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Women and water management in times of climate change: participatory and inclusive processes [PDF]
, 2013 This paper focuses on community engagement, and particularly the inclusion of women, in water management as a response to climate change. Addressing water-related problems is central to climate change adaptation, and civil society, marginalized ...
Figueiredo, P. +1 more
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Environmental EvidenceBackground Climate is an important driver of ungulate life-histories, population dynamics, and migratory behaviors. Climate conditions can directly impact ungulates via changes in the costs of thermoregulation and locomotion, or indirectly, via changes ...
Katherine C. Malpeli +6 more
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Integrating climate in Ugandan health and subsistence food systems: where diverse knowledges meet
BMC Public Health, 2020 Background The effects of food insecurity linked to climate change will be exacerbated in subsistence communities that are dependent upon food systems for their livelihoods and sustenance. Place-and community-based forms of surveillance are important for
Bianca van Bavel +7 more
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Motivations for local climate adaptation in Dutch municipalities: climate change impacts and the role of local-level government [PDF]
, 2009 The local government level is considered to be crucial in preparing society for climate change impact. Yet little is known about why local authorities do or do not take action to adapt their community for climate change impacts.
Berg, Maya M. van den
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Indigenous knowledge in climate adaptation planning: reflections from initial efforts
Frontiers in ClimateThere are increasing calls to incorporate indigenous knowledge (IK) into climate adaptation planning (CAP) and related projects. However, given unique attributes of IK and the positionality of tribal communities to scientific research, several ...
Tony W. Ciocco +5 more
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Open Agriculture, 2021 Climate change hazards including droughts and floods are adversely affecting crop productivity and food security among Kenyan smallholder farmers. This article analyzes rainfall and temperature change effects on household food security in Kimandi-Wanyaga,
Ngure Mary W. +3 more
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Scientific African, 2021 In the recent decades, extreme weather events have increased in frequency, intensity and magnitude threatening and increasing the vulnerability of rural livelihoods particularly in the arid and semi-arid lands.
Dorcas N. Kalele +3 more
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Reconstruction of long-term hourly sea level data for Prince Edward Island, Canada
Scientific DataRegional sea level rise has been regarded a key factor in understanding of climate change impact to coastal communities. As a vulnerable island to sea level rise and storm surges, the province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) in Canada lacks sufficient long-
Tianze Pang +3 more
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Launching criteria of ‘Heatstroke Alert’ in Japan according to regionality and age group
Environmental Research Communications, 2023 To reduce heatstroke cases, the Japanese government launched ‘Heatstroke Alert’ in 2020. In this initiative, an alert is issued when the daily maximum wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) is expected to reach or exceed 33 °C.
Kazutaka Oka +2 more
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Environmental Research Letters, 2020 The risks of flood and drought have been projected to increase in many regions due to global warming. Afforestation is considered an adaptation option because it reduces flood risks by decreasing total runoff and peak river discharge, but it also ...
Kumiko Takata, Naota Hanasaki
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