Hello Colleagues, My name is Yusuf Abdi Maalim, A Somali National. Am climate resilience expert based in the Horn of Africa. Am currently PhD program with University for Peace on Land Degredation and Desertification (LDD). Am currently serving as Senior Technical Advisor in the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MoAI) and also a program Director with SADAR Development & Resilience Institute based in Mogadishu, Somalia. SADAR Institute is currently implementing GEF & GAFSP funded program on Adaptive Agriculture and Rangeland rehabilitation program in Somalia.

Why Rainfall Frequency Matters More Than You Think

A new study published in Nature Communications (2025) shows that less frequent rainfall (not just less total rain) can lead to earlier autumn leaf senescence (leaf aging and fall) across the Northern Hemisphere.

When rain events become less frequent:

Soil moisture drops
Air becomes drier (higher vapor pressure deficit)
Plants shed their leaves earlier due to increased drought stress
They also acclimate faster to drought, which shortens their growing season

Perhaps most importantly, the study found that many global climate models fail to capture this effect, missing a critical piece of how ecosystems respond to climate change. Climate and vegetation models must consider how often it rains, not just how much. This could greatly improve our predictions of future ecosystem health and carbon dynamics.

📖 The link of study:
👉 https://lnkd.in/e-V2MPVw

hello everyone,

My name is Walid Madi, and I’m from Tunisia.
I am a forest and spatial planning engineer with a degree in Geo-information for Environmental Management. I’ve recently been admitted to the Master's program in Nature Conservation at the Faculty of Forestry, University of Sopron in Hungary.

My interests focus on forest ecology, remote sensing, and the sustainable management of natural resources. I’m glad to join this community and look forward to learning from your experiences and sharing my own.

Thank you!
Madi Walid

A few projects by UNEP/Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP):
https://www.unep.org/unepmap/index.php/what-we-do/projects
These are in integrated approaches and drought and climate change are important aspects.