M. Sangareswari @ Nagajothi, A. R. Manju hashini, A. Balasubramanian, B. Palanikumaran & D. Aswini·Advances in Research·2018
A study was conducted to know the carbon sequestration potential of few selected tree species at Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam. 26 tree species were selected and categorized into different height class as 0-3 m, 3-6 m and 6-9 m from various institutions of C...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/39676
Farmers in Nigeria lack adequate knowledge of climate change. Farmers’ knowledge of climate change is a critical factor in the development of a sustainable climate change adaptation framework for Nigeria and other developing countries. This study examines the knowledge of farmers...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/38978
It is important to evaluate how the climate has varied and changed in the past. Mean historical temperature and precipitation data can be mapped to show the baseline climate and seasonality by month for specific years. The information presented shows mean historical monthly tempe...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/39951
Aims: The study employed cross-sectional data obtained from Oyo and Osun state, South-western Nigeria, to explore cashew farmers’ awareness and perception of climate change, as well as to ascertain the adaptation strategies they adopt to cope with the effects of climate change. M...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2018/39730
Community vulnerability to climate related disasters and environmental degradation is a concern for social workers. This concern accentuates when the physical environment from which communities derive livelihoods cannot sustain their subsistence. Social work is a profession that...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/38850
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
Aims: The purpose of this study is to investigate the key energy and environmental issues that Sri Lanka is to address under sustainable development agenda of the United Nations. Study Design: This study reviewed relevant recent studies and reports published by government and non...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2017/36556
Climate change is one of the greatest global challenges of our time. Impact of climate change can be felt in many areas including agriculture. Agriculture is primary occupation of a human being. Among all the human activities, agriculture being the mostly weather dependent is phy...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2017/37591
As Earth continues to experience increased global warming, biological species on Earth are pushed to constantly modify and adapt to the changing Earth’s climate in order to survive. This environmental pressure might push some of the more fragile species toward the brink of extinc...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2017/37610
This study estimates the additional investment that would be required by the Ghanaian government for adaptation to climate change in the health sector. The focus is on this sector because it is possibly the most important sector that has a direct impact on the Ghanaian population...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2017/37452
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
Estimation of simple reference ETo model is being received considerable attention over the globally accepted FAO56 Penman-Monteith model, because the data generated from the fitted sensors of weather stations are questionable. To solves this problem in research field of water m...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2017/36093
Fruits play a good role in nutritional security as well as generate high income to the growers. Pre-harvest factors have a great effect on postharvest quality of fruits. The combination of these factors includes genetic, environmental, cultural practices and physiological compone...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2017/32909
The Expert Team on Sector-specific Climate Indices (ET-SCI) for daily temperature and precipitation were analyzed for Mt Makulu (Latitude: 15.550° S, Longitude: 28.250° E, Elevation: 1200 meter) in Zambia. The study objective was to evaluate the ET-SCI climate indices for extreme...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2017/34815
The impact of climate change on agricultural production is a serious source of worry to farmers in rural communities in Nigeria. This is because their economy mainly depend on agriculture which is seriously affected by global climate change. The objectives of this study were to i...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2017/30439