Variation in the hydro-climatic variables of River Kaduna at Shiroro Dam site, Nigeria is linked to a number of climate change activities around the river. In view of this, the paper aims at examining the trend of stream flow, rainfall, temperature and evaporation. Monthly discha...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/18331
Temperature is one of the indicative factors of climate change which is one of the very important issues discussed in the recent two decades. The present research aimed at studying temporal and seasonal variation in temperature over North-eastern Nigeria, during the period 1981–2...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/18512
This study examined the extent of climate change in Kano through rainfall data analysis. Rainfall data for one hundred years (1914-2013) of Aminu Kano International Airport synoptic meteorological station obtained from Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) was used in explaining...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/17098
Groundwater is still an important water source for many parts of the world, especially in countries such as Sri Lanka, because, despite a huge government investment to divert some of the rivers to dry areas, there are many areas which this river water cannot reach, and hence a la...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2015/16018
In this study future flooding frequencies have been estimated for the Grand River catchment located in south-western Ontario, Canada. Historical and future climatic projections made by fifteen Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project-3 climate models are bias-corrected and downscal...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2015/17705
The study investigated indigenous mitigation and adaptation to climate change among small holder farmers in Arochukwu area of Abia state, Nigeria. The study described the socio-economic characteristics of farmers, ascertained their indigenous mitigation and adaptation to climate...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/15605
Agriculture which supports the livelihoods of the majority is challenged by many stressors including climate change impacts. Impacts such as floods and droughts have left farmers with no reliable option rather than farm management and off-farm activities such as irrigation, use o...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15489
Climate change has been described as among the major challenges of the twenty-first century. However, this trend cannot be completely halted but can only be slowed down through the development and adoption of adaptation practices especially among the rural people whose major sour...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13193
Aims: The study was conducted to investigate the implications of smallholder agricultural commercialization on adaptation to climate change in semi-arid central Tanzania. Study Design: Descriptive survey and observational designs were used in this study. Moreover, analytical desi...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/16276
This research aimed to evaluate the effect of salt and temperature stress on water uptake and respiration of watermelon seeds during germination process and to quantify changes in the activity of the antioxidant enzymes ascorbate peroxidase (APX), catalase (CAT) and glutathione-S...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/15749
Gender is an important socio-economic variable in determining vulnerability and ability to adapt to a changing climate and local institutions are known to help in connecting local populations and social groups to external support. The research determined the capacity of local ins...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14252
Aims: This study assessed the indigenous coping strategies employed by smallholder farmers in response to adverse effects of climate change in Katsina State and the factors that determine the use of such strategies. Place and Duration of Study: The research was carried out in Aji...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/14785
The climate is changing, and humans are heavily exacerbating these changes. As the effects of climate change are being felt across the planet, scientists and policy makers are uniting to increase mitigation efforts and are researching renewable, clean energy sources to reduce the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14253
The hydrology and water quality of a stream or reservoir can be affected due to rapid urbanization and land use change in its watershed. Climate change, if it occurs, is likely to have additional impacts on hydrology and water quality of the watershed system. In this study, a wat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2014/11559
The reliability of stream flow projection under changing climate cannot be guaranteed if the General Circulation Model (GCM) used for the projection of future climate does not predict well its past climate. In this study stream flows in the Wami River sub-basin were simulated und...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2014/13457