Climate Variations, Drought and Desertification
Author : Frederick Kenneth Hare
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 27,30 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Arid regions
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Author : Frederick Kenneth Hare
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 27,30 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Arid regions
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Author : Kenneth Hare
Publisher :
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 33,86 MB
Release : 1982
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Publisher :
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 33,73 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Arid regions
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Author : Frederick Kenneth Hare
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,54 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Arid regions ecology
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Author : Martin A. J. Williams
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,47 MB
Release : 1996-02-12
Category : Science
ISBN :
This book is the most up-to-date and comprehensive source of reference available on current knowledge of the interactions between desertification and climate. It has been jointly commissioned by the United Nations Environment Program and the World Meteorological organization and brings together a wide range of material that is currently scattered around journals.
Author : Ndegwa Ndiang'ui
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 629 pages
File Size : 15,56 MB
Release : 2007-08-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 3540724370
Based on an International Workshop held in Arusha, Tanzania, this book presents state-of-the-art papers, real world applications, and innovative techniques for combating land degradation. It offers recommendations for effectively using weather and climate information for sustainable land management practices.
Author : Pak Sum Low
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 33,88 MB
Release : 2006-11-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521029953
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, no environmental issue is of such truly global magnitude as the issue of climate change. The poorer, developing countries are the least equipped to adapt to the potential effects of climate change, although most of them have played an insignificant role in causing it. African countries are amongst the poorest of the developing countries. This book presents the issues of most relevance to Africa, such as past and present climate, desertification, biomass burning and its implications for atmospheric chemistry and climate, energy generation, sea-level rise, ENSO-induced drought and flood, adaptation, disaster risk reduction, the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol (especially the Clean Development Mechanism), capacity-building, and sustainable development. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of these and many other issues, with chapters by the leading experts from a range of disciplines. Climate Change and Africa will prove to be an invaluable reference for all researchers and policy makers with an interest in climate change and Africa.
Author : Michael H. Glantz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,4 MB
Release : 1994-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521477215
People around the globe are becoming increasingly aware that our use of the land has an effect on the environment in which we live. Global warming is seen as a major threat to the well-being of the world's communities. Fear abounds, but does anyone really know what is going on? Will human activity make things worse? In this 1994 book, the author examines the relationship between society and climate change. With contributions from colleagues in the worst hit areas of the world, the author shows how some patterns of land use can make the problems worse; increasing the risk of droughts and associated food shortages. This book will help scientists and researchers assess our impact on the planet and consider our ability to respond to the consequences of future environmental change.
Author : Mark S. Reed
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 34,52 MB
Release : 2016-04-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 1135094314
Although much is known about the processes and effects of land degradation and climate change, little is understood about the links between them. Less still is known about how these processes are likely to interact in different social-ecological systems around the world, or how societies might be able to adapt to this twin challenge. This book identifies key vulnerabilities to the combined effects of climate change and land degradation around the world. It identifies triple-win adaptations that can tackle both climate change and land degradation, whilst supporting biodiversity and ecosystem services. The book discusses methods for monitoring effects of climate change and land degradation, and adaptations to these processes. It argues for better co-operation and knowledge exchange, so that the research, land user and policy communities can work together more effectively to tackle these challenges, harnessing the "wisdom of crowds" to assess vulnerability and adapt to climate change and land degradation, whilst protecting livelihoods and biodiversity.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 46,15 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Climatic changes
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