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Further Evidence of Coal Fly Ash Utilization in Tropospheric Geoengineering: Implications on Human and Environmental Health

J. Marvin Herndon & Mark Whiteside · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2017

We disclose a fourth independent line of evidence, based on the co-precipitation technique, pointing to coal fly ash as the material utilized in tropospheric geoengineering, and describe some of the adverse environmental and public health risks associated with its persistent appl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JGEESI/2017/31417

Measuring Climate Change Vulnerability and its Adaptive Capacity: Policies and Planning for Bangladesh

M. A. Awal, M. Harun-Ar Rashid, A. F. M. Tariqul Islam, M. Farouq Imam & M. A. Rouf Sarkar · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2016

Aims: The paper aims to quantify the spatial vulnerability and adaptive capacity to climate change throughout the various regions i.e. divisions of Bangladesh. Another aim was to formulate befitted policies and planning to reduce the climate change vulnerability for the rural poo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJECC/2016/27382

Climate Change: Effects and Adaptive Measures in Africa

Onada Olawale Ahmed & Solomon Oluniyi Ogunola · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2016

Climate change has constituted a global menace to standard of living in many countries of the world. The developing countries including the Africa continent are among the most susceptible to climate change impact. In order to ensure environmental sustainability, food security and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JGEESI/2016/26416

Evaluation of Root and Tuber Crops Yield under the Changing Climatic Conditions in Kwara State, Nigeria

I. Larbi, A. S. Gana, J. N. Nmadu, A. A. Okhimamhe & G. H. M. Bello · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2016

Societies which rely upon agriculture for their livelihood may face the perils of climate change, especially developing countries in the tropics and subtropics such as Nigeria in which some of the food crops are already close their peak temperature tolerance. This study was to ev...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEBA/2016/28441

Effects of Climate Change on Annual Streamflow of Kocabaş Stream (Çanakkale, Turkey)

Tuba Ejder, Semih Kale, Seçil Acar, Olcay Hisar & Fatih Mutlu · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2016

Climate change due to global warming have effects upon sustainable use of natural resources. Climatic parameters such as temperature, evaporation and precipitation obtained from 3 meteorological observation stations, and streamflow data of Kocabaş Stream were used to understand t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2016/28052

The Management of Agricultural Risk in Bangladesh: A Proposed Process

A. K. M. Kanak Pervez, Qijie Gao & Md. Ektear Uddin · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2016

Farmers’ life in the developing world is full of risks. Yet risk management has been a science for companies and industrial process management. This study has tries to develop a process for managing the agricultural risks. In doing so, the study has amply defined the major agricu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/27057

Evaluating the Effects of Information Literacy on Climate Change Awareness among Students in Imo State University

N. Patricia Duru & C. Faisal Emetumah · Archives of Current Research International · 2016

The 21st century ushered in the information age which in alignment with technology, has made access to information easier and faster than the world has ever seen. However, information is only beneficial when its articulate form is appropriately directed at those that need it the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACRI/2016/27186

Determinants of Women Adaptation to the Potential Impacts of Climate Change: A Case Study in Assosa Woreda, Benshangul Gumez Region, Western Ethiopia

Martha Kidemu & Agena Anjulo · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2016

The aim of this study was to analyze determinants of women adaptation to potential impacts of climate change. Multinomial logit model was fitted to the data from survey of 150 (one hundred fifty) women headed households. The study was conducted in Benshangul Regional State of Eth...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2016/27472

Effects of Climate Change on Agroclimatic Suitability of Areas for Selected Cereal Crops Production over Gamo Gofa Zone, Ethiopia

Tefera Ashine Teyso, Agena Anjulo & Ayapilla Satyanarayana Murty · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2016

This study assessed effects of climate change on agroclimatic suitability of areas for Maize, Wheat and Barley production in Gamo Gofa zone, Southern Ethiopia between September 2014 and February 2015. Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to analyze the changes in suitabil...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2016/26572

Impact of Climate Change on Urban Slum Dwellers in Bangladesh: A Case Study of Four Selected Slums in Dhaka City

Suraiya Yasmin · Archives of Current Research International · 2016

Introduction: The climate in Bangladesh is changing and it is becoming more unpredictable every year. The nature of relationship between climate change and livelihood assets of urban poor was experimented by the study. Aims: To understand the dynamics of climate change of urban p...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACRI/2016/26501

Climate Change and Its Impact in Nigerian Economy

Nebedum Ekene Ebele & Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2016

Climate change has become a great challenge to our generation and its impact is felt in almost every society in the world. Nigeria as a developing country with a population of about 180 million is likely to be adversely impacted by climate change due to its vulnerability and low...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2016/25162

Environmental Sustainability and Conservation of Nigeria Forest Reserves

Pius Akindele Adeniyi · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2016

Climate observations are essential for understanding the complexities of the global climate system; indeed virtually all breakthroughs that have been made in understanding climate have come from observations. Observations provide critical benchmarks for testing and further develo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JGEESI/2016/25958

Climate Change Effect on Pearl Millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] Genetic Variability in Burkina Faso

Lardia Ali Bougma, Mahamadi Hamed Ouedraogo, Nerbéwendé Sawadogo & Mahamadou Sawadogo · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2016

Aims: To compare pearl millet genetic variability in the different agro-climatic zones in Burkina Faso. Methodology: The experiments were conducted by Technology and Science Department and bio-sciences laboratory, Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo University Ouaga 1, between July and October 20...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2016/25357

Temperature Trend over Nile Delta, Egypt in 20th Century

Maged M. A. Hussein & Ebtisam E. E. Mohamed · Advances in Research · 2016

Air temperature time series of Nile Delta, Egypt was statistically analyzed in order to answer the question whether recent climate change can be proved for Nile delta, Egypt; the results were compared and discussed with the global trends. The observations for the Alexandria, Port...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2016/25466