Scrutiny and analysis of various energy applications show that the energy conversion to useful work or new products has been systematically inefficient. The global energy’s total effective conversion efficiency is estimated only about 20% and about 80% of the energy has been disc...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i1230160
Climate change exacerbates ecosystem degradation in Sahel where rural communities are highly dependent on natural resources and ecosystem services for their livelihoods. In order cope with the adverse effects of climate change by developing climate adaptation strategies, there ha...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i1230157
Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is a strategy that relies on forest landscape’s biodiversity management and restoration to enhance the sustainable production and supply of ecosystem goods and services as alternative livelihoods to cushion the society against the negative impacts...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i1230149
Many recent climate panels and committees have predicted a one and a half (1.5°C) to two degrees (2°C) Celsius as an achievable global limit to climate change [1]. Instead, this review has found that observationally informed projections of climate science underlying climate chang...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i1030140
This study projects the impact of sea level rise on Nigeria’s coastal city of Calabar in Cross River State. Data for the study were obtained from both secondary and primary sources through the use of the internet and questionnaire administration respectively. The data were analys...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i1030138
Climate change is posing a great threat to agriculture and food security, especially in the agriculture oriented and developing countries like India. The present study was carried out to critically study the impact of climate change on productivity of major cereal and commercial...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i930133
This study was carried to determine the trend of cocoa yield and climatic variables and assessment of the impact of climate change on the future yield of cocoa in Ondo State, Nigeria. Annual trend statistics for cocoa yield and climatic variables were analyzed for the state using...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i830132
Climate change is a continuous phenomenon and over hundreds of years, the atmosphere has changed considerably around the world. Karnataka has the second largest drought prone area in the country next only to Rajasthan. Assessment of vulnerability index could play a major role in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i830130
Climate variability and change has become a global phenomenon with many countries including Ghana working hard to mitigate the effect or develop strategies for adaptation. However, tropical forest has been identified to have the capacity to mitigate the impact of climate change...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i830128
Fisheries and allied sectors provide means of livelihood to millions of people around the world. In India more than 14.5 million individuals depend on fisheries for their livelihood, with Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Kerala being the main three marine fish producing states of the coun...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i430108
Climate change, a global challenge facing mankind necessitates governments to develop mitigation and adaptation plans. The climate change has multidimensional impacts on environment, fishery, social, economic and development drivers. Climate change hot spots –can be defined as t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2018/v8i327164
Mohd Hafiz Ibrahim, Rosimah Nulit, Puteri Edorayati Megat Wahab, Tuan Sharipah Najihah, Afifah Razak & Nurul Amalina Mohd Zain·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2018
Aims: This study was conducted to characterize the growth patterns of tenera oil palm seedlings performance (Deli AVROS) under elevated CO2, that is expected to increase in the future due to climate change. Study Design: The palms were exposed to three carbon enrichment treatment...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/42001
Aims: An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of a wide range of temperatures on the growth and physiology of Theobroma cacao, to study the differences between night and day temperatures and to determine the optimum temperature for the cocoa growth. Study Design: Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/40413
Aims: The study aimed at modeling the climate change projections for Ferozpur subcatchment of Jhelum sub-basin of Kashmir Valley using the SDSM model. Study Design: The study was carried out in three different time slices viz Baseline (1985-2015), Mid-century (2030-2059) and End-...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2018/v8i127108
Increasingly, countries are gathering to address concerns surrounding climate change. The 2015 United Nations Conference of Parties, COP21, saw the emergence of a landmark agreement for collective global action. The tagline arising from this agreement was "Long live the planet. L...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2017/33843