on the global water crisis also provides various references to Yemen, though without making Yemen a focal point. 2 The most comprehensive information on water resources in Yemen has been provided by Al-Asbahi (2005). He introduces the topic by illustrating how the scarcity of water in ...
The review demonstrates that conflict has extensive negative impacts on the environment in the Horn of Africa with main causes like grievances, government behaviour and interests, resource scarcity and trans border conflict as well as internal migration and climate variability. Similarly, climate ...
2021a, 2021b) showed that vegetation greening caused more water consumption (i.e., increased ET and decreased water yield) and might increase the risk of water scarcity in most of northern China. Nevertheless, different regions showed different water yield responses to vegetation changes. Such ...
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(1949) later described the transformation of forested regions in West Africa into desert-like regions as a result of human activities (Glantz2005; D’Odorico et al.2013), highlighting the phenomenon in regions with an annual rainfall level of 700–1500 mm. Since then, numerous definitions have...
Deems H (2010) Vulnerability of rural communities in the Mediterranean region to climate change and water scarcity: the case of Cyprus”. Master Dissertation, Universidad de Barcelona Engle N, Bredmond A, Malone E, Moss R (2014) Towards a resilience indicator framework for making climate-change...
National Water MissionWater Scarcity – Causes, Types, Effects & Prevention National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)National Water Mission – Jal Jeevan Mission United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)Ministry of Jal Shakti – Significance of Jal Shakti Ministry, Jal Shakti Abhiya...
She prohibits the exportation from one province to another by water, and even the carriage by land upon horseback, or in a cart, of hats, of wools, and woollen goods, of the produce of America; a regulation which effectually prevents the establishment of any manufacture of such commodities ...
In 1970, cholera appeared in West Africa, where it had not been seen in 100 years. It eventually became endemic to most of the continent. Most cases of cholera are mild or moderate, and they can be difficult to distinguish from other causes of diarrhea. More serious cases can cause ...
1. Modern Irrigation Technologies for Smallholders in Developing Countries The report outlines the potential role of modern irrigation methods against the background of increasing water scarcity and continuing food shortages, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. While it acknowledges the potential technical ...