Search Results - "Climate risk management"

Climate change and livestock: Impacts, adaptation, and mitigation by Rojas-Downing, M. Melissa, Nejadhashemi, A. Pouyan, Harrigan, Timothy, Woznicki, Sean A.

“…•Climate change and population growth are major stressors on livestock production.•This study reviews the impacts of climate change on livestock and vice…”
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Digital technologies can enhance climate resilience of critical infrastructure by Argyroudis, Sotirios A., Mitoulis, Stergios Aristoteles, Chatzi, Eleni, Baker, Jack W., Brilakis, Ioannis, Gkoumas, Konstantinos, Vousdoukas, Michalis, Hynes, William, Carluccio, Savina, Keou, Oceane, Frangopol, Dan M., Linkov, Igor

“…Delivering infrastructure, resilient to multiple natural hazards and climate change, is fundamental to continued economic prosperity and social coherence. This…”
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Assessing farmer use of climate change adaptation practices and impacts on food security and poverty in Pakistan by Ali, Akhter, Erenstein, Olaf

“…Climate change is set to be particularly disruptive in poor agricultural communities. We assess the factors influencing farmers’ choice of climate change…”
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Climate change beliefs, risk perceptions, and adaptation behavior among Midwestern U.S. crop farmers by Mase, Amber Saylor, Gramig, Benjamin M., Prokopy, Linda Stalker

“…Global climate change presents unique challenges to the resilience of United States agriculture, and farmers and advisors must utilize effective adaptation…”
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Climate change perceptions and local adaptation strategies of hazard-prone rural households in Bangladesh by Alam, G.M. Monirul, Alam, Khorshed, Mushtaq, Shahbaz

“…Adaptation is a key strategy that can alleviate the severity of climate change impacts on agriculture and food production. Adaptation strategies are unlikely…”
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Mapping the evolution and current trends in climate change adaptation science by Nalau, Johanna, Verrall, Brodie

“…[Display omitted] •Over 11,000 peer-reviewed adaptation articles were published during 1978–2020.•The literature has expanded rapidly with annual publication…”
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Cascading climate change impacts and implications by Lawrence, Judy, Blackett, Paula, Cradock-Henry, Nicholas A.

“…•Interacting stressors and interdependencies affect decision makers ability to adapt.•Network and systems tools can assist decision makers with adaptation…”
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Impacts and implications of climate change on wastewater systems: A New Zealand perspective by Hughes, James, Cowper-Heays, Katherine, Olesson, Erica, Bell, Rob, Stroombergen, Adolf

“…Wastewater systems provide a critical service to society, and their vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. places the health and sanitation of many…”
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Improving the effectiveness of agricultural extension services in supporting farmers to adapt to climate change: Insights from northeastern Ghana by Antwi-Agyei, Philip, Stringer, Lindsay C.

“…The importance of extension services in helping smallholder farmers to address the many challenges of agricultural production cannot be over-emphasized…”
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Response to climate risks among smallholder farmers in Malawi: A multivariate probit assessment of the role of information, household demographics, and farm characteristics by Mulwa, Chalmers, Marenya, Paswel, Rahut, Dil Bahadur, Kassie, Menale

“…Why do many smallholder farmers fail to adopt what appear to be relatively simple agronomic or management practices which can help them cope with…”
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Farmer’s perception of climate change and responsive strategies in three selected provinces of South Africa by Elum, Zelda A., Modise, David M., Marr, Ana

“…The world has responded to climate change phenomenon through two broad response mechanisms (mitigation and adaptation strategies) with the aim of moderating…”
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Knowledge and passive adaptation to climate change: An example from Indian farmers by Tripathi, Amarnath, Mishra, Ashok K.

“…This study is an attempt to use group information collected on climate change from farmers in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India to address a key question related to…”
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Vulnerability to climate change of smallholder farmers in the Hamadan province, Iran by Jamshidi, Omid, Asadi, Ali, Kalantari, Khalil, Azadi, Hossein, Scheffran, Jürgen

“…The agriculture sector plays a key role in Iran’s economy, and the majority of farmers are smallholders who are highly exposed to climate change. To assess…”
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The adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers to climate change in the Northern Region of Ghana by Abdul-Razak, Majeed, Kruse, Sylvia

“…Climate change is expected to adversely affect agricultural production, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where the agricultural sector forms the backbone of…”
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Changing climate risk in the UK: A multi-sectoral analysis using policy-relevant indicators by Arnell, N.W., Kay, A.L., Freeman, A., Rudd, A.C., Lowe, J.A.

“…This paper presents a consistent series of policy-relevant indicators of changing climate hazards and resources for the UK, spanning the health, transport,…”
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Bangladesh’s dynamic coastal regions and sea-level rise by Brammer, Hugh

“…The physical geography of Bangladesh’s coastal area is more diverse and dynamic than is generally recognised. Failure to recognise this has led to serious…”
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Climate change impacts on peak river flows: Combining national-scale hydrological modelling and probabilistic projections by Kay, A.L., Rudd, A.C., Fry, M., Nash, G., Allen, S.

“…Potential future increases in flooding due to climate change need to be taken into consideration when designing flood defences or planning new infrastructure…”
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Severe climate change risks to food security and nutrition by Mirzabaev, Alisher, Bezner Kerr, Rachel, Hasegawa, Toshihiro, Pradhan, Prajal, Wreford, Anita, Cristina Tirado von der Pahlen, Maria, Gurney-Smith, Helen

“…This paper discusses severe risks to food security and nutrition that are linked to ongoing and projected climate change, particularly climate and weather…”
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Climate change-induced disasters and cultural heritage: Optimizing management strategies in Central Europe by Cacciotti, Riccardo, Kaiser, Anna, Sardella, Alessandro, De Nuntiis, Paola, Drdácký, Miloš, Hanus, Christian, Bonazza, Alessandra

“…Due to climate change, it is foreseen that the frequency and magnitude of extreme climate events such as heavy precipitation, flooding and drought will…”
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Boundary organizations and environmental governance: Performance, institutional design, and conceptual development by Gustafsson, Karin M., Lidskog, Rolf

“…•Based on a literature review, we investigates the concept boundary organization.•Boundary organization allows for mutual understanding between…”
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