact on human adaptation in the last 20,000 years
- Coordination : M. Revel (GéoAzur), coordination LSCE : J. Jacob
- Partners : GEOAZUR, EDYTEM , CEREGE, LSCE, LIENSs, LOV, ENS-LYON, CEPAM, TRACES, CFEE
- Participants LSCE: J. Jacob
- Funding : 290 k€
- Project duration : 2021-2024
Model simulations of future climate change predict a reduction of precipitation in subtropical desert zones at the end of the 21st century over the coming decades, which will have an impact on natural resources and populations. In the Horn of Africa, for several thousand years, periods of strong and weak monsoons have determined the availability of water in the lowlands, which has drastically affected the dynamics of human settlement. How have these populations adapted to these more or less rapid changes in water availability over the last 20,000 years? How will humans adapt to future climatic and environmental changes?