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A Study of Agrobiodiversity and the Impacts of Biophysical and Ecogeographical Factors on it in Ghalaje Protected Area / West of Iran

Reza Rostami, Korous Khoshbakht, Abdolmajid Mahdavi Damghani & Hadi Veisi · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2013

It is considered that agrobiodiversity as a vital component for human food security is increasingly eroding and so making more attention to this section of biodiversity is necessary. This study was conducted in a protected area located in Kermanshah, Iran, in order to infer biodi...

Open access Research Article

Will Nzoia Basin in Kenya See Water Deficiency in Coming Decades as a Result of Climate Change

Pradeep Adhikari & Yang Hong · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2013

This study investigates the potential change in the hydrologic cycle in Nzoia basin, one ofthe semi-arid basins of east Africa. An ensemble of 16 Global Climate Models data under different emissions scenarios are used in this study. The basin is expected to receive an increase in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJECC/2013/1614

Policy Implications of Droughts and Floods Adaptation on Household Crop Production and Food Security in Southern Malawi

PhiriInnocent Pangapanga, Charles BL. Jumbe, Shelton Kanyanda & Lucy Thangalimodzi · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2012

Aims: This paper quantified the contribution of drought and flood related adaptation strategies on household food production and food security. Place and Duration of Study: It was conducted in lowland and highland areas of southern Malawi and data was collected from randomly samp...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJECC/2012/2051