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Disaster Risk Reduction Including Climate Change Adaptation Over South Asia: Challenges and Ways Forward

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2018
South Asia is vulnerable to a variety of hydrometeorological hazards, which are often cross-boundary in nature. Climate change is expected to influence many of these hazards.
Rajesh K. Mall, Ravindra K. Srivastava, Tirthankar Banerjee, Om Prakash Mishra, Diva Bhatt, Geetika Sonkar   +5 more
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Gender disparities in agricultural land access and cashew farming participation in Kintampo South District, Ghana

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
This study examines gender disparities in access to agricultural land and participation, using a sample of 200 cashew farmers in the Kintampo South District of Ghana and descriptive statistical analysis.
Daniella Delali Sedegah
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Life Cycle Assessment of Valorizing Waste Polyethylene and Coconut Shells Into Activated Carbon Polymer Flakes

International Journal of Chemical Engineering
Polyethylene (PE) accounts for approximately 40% of total global plastic production, yet PE waste remains an underutilized feedstock. Meanwhile, activated carbon (AC) derived primarily from coconut shells (CS), the most popular source, is usually ...
Junaid Saleem, Moghal Zubair Khalid Baig, Furqan Tahir, Gordon McKay   +3 more
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Effect of discontinuous fair-share emissions allocations immediately based on equity

Nature Communications
National emissions targets are collectively insufficient to align with the Paris Agreement. The fair-share literature assesses whether these targets are fair and ambitious in comparison to emissions trajectories based on equity principles. Such emissions
Yann Robiou du Pont, Mark Dekker, Detlef van Vuuren, Michiel Schaeffer   +3 more
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Energy security assessment in rural communities in Brazil: A contribution to public policies

Energy Nexus
Energy security refers to the continuous and reliable access to energy sources at an affordable cost. In rural areas, particularly in Brazil's semi-arid regions, this security is essential for the survival and development of communities.
Wesly Jean, Marcel Bursztyn, Elton S. Oliveira, Júlia Lopes, Guadalupe Sátiro, Saulo Rodrigues Filho, Diego Lindoso, Juliana Dalboni Rocha, Nelson Bernal, Daniela Nogueira   +9 more
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BASIN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT [PDF]

The Russian Academic journal, 2011
This article examines the reason for the failure of monetary concept of sustainable development. Taking criticism to a new scientific direction on ecological safety of planetary Global Green basin based management concept of sustainable development. The concept is widespread in the related fields of management, economics, environmental management.
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Household smoke exposure risk and acute respiratory infection among children under five years in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from the demographic and health surveys

BMC Public Health
Background Exposure to smoke from unclean fuels increases children’s risk of acute respiratory infection (ARI). Although studies have extensively examined the association between the type of cooking fuel used and ARI in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), few have
Michael Larbi Odame, Rexford Kweku Asiama, Margaret Appiah, Grace Frempong Afrifa-Anane, Frank Kyei-Arthur   +4 more
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Dairy farmers’ levels of awareness of antibiotic use in livestock farming in Pakistan

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Antimicrobial resistance due to the irrational and non-sustainable use of antimicrobials poses a serious threat to animal health, human health and urban food security.
Muhammad Farhan, Namra Awan, Amina Kanwal, Faiza Sharif, Muhammad Umar Hayyat, Laila Shahzad, Gul Zareen Ghafoor   +6 more
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Examining the social-ecological dimensions of Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensis) conservation

Discover Conservation
Pangolins are the world’s most trafficked mammals due to the persistent international demand for their scales and meat. The critically endangered Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensis) is one of the eight extant pangolin species worldwide. It is endemic
Bryan Joel S. Mariano, Emerson Y. Sy, Lemuel A. Pabico, Neliza Bacani-Tabi, Chiara Graziella Loor, Denise Margaret S. Matias   +5 more
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Profit as a predictor variable for environmental sustainability practices (ESPs) of manufacturing companies for achieving green manufacturing in contemporary Ghana

Cogent Economics & Finance
The complex relationship between profit margins and environmental sustainability practices (ESPs) in Ghana’s manufacturing industry is examined in this study. Utilizing information gathered from six manufacturing firms, the study uses regression analysis
Kwame B. Bour, Kwaku Adu, Anthony Amoah, Braimah Kassum, Collins Gameli Hodoli, Patience A. K. Awua-Boateng   +5 more
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