Dryland climate change: Recent progress and challenges
Drylands are home to more than 38% of the world's population and are one of the most
sensitive areas to climate change and human activities. This review describes recent …
sensitive areas to climate change and human activities. This review describes recent …
[HTML][HTML] Impacts of land use and land cover change on surface runoff, discharge and low flows: Evidence from East Africa
Abstract Region East Africa. Focus A review of catchment studies (n= 37) conducted in East
Africa evaluating the impacts of Land Use and Land Cover Changes (LULCC) on discharge …
Africa evaluating the impacts of Land Use and Land Cover Changes (LULCC) on discharge …
Forest cover change detection using Geographic Information Systems and remote sensing techniques: a spatio-temporal study on Komto Protected forest priority area …
MD Negassa, DT Mallie, DO Gemeda - Environmental Systems Research, 2020 - Springer
Background Forest plays an important role in climate regulation and carbon sequestration.
Komto Forest is one of the remnant natural forests found in Guto Gida district of East Wollega …
Komto Forest is one of the remnant natural forests found in Guto Gida district of East Wollega …
[HTML][HTML] 中国干旱事件成因和变化规律的研究进展与展望
张强， 姚玉璧， 李耀辉， 黄建平， 马柱国， 王芝兰… - 气象学报, 2020 - html.rhhz.net
干旱是世界上危害最广泛, 最严重的自然灾害之一. 中国地处典型季风气候区,
干旱灾害的影响尤为突出. 国际上对干旱问题已经进行了大量研究, 逐渐由对干旱的定性和表象 …
干旱灾害的影响尤为突出. 国际上对干旱问题已经进行了大量研究, 逐渐由对干旱的定性和表象 …
The effects of China's cultivated land balance program on potential land productivity at a national scale
W Song, BC Pijanowski - Applied Geography, 2014 - Elsevier
Decreases in both quantity and quality of cultivated land in China have drawn close
attention recently due to the threat to food security. China has implemented a set of …
attention recently due to the threat to food security. China has implemented a set of …
From land cover change to land function dynamics: A major challenge to improve land characterization
Land cover change has always had a central role in land change science. This central role
is largely the result of the possibilities to map and characterize land cover based on …
is largely the result of the possibilities to map and characterize land cover based on …
Spatial variation of crop yield response to climate change in East Africa
PK Thornton, PG Jones, G Alagarswamy… - Global environmental …, 2009 - Elsevier
There is general consensus that the impacts of climate change on agriculture will add
significantly to the development challenges of ensuring food security and reducing poverty …
significantly to the development challenges of ensuring food security and reducing poverty …
A big data urban growth simulation at a national scale: configuring the GIS and neural network based land transformation model to run in a high performance …
Abstract The Land Transformation Model (LTM) is a Land Use Land Cover Change (LUCC)
model which was originally developed to simulate local scale LUCC patterns. The model …
model which was originally developed to simulate local scale LUCC patterns. The model …
Adapting to climate change: agricultural system and household impacts in East Africa
PK Thornton, PG Jones, G Alagarswamy, J Andresen… - Agricultural systems, 2010 - Elsevier
The East African region exhibits considerable climatic and topographic variability. Much
spatial and temporal variation in the response of different crops to climate change can thus …
spatial and temporal variation in the response of different crops to climate change can thus …
[HTML][HTML] Adaptation to climate change and climate variability: The importance of understanding agriculture as performance
Most climate change studies that address potential impacts and potential adaptation
strategies are largely based on modelling technologies. While models are useful for …
strategies are largely based on modelling technologies. While models are useful for …