TITLE:
Analysis of Hydro-Climatical Variability in the Mo Basin in Togo
AUTHORS:
Koko Zébéto Houédakor, Dametoti Yamoula
KEYWORDS:
Climate Variability, Hydro-Climatic Balance, Mo Basin, Togo
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Water Resource and Protection,
Vol.13 No.12,
December
24,
2021
ABSTRACT: Climate changes are affecting water resources around the world and the Mo Basin (MB) in Togo is no exception to this observation. This study aims at analyzing the influence of hydro-climatical data in the Mo Basin. To achieve this, Pettit’s stationarity break tests, Hubert’s segmentation, Nicholson’s [1] reduced centered index, Lamb [2] and flow coefficients have been applied. In addition, temperature, precipitation, evapotranspiration, relative humidity and discharge data from 1961 to 2018 have been used for this purpose. While rainfall is decreasing despite an increase of 22.8% at the Fazao station and 2.8% at Sotouboua station, the flow coefficients evolve synchronously with the precipitation data and show a strong link between both parameters. The climatic balance sheet is positive six months in the year (May to October), throughout the period of observation (1961-2018). Only 1962 and 1963 recorded an annual rainfall greater than the annual evapotranspiration. The other years undergo a climatic drought, increasingly pronounced, which strongly impacts the hydrology of rivers. This has a strong impact on water resources and food security and resources of the Fazao-Malfakassa reserve in the region.