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Restoring the Commons: A Gendered Analysis of Customary Water Tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa

open access: yesInternational Journal of the Commons, 2023
Customary water tenure in low-and middle-income rural areas has received limited academic, policy, and legal attention as yet. This paper seeks to conceptualize and analyse gender-differentiated living customary water tenure, focusing on sub-Saharan ...
Barbara van Koppen
doaj   +1 more source

Southeastern Brazil inland tropicalization: Köppen system applied for detecting climate change throughout 100 years of meteorological observed data

open access: yesTheoretical and Applied Climatology, 2022
Many regions around the world are facing climate changes, with substantial increase in air temperature over the past decades, which is mainly related to continental and global warming forced by the higher greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The objectives of
C. Alvares   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Customary Water Tenure

open access: yesBlue Papers, 2022
Heritage and culture not only shape the customary tenure of land and forest resources of most indigenous peoples and local communities in low-income rural areas, but also community members’ mutual relations vis-à-vis their water resources, or, in other ...
Barbara van Koppen
doaj   +1 more source

Interface between pest risk science and policy : the EPPO perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO) is an intergovernmental organization responsible for cooperation in plant protection in the European and Mediterranean region.
Baker, Richard   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Geography and Location Are the Primary Drivers of Office Microbiome Composition. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In the United States, humans spend the majority of their time indoors, where they are exposed to the microbiome of the built environment (BE) they inhabit.
Derek L. Sonderegger   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

A large sample analysis of European rivers on seasonal river flow correlation and its physical drivers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The geophysical and hydrological processes governing river flow formation exhibit persistence at several timescales, which may manifest itself with the presence of positive seasonal correlation of streamflow at several different time lags. We investigate
A. Ficchì   +11 more
core   +5 more sources

Comparative Study of the Reactivity of the Tungsten Oxides WO2 and WO3 with Beryllium at Temperatures up to 1273 K

open access: yesCondensed Matter, 2019
Tungsten oxides play a pivotal role in a variety of modern technologies, e.g., switchable glasses, wastewater treatment, and modern gas sensors. Metallic tungsten is used as armor material, for example in gas turbines as well as future fusion power ...
Martin Köppen
doaj   +1 more source

Thermal Perception in Mild Climate: Adaptive Thermal Models for Schools [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
A comprehensive assessment of indoor environmental conditions is performed on a representative sample of classrooms in schools across southern Spain (Mediterranean climate) to evaluate the thermal comfort level, thermal perception and preference, and ...
Campano Laborda, Miguel Ángel   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Determination of Climate Type in Isparta Province by Köppen-Trewartha and Thornthwaite Methods

open access: yesDoğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi, 2022
İklim, bir bölgenin uzun zaman periyodunda takip edilmesiyle ele alınan meteorolojik olayların ortalamasına verilen ifade olarak tanımlanmaktadır. İklim aynı zamanda; bir bölgenin hava olayları bakımından karakterini ve bitki örtüsünü de belirler.
İbrahim Dursun, N. Yazıcı
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Microbial Contribution to Soiling and Its Impact on Photovoltaic Module Soiling in Arid Zones of the Atacama Desert

open access: yesAdvanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.
Microorganisms colonizing photovoltaic surfaces in the Atacama desert form biofilms that enhance particle adhesion and reduce energy yield. This study identifies UV‐resistant bacteria and carotenoid‐producing strains that interfere with PV performance.
Douglas Olivares   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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