Climate Resilient Water Resources Management / / edited by Robert C. Brears |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (127 pages) |
Disciplina | 333.91 |
Collana | Palgrave Studies in Climate Resilient Societies |
Soggetto topico |
Environment
Climate change Environmental management Human geography Environment Studies Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management Climate Change Management and Policy Climate Change Human Geography |
ISBN | 3-319-78896-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2: Climate change: Water and Sanitation -- Chapter 3: Resilience and water resources management -- Chapter 4: Demand Management Strategies to Enhance Climate Resilience -- Chapter 5: A survey of water technologies to build climate resilience -- Chapter 6: Why Southern Africa needs more than an adaptation strategy to build climate resilient floodplains: A call for transformative water security on the Kafue Flats of Zambia -- Chapter 7: Shifting the paradigm of transboundary water resources management towards climate resilience -- Chapter 8: Conclusions. |
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Climate Risk in Africa : Adaptation and Resilience / / edited by Declan Conway, Katharine Vincent |
Autore | Conway Declan |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer Nature, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXIII, 168 p. 14 illus., 12 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina |
333.709
363.738742096 |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Risk assessment - Africa
Climate change mitigation - Africa Environmental geography Climatic changes Economic development - Environmental aspects Environmental Geography Environment Studies Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Climate Change Development and Sustainability |
Soggetto non controllato |
Environmental Geography
Environment Studies Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Climate Change Development and Sustainability Environmental Studies Environmental Sciences Earth System Sciences Development Studies climate risk climate adaptation climate resilience co-production Future Climate For Africa Climate services sustainable development Climate-resilient development Agro-meteorology Hydropower in Africa renewable energy urban planning climate education Open Access Development & environmental geography Society & Social Sciences The environment Sustainability |
ISBN | 3-030-61160-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ; ch 1. Key issues and progress in understanding climate risk in Africa / Declan Conway, Katharine Vincent -- ; ch 2. Climate information – towards transparent distillation / Christopher Jack, John Marsham, David P. Rowell, Richard Jones -- ; ch 3. Co-production : learning from contexts / Katharine Vincent, Anna Steynor, Alice McClure, Emma Visman, Katinka Lund Waagsaether, Suzanne Carter, Neha Mittal -- ; ch 4. Decision-making heuristics for managing climate-related risks: introducing Equity to the FREE framework / Camilla Audia, Emma Visman, Gino Fox, Emmah Mwangi, Mary Kilavi, Mark Arango, Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Dominic Kniveton -- ; ch 5. Creating useful and usable weather and climate information: insights from Participatory Scenario Planning in Malawi / Dorothy Tembo-Nhlema, Katharine Vincent, Rebecka Henriksson -- ; ch 6. High stakes decisions under uncertainty: dams, development and climate change in the Rufiji River basin / Christian Siderius, Robel Geressu, Martin C. Todd, Seshagiri Rao Kolusu, Julien J. Harou, Japhet J. Kashaigili, Declan Conway -- ; ch 7. Integrating climate risks into strategic urban planning in Lusaka, Zambia / Anna Taylor, Gilbert Siame, Brenda Mwalukanga -- ; ch 8. Supporting climate-resilient planning at national and district level: A pathway to multi-stakeholder decision-making in Uganda / Rosalind J. Cornforth, Celia Petty Grady Walker -- ; ch 9. Conversations about climate risk, adaptation and resilience in Africa / Declan Conway, Katharine Vincent. |
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Climate Sensitive Adaptation in Health [[electronic resource] ] : Imperatives for India in a Developing Economy Context / / by Purnamita Dasgupta |
Autore | Dasgupta Purnamita |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Delhi : , : Springer India : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXII, 194 p. 74 illus.) |
Disciplina | 333.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental economics
Health economics Climate change Public health Development economics Environmental Economics Health Economics Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Public Health Development Economics Climate Change |
ISBN | 81-322-2824-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Climate Risks in the Health Sector -- Climate Change Adaptation: The International Experience in Health -- Developing Economy Context for Adaptation Decision-Making -- Understanding Associations: Health, Socio-economic Wellbeing & Climate -- Analysing the Interface in Indian Plans and Policies -- Criticality of the Field: Three Case Studies -- Conclusion: Integrating Sustainable Development and Health Adaptation. . |
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Dasgupta Purnamita
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Climate Smart Agriculture in South Asia [[electronic resource] ] : Technologies, Policies and Institutions / / edited by Barun Deb Pal, Avinash Kishore, Pramod Kumar Joshi, Narendra Kumar Tyagi |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVI, 226 p. 39 illus., 34 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 338.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Agricultural economics
Climate change Environmental policy Agricultural Economics Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Environmental Policy |
ISBN | 981-10-8171-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Two way association between agriculture and climate change -- Chapter 2: Prioritizing climate smart interventions across various agro-climatic region -- Chapter 3: Adoption of climate smart technologies in Indo-Gangetic Plain in South Asia -- Chapter 4: Role of Women in adoption of climate smart technologies and practices in drought prone zone -- Chapter 5: Were the past government policies climate smart? A review for South Asia -- Chapter 6: Insurance, compensation and institutions for climate smart agriculture -- Chapter 7: Prioritizing investment for climate smart agriculture – A Bio-Economic model -- Chapter 8: Climate smart agriculture – a need indeed for future agricultural development in South Asia. . |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910349545103321 |
Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 | ||
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Climate Variability and Change in Africa : Perspectives, Experiences and Sustainability / / edited by Jonathan I. Matondo, Berhanu F. Alemaw, Wennegouda Jean Pierre Sandwidi |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXIII, 208 p. 77 illus., 66 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 362.1 |
Collana | Sustainable Development Goals Series |
Soggetto topico |
Climate change
Sustainable development Hydrology Climate Change Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Sustainable Development Hydrology/Water Resources |
ISBN | 3-030-31543-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Overview of climate variability and change in Africa - Perspectives and Experiences -- Integrated assessment of climate change impacts and adaptation in agriculture: The case study of the Wami river sub-basin, Tanzania -- assessing runoff changes in major catchments in Swaziland due to climate change -- change, variability and trend analysis of hydro-climatic time series -- Modelling of surface-groundwater dynamics and climate change impacts in wetland environments -- Impacts of possible climate change and variability on the water resources of southern African - a regional modelling approach -- Framework of best practice for climate change adaptation in Africa: the water – development nexus -- Evaluation of different tillage systems for improved agricultural production in drought prone areas of Malawi -- strengthening horticultural innovation systems for adaptation to effects of urbanization and climate variability in peri-urban areas -- An overview of dynamical down-scaling of global re-analyses for improved climate reconstruction over data sparse regions -- Evaluation of CMIP5 climate models for precipitation projections over the upper blue Nile basin -- Groundwater occurrence, recharge and productivity in tertiary volcanic rocks of Ethiopia and climate change implications -- Relationships among surface water resources in the WR90, WR2005 and WR2012 datasets of south Africa using mean annual runoff of Quaternary catchments -- Africa in a changing climate: redefining Africa's agrarian development policies -- Climate change adaptation research and policy for agriculture in southern Africa (CCARPASA) – evidence from rain-fed systems. |
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Climate variability impacts on land use and livelihoods in drylands / / edited by Mahesh K. Gaur, Victor R. Squires |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXVI, 348 p. 49 illus., 43 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 910 |
Soggetto topico |
Physical geography
Climate change Environmental management Ecosystems Environmental policy Sustainable development World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions) Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Environmental Management Environmental Policy Sustainable Development |
ISBN | 3-319-56681-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part 1. Background and Setting -- Chapter 1. Geographic Extent and Characteristics of the World’s Drylands and Their Peoples -- Chapter 2. Recent Trends in Drylands and Future Scope for Advancement -- Chapter 3. Global Change and its Consequences for the World’s Arid Lands -- Part 2. Arid lands under a global change regime -- Chapter 4. Humans as Change Agents in Drylands (With Special Reference to Qinghai- Tibet Plateau) -- Chapter 5. Climate Variability and Impact on Livelihoods in the Cold Arid Tibet Plateau -- Chapter 6. Iran’s Arid Zone Watershed Protection Initiative -- Chapter 7. Thar Desert -- Its Land Management, Livelihoods and Prospects in a Global Warming Scenario -- Part 3. Northern Hemisphere Aridlands: Selected Examples -- Chapter 8. Dry Lands of North America – Current Status and Future Prospects -- Chapter 9. Desertification and Land Degradation in Indian Sub Continent: Issues, Present Status and Future Challenges. Chapter 10. China’s Drylands –Problems Prospects -- Chapter 11. Aridlands of North Africa and the Mediterranean Basin – Current Status and Future Prospects -- Part 4. Southern Hemisphere Aridlands: Selected Examples -- Chapter 12. Southern African Drylands -– Current Status and Future Prospects -- Chapter 13. Arid and Semiarid Rangelands of Argentina -- Chapter 14. The Impact of Climate Variability on Land use and Livelihoods in Australia’s Rangelands -- Part 5. Summary, Synthesis and Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 15. Drylands Under a Climate Change Regime: Implications for the Land and the Pastoral People they Support -- Chapter 16. Unifying concepts, synthesis and conclusions. |
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Climate, Environment and Cree Observations : James Bay Territory, Canada / / by Marie-Jeanne S. Royer |
Autore | Royer Marie-Jeanne S |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (92 p.) |
Disciplina | 574.5 |
Collana | SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies |
Soggetto topico |
Climate change
Atmospheric sciences Climate Change Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Atmospheric Sciences |
ISBN | 3-319-25181-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Chapter 2: Climate Change and Traditional Ecological Knowledge; 2.1 Why Climate Change?; 2.2 Why Is There All This Interest in Climate Change?; 2.3 What Exactly Is Climate Change?; 2.4 Are These Projections Reliable?; 2.5 Climate Change, Adaptation and Vulnerable Spaces; 2.6 What Is Traditional Ecological Knowledge?; 2.7 TEK and Biodiversity; 2.8 Combining TEK and Scientific Knowledge; References; Chapter 3: Eastern James Bay and the Cree; 3.1 The Eastern James Bay; 3.1.1 Borders and Administration
3.1.2 Conventions and Agreements3.1.3 Development Projects; 3.1.4 The Physical Environment; 3.2 The Cree of the Eastern James Bay; 3.2.1 Eeyou Istchee; 3.2.2 The Communities; 3.2.2.1 Chisasibi; 3.2.2.2 Eastmain; 3.2.2.3 Mistissini; 3.2.2.4 Nemaska; 3.2.2.5 Oujé-Bougoumou; 3.2.2.6 Waskaganish; 3.2.2.7 Waswanipi; 3.2.2.8 Wemindji; 3.2.2.9 Whapmagoostui; 3.2.3 Traditional Subsistence Activities; References; Chapter 4: Traditional Subsistence Activities and Change; 4.1 Methodology; 4.1.1 A Case Study in Ethnoecology; 4.1.2 Data Sources and Collection; 4.1.3 Questionnaires; 4.1.4 Interviews 4.1.5 Data Triangulation4.2 The Climate and the Environment; 4.2.1 Available Weather Stations; 4.2.2 Temperature; 4.2.3 Snowfall and Snow Depth; 4.2.4 Inland Ice Conditions; 4.2.5 Extreme Weather Events; 4.2.6 And What of Humans?; References; Chapter 5: Conclusions; References; Glossary |
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Royer Marie-Jeanne S
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The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera L.) - Research and Development Perspectives [[electronic resource] /] / edited by V. Krishnakumar, P. K. Thampan, M. Achuthan Nair |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXII, 834 p. 73 illus., 46 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina |
631.52
660.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Plant breeding
Soil conservation Biochemistry Plant physiology Plant Breeding/Biotechnology Soil Science & Conservation Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Plant Biochemistry Plant Physiology |
ISBN | 981-13-2754-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- International Scenario of Coconut Sector -- Botany, Origin and Genetic Resources of Coconut -- Varietal Improvement -- Varietal Resistance in Coconut -- Coconut Biotechnology -- Agro Management Practices for Sustainable Coconut Production -- Soil Productivity and Nutrition -- Physiology and Biochemistry -- Coconut - Maladies and Remedies -- Phytoplasmal Diseases -- Pest Dynamics and Suppression Strategies -- Harvest and Post Harvest Technology -- Technology Translation in Coconut – Global Scenario and Strategies -- Nutrition and Health Aspects of Coconut -- Climate Change, Carbon Sequestration, and Coconut-Based Ecosystems -- World Coconut Economy: Sectoral Issues, Markets, and Trade. . |
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Combating Global Warming : The Role of Crop Wild Relatives for Food Security / / by Kodoth Prabhakaran Nair |
Autore | Nair Kodoth Prabhakaran |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (122 pages) |
Disciplina |
363.73874
551.52 |
Collana | Springer Climate |
Soggetto topico |
Climate change
Agriculture Plant science Botany Sustainable development Biodiversity Climate Change Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Plant Sciences Sustainable Development |
ISBN | 3-030-23037-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Wild cereal cultivation in Israel – Global warming: An Important Link -- Climate-Evolution: The Interrelationship -- The adaptation range of wild crop species to fluctuations in climate change -- Importance of Crop Wild Relatives -- Crop-wise comparison of domestic gene pool with wild relatives on Ecogeographic Diversity -- Relevance of wild relatives in other crops in plant breeding programs -- Conservation research and Crop Wild Relatives. How does climate change affect Crop Wild Relatives Use? -- The Threats to Crop Wild Relatives -- Gene Flow between cultivated plants and their wild relatives -- In situ conservation research in CWR -- Ex situ conservation research in CWR -- Utilizing CWRs in Major food crops to combat Global Warming -- The CWR of Minor Fruit Crops -- Ecosystem services of Crop Wild Relatives -- Predictive Characterization of CWRs -- CWR and Prebreeding in the context of the International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) -- Pre Breeding utilizing CWR -- Economics of CWR under climate change -- Conservation Economics of CWR -- The Millennium Seed Banks: Their Conservation Roles and Svalbard Global Seed Vault -- The Svalbard Global Seed Vault. 1. |
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Nair Kodoth Prabhakaran
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Combatting Climate Change in the Pacific : The Role of Regional Organizations / / by Marc Williams, Duncan McDuie-Ra |
Autore | Williams Marc |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIII, 136 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.27 |
Collana | Palgrave pivot |
Soggetto topico |
Climate change
Environmental geography Environmental monitoring Climate Change Climate Change Management and Policy Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Environmental Geography Monitoring/Environmental Analysis |
ISBN | 3-319-69647-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: The Politics of Climate Change in the Pacific -- 2. Organizing a Regional Response to Climate Change in the Pacific -- 3. Constructing Climate Change in the Pacific -- 4. Constructing Climate Security in the Pacific -- 5. Organizing Climate Finance in the Pacific -- 6. Conclusion: The Future of Climate Politics in the Pacific. |
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Williams Marc
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