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Table 1 Cholera projection scenarios for 2020–2070 at decadal intervals: Scenario 1 (S1), a “best-case” scenario; Scenario 2 (S2), an intermediate scenario and Scenario 3 (S3), a “worst-case” scenario. The scenarios were projected over 50 years from 2020 to 2070. HWC = high withdraw countries including MDG, LBY, SDN, MRT and MAR

From: Exploring relationships between drought and epidemic cholera in Africa using generalised linear models

 

Year

Drought

Temperature

Poverty

Water withdrawal

Scenario 1

2020

2000–2016 average

2000–2016 average

2016

2016

2030

2000–2016 average

Reduce 2016 by 50%

2016

2040

2000–2016 average

Reduce 2016 by 50%

2016

2050

RCP4.5 2050

Medium value between 2030 & 2070

20% increase and 20% decrease for HWC

2060

RCP4.5 2050

Medium value between 2030 and 2070

20% increase and 20% decrease for HWC

2070

RCP4.5 2070

Poverty elimination (0%)

20% increase and 20% decrease for HWC

Scenario 2

2020

Median value between S1 and S2

2000–2016 average

2016

2016

2030

2000–2016 average

2016

2016

2040

2000–2016 average

2016

2016

2050

RCP6.0 2050

Reduce 2016 by 50%

10% increase and 10% decrease for HWC

2060

RCP6.0 2050

Medium value between 2050 and 2070

10% increase and 10% decrease for HWC

2070

RCP6.0 207

Poverty elimination (0%)

10% increase and 10% decrease for HWC

Scenario 3

2020

[(Coefficient*4) + 2016 value]

2000–2016 average

2016

2016

2030

[(Coefficient*10) + 2020 value]

2000–2016 average

2016

2016

2040

[(Coefficient*10) + 2030 value]

2000–2016 average

2016

2016

2050

[(Coefficient*10) + 2040 value]

RCP8.5 2050

2016

5% increase and 5% decrease for HWC

2060

[(Coefficient*10) + 2050 value]

RCP8.5 2050

Medium value between 2050 and 2070

5% increase and 5% decrease for HWC

2070

[(Coefficient*10) + 2060 value]

RCP8.5 2070

Reduce 2016 value by 50%

5% increase and 5% decrease for HWC