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Heat stress in tropical highland regions: the case of Kenya during February 2024

Weather, EarlyView.
Understanding and awareness about heat stress remain low in sub‐Saharan countries despite high exposure and vulnerability. After the national media in Kenya reported that people had complained about unusual heat stress during February 2024, we combine in situ and reanalysis data to (i) put this event into climatological perspective, and (ii) give ...
G. Chagnaud, J. Gacheru, C. M. Taylor, C. E. Birch   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hydrological sciences and water security: An overview [PDF]

Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 2015
This paper provides an introduction to the concepts of water security including not only the risks to human wellbeing posed by floods and droughts, but also the threats of inadequate supply of water in both quantity and quality for food production, human
G. Young, S. Demuth, A. Mishra, C. Cudennec   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimal investment and location decisions of a firm in a flood risk area using impulse control theory [PDF]

, 2017
Flooding events can affect businesses close to rivers, lakes or coasts. This paper provides an economic partial equilibrium model, which helps to understand the optimal location choice for a firm in flood risk areas and its investment strategies.
Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, A., Grames, J., Grass, D., Kort, P.M.   +3 more
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State‐and‐transition simulation models: How can we use them to assess ecosystem condition and support nature markets

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract The world is experiencing a biodiversity crisis. Steep declines in habitat quality and ecosystem services have resulted in interest in markets to help fund ecological restoration. One way that ecological restoration is assessed is through indicators of ecosystem condition, namely, a measurement of how different a landscape is from its ...
James M. Furlaud, Katrina Szetey, Kristen J. Williams, Louis Provencher, Suzanne M. Prober, Anna E. Richards   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

From rhetoric to measurement: The economics of wetland conservation

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, EarlyView.
Abstract Wetland conservation continues to be a pressing issue as wetlands continue to be lost due to urban, industrial, and agricultural expansion. This paper synthesizes the current knowledge about wetland conservation economics in Canada, with a focus on prairie landscapes. We review the methods economists use to empirically measure the costs (i.e.,
Patrick Lloyd‐Smith, Peter Boxall, Ken Belcher   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the drought resilience of indigenous irrigation water systems: a case study of dry zone Sri Lanka

Environmental Research Communications
The wave of modernization and globalization in the last century has rapidly involved a technological paradigm shift from indigenous irrigation water systems to modern systems in arid regions. Despite interest in the drought resilience of indigenous water
Romitha Wickramasinghe, Shinichiro Nakamura   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quantitative and qualitative aspects of managed water releases from dryland reservoirs under negotiated allocation in the Brazilian semiarid

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Study region: The 48,010 km² study area in the Brazilian semiarid includes three major watersheds and 26 strategic reservoirs supplying water for multipurpose uses.
Letícia Lacerda Freire, Alexandre Cunha Costa, Berthyer Peixoto Lima, Krishna Martins Leão, Iran Eduardo Lima Neto   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public willingness to pay for wetland restoration in the Canadian Prairie Pothole Region

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, EarlyView.
Abstract Wetlands play a crucial role in the agricultural landscapes of Canada's Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) but are being lost to agricultural and urban development. There is increased interest from governments and conservation organizations in restoring previously drained wetlands, but these projects are costly and associated with intangible ...
Liam Boldt, Patrick Lloyd‐Smith, Ken Belcher, Peter Boxall   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling farmers’ perceptions: a citizen science and machine learning approach to exploring drivers in the adequacy and fairness of water systems

Environmental Research Communications
Agricultural production sustains a large part of the population in the Great South area (sub-Saharan Africa, South America and South Asia), relying heavily on rainfed agriculture and partly on reservoir-based irrigation schemes.
Vasilios Plakandaras, Fahad Khan Khadim, Vassiliki Kazana, Emmanouil Anagnostou, Amvrossios C Bagtzoglou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A framework for monitoring ecosystem restoration at landscape scale

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
The Landscape Restoration Monitoring Framework supports large‐scale ecosystem restoration projects to effectively assess progress towards outcomes. It provides guidance for the selection of indicators to assess change at two different time scales and across a diversity of ecosystem, ecosystem service, and socioeconomic dimensions.
Nancy Ockendon, Philippa R. Gullett, Mark H. Hancock, David Noble, Taylor Shaw, David H. L. Thomas   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source