A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Climate Change and Water Resources in Sub-Sahara Africa

Abstract
Variations in precipitation that affect water resources have drawn a lot of attention to climate change-related water quality issues in recent years. Point and non-point source contaminants have an impact on water quality due to seasonal rainfall variability, and rainfall events are crucial in spreading these pollutants. Sub-Saharan Africa has the least stable access to freshwater supplies. Numerous academics have undertaken extensive research on the connection between climate change and water resources, yielding significant research findings. However, there is a dearth of quantitative analysis and thorough evaluation of research accomplishments. The purpose of the study was to undertake an organized literature review on the topic of examining the relationship between Sub-Saharan Africa's water resources and climate change. In the first segment, Vos-Viewer was used to map, study the literature, and identify any gaps in order to evaluate the impact of rainfall variability on water quality. The adaptation and mitigation strategies for water availability were described in the second section. This report utilizes the VOS-Viewer bibliometric software to create a combative network and keyword co-occurrence map based on the pertinent literature on the topics of climate change and water resources in the core collection of the Web of Science database and dimension. According to the study's findings,
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Keywords
Aquaculture, Pollution, Rainfall, Relationships, Temperature
Citation
TURYASINGURA, B., Chavula, P., Hirwa, H., Mohammed, F. S., Ayiga, N., Bojago, E., ... & Ngabirano, H. (2022). A systematic review of climate change and water resources in Sub-Saharan Africa. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2281917/v1