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Validation of the Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis of Coastal Erosion in the Caribbean and Pacific Coast of Colombia

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2019
A hazard and vulnerability assessment of coastal erosion is an essential first step for planning and decision-making, because it is part of risk management and its results are in the form of easily interpreted traffic-light maps.
Oswaldo Coca-Domínguez, Constanza Ricaurte-Villota   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
wiley   +1 more source

Heat, Health and Holidays: Reported Heat Related Adjustments to Australian Tourist Behaviour

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
This study assessed how climate‐related hazards affect Australian tourists' travel planning. While 80% of tourists report no impact, the 20% who do experience disruption most commonly change their activities, timing, or destination, with heat and rain affecting the same proportion of tourists across beach, city, nature, and family tourism types ...
Kerstin K. Zander, Sohail Ali, Amila Kasun Sampath Udage Kankanamge, Ronju Ahammad, Jonatan Lassa, Matthew Abunyewah, Michael Odei Erdiaw‐Kwasie, Stephen T. Garnett   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is quinoa‐farming sustainable in marginal environments? Social, economical and environmental aspects

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean grain crop introduced as a novel crop to many parts of the world in recent years. Recognized for nutritious seeds and high abiotic stress tolerance, it has been promoted as an element of climate‐resilient agriculture, particularly in marginal environments.
Anna Tabea Mengen, Damir Esenaliev, Jakhongir Babadjanov, Lukas John, Sandra M. Schmöckel, Botir Khaitov   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Protective Function of Coastal Habitats in Mitigating Erosive Vulnerability: A Case Study on Sandy Beaches of the Equatorial Atlantic, Northeastern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Geomorfologia
Coastal environments are subject to intense pressure from both natural and anthropogenic factors, often culminating in landscape alterations such as sandy beach erosion.
Gabriel Dalla Rosa Carvalho, Venerando Eustáquio Amaro, Lívian Rafaely de Santana Gomes Pinheiro, Nadia Selene Zamboni   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Author Correction: Vulnerability to watershed erosion and coastal deposition in the tropics [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2021
Trevor N. Browning, Derek E. Sawyer
openaire   +2 more sources

The mental health impacts of climate change across diverse global settings

Journal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract Climate change represents a growing threat to global mental health, generating traumatic stress exposures directly through climate‐related disasters and indirectly through social networks and pervasive media coverage. This paper provides an overview of the symposium “The Mental Health Effects of Climate Change Across Diverse Global Settings ...
Dana Rose Garfin, Tiffany Junchen Tao, Larysa Zasiekina, Sarah R. Lowe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Hydro-Geo-Morphological Factors and Anthropogenic Pressures: A Case Study of the Romanian Black Sea Coast Using a Tailored Coastal Vulnerability Index

Earth
Coastal erosion poses a significant risk to the Romanian Black Sea coast, a region characterized by the interaction of natural geomorphological processes and anthropogenic pressures.
Alina-Daiana Spinu, Maria-Emanuela Mihailov, Dragos Marin, Alexandru-Cristian Cindescu, Robert-Daniel Nenita   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of off‐highway vehicle activity on Arizona wildlife: a systematic literature review

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
The published literature indicates that off‐highway vehicles (OHVs) predominantly negatively affect native Arizona amphibians, mammals, and reptiles, while effects of OHVs on native Arizona birds are mostly unknown or neutral. Abstract Off‐highway vehicle (OHV) recreation has dramatically increased in Arizona, USA, prompting concerns about potential ...
Hayden K. Hutcherson, Cassidy A. Klovanish, Samuel D. Lisak, Esther S. Rubin, Reilly T. Jackson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physical Vulnerability of The Gambia’s Coastline in the Context of Climate Change

World
The Gambia’s coastline, known for its unique ecosystems and vital role in the country’s economy through fisheries, tourism, and agriculture, is becoming increasingly vulnerable as a result of the combined effects of climate change and human activity ...
Muhammad Leroy Albert Gomez, Kissao Gnandi, Chrétien Ngouanet, Ibrahima Pouye, Joshua Ntajal   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source