Central African Republic CAR Accelerating Results in Education - Climate Annex: Climate Change, Education and Gender (English)

The Central African Republic's (CAR) vulnerability to climate shocks has increased due to political and geographic factors and insecurity over the past decade. While precipitation trends in the CAR are highly variable, mean annual rainfall is expected to increase across the country throughout the end of the century. Higher rainfall is expected due to an increase in both the intensity and frequency of rainfall events. Accordingto an analysis rainfall is expected to increase by between 12% to 19% by the end of the century in the CAR. There is also a likely increase in the intensity of heavy rain events, which are also likely to lead to increased flood events. Climate change is expected to lead to an increase in both the intensity and the frequency of floods and droughts.