A review of environmental droughts: Increased risk under global warming?
SM Vicente-Serrano, SM Quiring, M Peña-Gallardo… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
This article reviews current drought effects on environmental systems. It stresses the need
for considering environmental drought as a relevant type to be included in drought …
for considering environmental drought as a relevant type to be included in drought …
Why is socially‐just climate change adaptation in sub‐Saharan Africa so challenging? A review of barriers identified from empirical cases
To enhance understanding of the process of climate change adaptation and to facilitate the
planning and implementation of socially‐just adaptation strategies, deeper consideration of …
planning and implementation of socially‐just adaptation strategies, deeper consideration of …
[HTML][HTML] Farmer's perception of climate change and responsive strategies in three selected provinces of South Africa
The world has responded to climate change phenomenon through two broad response
mechanisms (mitigation and adaptation strategies) with the aim of moderating the adverse …
mechanisms (mitigation and adaptation strategies) with the aim of moderating the adverse …
Livelihoods and poverty
Abstract Scope, Delineations, and Definitions: Livelihoods, Poverty, and Inequality
Understanding the impacts of climate change on livelihoods and poverty requires examining …
Understanding the impacts of climate change on livelihoods and poverty requires examining …
Desertification trends in the Northeast of Brazil over the period 2000–2016
J Tomasella, RMSP Vieira, AA Barbosa… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Information about changes in land use and land cover is useful to address issues
related to drylands management, as well as to support decision-making related to the …
related to drylands management, as well as to support decision-making related to the …
Living with drought in South Africa: lessons learnt from the recent El Niño drought period
MA Baudoin, C Vogel, K Nortje, M Naik - International journal of disaster risk …, 2017 - Elsevier
South Africa is prone to drought. The country recently experienced the combined effects of a
severe drought and a strong El Niño event, which led to serious impacts on livelihood …
severe drought and a strong El Niño event, which led to serious impacts on livelihood …
Land degradation and climate change: building climate resilience in agriculture
NP Webb, NA Marshall, LC Stringer… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Land degradation and climate change pose enormous risks to global food security. Land
degradation increases the vulnerability of agroecological systems to climate change and …
degradation increases the vulnerability of agroecological systems to climate change and …
Mapping the vulnerability of crop production to drought in Ghana using rainfall, yield and socioeconomic data
This study evaluates new multi-scale, multi-indicator methods for assessing the vulnerability
of crop production to drought at a national and regional scale. It does this by identifying …
of crop production to drought at a national and regional scale. It does this by identifying …
Rural areas
Rural areas still account for almost half the world's population, and about 70% of the
developing world's poor people.{9.1. 1}. There is a lack of clear definition of what constitutes …
developing world's poor people.{9.1. 1}. There is a lack of clear definition of what constitutes …
Adaptation to climate change in Uganda: evidence from micro level data
E Hisali, P Birungi, F Buyinza - Global environmental change, 2011 - Elsevier
This study employed data from the 2005/06 Uganda national household survey to identify
adaptation strategies and factors governing their choice in Uganda's agricultural production …
adaptation strategies and factors governing their choice in Uganda's agricultural production …