Climate and human-induced changes have created major challenges for attaining
sustainable agriculture throughout the world. Water scarcity is one of the most serious …

Building resilience to environmental change is an integral part of long-term climate
adaptation planning and local policy. There is an increased understanding of the impact of …

Increases in droughts due to climate change and variability have placed a large amount of
pressure on the natural ecosystems in the world. Drought is especially characterized by a …

The climate of southern Africa varies greatly spatially and temporally. Tyson‟ s (1987)
examination of long-term rainfall records has shown an 18-year cyclical pattern of wet spells …

Climate change and recurring droughts-induced effects on health are becoming an
increasingly main global, cultural and public health burden. The heaviest health burden …

Climate change exerts enormous impacts on natural resources both at the local and global
scales. Its effects on water resources over the Sub-Saharan Africa includes sea-level rises …

This study examined vulnerability and adaptation to water scarcity in three towns located
within three rainfall zones of Katsina state, Nigeria, using a questionnaire survey of 360 …

This article adopts an environmental justice approach to recurrent drought in the North-West
Province of South Africa. It is based on a secondary data analysis of a study-of which the …

Many within the field view South Africa's disaster management legislation as a shining
example of how to integrate Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into development. Yet, more …

Due to water scarcity in the world and its effect on rural women, the aim of the study was to
document the strategies of rural women in Ndonga and their role in mitigating water scarcity …