Climatic changes have led to adverse effects on agriculture in recent years; therefore extension workers would require unimpeded access to information on climate change if they are to contribute their quota in the current global fight against the menace of climate change to human...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/38263
Objectives: Bird populations and species world-wide are experiencing die-offs on an unprecedented scale. Forensic evidence is consistent with coal fly ash (CFA), the toxic waste product of coal-burning, being the main aerosol particulate utilised in atmospheric geoengineering. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOB/2018/44911
The present paper embodies the possible impact of climate change and upstream discharge on the Passur River water at the Mongla point of Khulna division, south-western part of Bangladesh. The secondary data have been gathered from different sources and were analysed to understand...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2018/44216
Climate change is being considered as a serious threat to the livelihood of Indian farmers. Depleting groundwater table is one of the consequences of climate change. Practicing water saving technologies at the farm and household level can mitigate the effects of climate change. T...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/43316
This paper presents the trend analysis of temperature in Gombe State using Mann-Kendall trend test. The annual average of Maximum and Minimum Temperature data was obtained from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Gombe State. In order to determine the nature of the trend...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2018/42029
Farmers’ awareness about the hazards derived from climate change on boro rice production has been a central issue to reduce their crop loss in a sustainable way. In this study, farmers’ awareness was measured on the basis of twelve adverse effects of climate change on boro rice...
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Research Article10.9734/AJESS/2018/43953
Aim: Gottschalk demonstrated the bump coincident with World War II is a robust feature showing up in eight independent NOAA temperature databases. Without contradicting Gottschalk's conclusion, I consider the broader activities of WW2, especially the manner of altering Earth's de...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/44290
The study explores the introduction of ICT into the classroom by conducting a randomised controlled experiment (RCT) among secondary schools in urban Myanmar. Using a lecture on climate change awareness, 942 students in five schools in Yangon and Mandalay participated in the expe...
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Research Article10.9734/AJESS/2018/44138
The detailed analysis of Species Abundance Distributions (“S.A.D.s”) can shed light on how member-species organize themselves within communities, provided that the complete distribution of species abundances is made available first. In this perspective, the numerical extrapolatio...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2018/43918
The cutaneous leishmaniasis infection status caused by Leishmania aethiopica and the vector sand flies distribution in relation to risk factors were investigated in the sites of Bungoma and Trans-Nzoia counties of Mt. Elgon region. These sites are allopatric. The sand flies Colle...
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
Agriculture mostly depends on weather and climate for optimum productivity. Climate change has become a global threat to agriculture and humanity. To cope with these changes, farmers employ adaptation strategies. This paper evaluates the Extension Service Delivery for Climate Cha...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/39681
This paper aims at estimating the trend of climate change and examining its effect on agriculture in Egypt. The study focused on the changes in air temperature and rainfall. The monthly time series data was obtained from the World Bank Group Climate Change Knowledge Portal on tem...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v1i413090
The present study was carried out to examine the factors that influence the adoption of coping mechanisms by the farmers to mitigate the adverse impacts of the climate change. The study employed ex-post facto research design with quantitative data. The study was conducted in Chit...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/39896
Agriculture is an important sector of Bangladesh economy because it has a positive role in food security, employment and livelihoods. Around 84 percent of rural people rely on agriculture sector directly or indirectly for their livelihood. However, in last 17 years, the shares of...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2018/v1i425810