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Assessment of Total Carbon Stock in Swietenia macrophylla Woodlot at Jhenaidah District in Bangladesh

Md. Najmus Sayadat Pitol, Md. Zulfikar Khan & Rikta Khatun · Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry · 2019

Woodlot plantations are supposed to have a massive outlook in carbon sequestration. Presence of large area woodlot plantations in Bangladesh would store a significant quantity of carbon. The purpose of this study was to determine the carbon stocks in woodlot plantations (Swieteni...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJRAF/2018/46922

Climate Change Vulnerability in Dacope Upazila, Bangladesh

Md. Abdur Razzaque, Muhammed Alamgir & Md. Mujibor Rahman · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2019

Aims: This study was aimed to assess the climate change vulnerability of Dacope upazila of Bangladesh and analyze the factor behind the vulnerability components. Additionally, it was intended to visualize the relative vulnerability of different unions in GIS environment. Place of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2018/45471

Fundamental Climate Science Error: Concomitant Harm to Humanity and the Environment

J. Marvin Herndon · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2018

The climate science community (CSC) has misrepresented climate change, falsely claiming carbon dioxide causes global warming, and developing computer models of Earth’s radiation balance without taking into consideration the tropospheric particulate geoengineering that has been ta...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JGEESI/2018/46113

Awareness and Vulnerability to Climate Change among Coastal Communities in Ghana: The Case of Dansoman of the Greater Accra Region

Isaac Sarfo, Jude Issa Dontoh & Henry Otchwemah · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2018

Policy-makers, development-practitioners, international organizations and academic scholars have over the years taken stern initiatives to tackle climate change issues. Climate adaptation along with various commitments and political will have given much weight to a growing concer...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/CJAST/2019/45659

Perception of Climate Change by Smallholder Maize Farmers in Gombe State, Nigeria

D. S. Msheliza & Y. Bello · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2018

This study assessed the awareness and impact of climate change by smallholder maize farmers in Gombe state. Both primary and secondary sources of data were used. List of registered farmers was obtained from Gombe State Agricultural Development Programe (GSADP).The primary data we...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2018/45644

Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Ibadan, Oyo-State

A. S. Alli-Balogun, P. N. Meduna & O. A. Oduah · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2018

Climate change poses major threat to Nigeria, particularly in the southwest region where Ibadan is a major city. There are several studies conducted at state, regional and national level but a continuous understanding of the knowledge and impact at a local level is required for a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JGEESI/2018/45499

Smallholder Farmers’ Perception and Responses to Climate Change and Variability in West Shewa, Oromia, Ethiopia

Daniel Assefa Tofu · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2018

Agriculture, on which all the human being depends for their food is under serious threat from the impact of climate change. Primary aim of this study was to assess the smallholder farmers’ perception to climate change and variability, and to investigate the measure they employed...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JGEESI/2018/43568

Farm Household Vulnerability to Climate Change and Its Determinants: The Case of Ada’a Berga District of West Shewa, Ethiopia

Daniel Assefa Tofu & Deressa Gadisa Dedefa · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2018

The main objective of this study was to analyse the vulnerability of households to the impacts of climate change and factors that influence houses to be vulnerable in Ada’a Berga districts of western Shewa zone. To achieve the objective, study area and sample households' were sel...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2018/41583

Extension Workers’ Use of the Internet for Sourcing Information on Climate Change: In Taraba State, Nigeria

M. Sa’adu, I. A. Audu, A. H. Paul & A. A. Tafida · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2018

Climatic changes have led to adverse effects on agriculture in recent years; therefore extension workers would require unimpeded access to information on climate change if they are to contribute their quota in the current global fight against the menace of climate change to human...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/CJAST/2018/38263

Aerosolized Coal Fly Ash: A Previously Unrecognized Primary Factor in the Catastrophic Global Demise of Bird Populations and Species

Mark Whiteside & J. Marvin Herndon · Asian Journal of Biology · 2018

Objectives: Bird populations and species world-wide are experiencing die-offs on an unprecedented scale. Forensic evidence is consistent with coal fly ash (CFA), the toxic waste product of coal-burning, being the main aerosol particulate utilised in atmospheric geoengineering. Th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJOB/2018/44911

Impact of Climate Change and Ganges Discharge on the Salinity of the Passur River, Southwestern Bangladesh

Farzana Anjum, Golam Sabbir Sattar, Md. Ibrahim Adham & Md. Shahadat Hossain · Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology · 2018

The present paper embodies the possible impact of climate change and upstream discharge on the Passur River water at the Mongla point of Khulna division, south-western part of Bangladesh. The secondary data have been gathered from different sources and were analysed to understand...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEE/2018/44216

Gender-Based Knowledge Disparities about Micro Scale Water Conservation and Mitigation Strategies of Farming Community in Punjab, India

Preeti Sharma, Lakhwinder Kaur, Ritu Mittal, Samanpreet Kaur & Sukhjeet Kaur · Advances in Research · 2018

Climate change is being considered as a serious threat to the livelihood of Indian farmers. Depleting groundwater table is one of the consequences of climate change. Practicing water saving technologies at the farm and household level can mitigate the effects of climate change. T...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2018/43316

Trend Analysis of Temperature in Gombe State Using Mann Kendall Trend Test

U. U. Alhaji, A. S. Yusuf, C. O. Edet, Celestine O. Oche & E. P. Agbo · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2018

This paper presents the trend analysis of temperature in Gombe State using Mann-Kendall trend test. The annual average of Maximum and Minimum Temperature data was obtained from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Gombe State. In order to determine the nature of the trend...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2018/42029

Level of Awareness of Haor Farmers in Combating Climate Change Hazards for Boro Rice Production

M. H. Uddin, M. A. Islam, M. R. Amin & S. D. Baishakhy · Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · 2018

Farmers’ awareness about the hazards derived from climate change on boro rice production has been a central issue to reduce their crop loss in a sustainable way.  In this study, farmers’ awareness was measured on the basis of twelve adverse effects of climate change on boro rice...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJESS/2018/43953