Rain-fed agriculture supports the livelihood of majority of smallholders in Zambia. To effectively adapt to foreseeable climate change, and to decrease risk of the food crisis, we analyzed potential suitable distribution of major crops (white maize ( Zea mays ), cassava ( Manihot esculenta ) and...
Changes in growing seasons for 2041–2060 across Africa are projected using a regional climate model at 90-km resolution, and confidence in the predic
She noted that poaching and international trade were among the major challenges affecting wildlife in the world and that Zambia has not been spared because there was an increased demand for rhino horns and live pangolins on the international market. According to her, an average of three people we...
DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian authorities said on Wednesday talks with the World Bank were underway to secure funds to save Lake Tanganyika, Africa's deepest lake, from the impacts of climate change. January Makamba, the east African nation's Minister of State in the Vice...
In this paper, evidence will be provided on the impact of climate changes on vectors and VBDs transmission in different types of systems. However, some basic information on how the vectors are responding to temperature change is essential to a better understanding of the impact of the changes....
Conservation agriculture (CA) is being promoted as a set of management practices that can sustain crop production while providing positive environmental benefits. However, its impact on crop productivity is hotly debated, and how this productivity will be affected by climate change remains uncertain. ...
Silviculture: the role of phenology for impact assessments of climate change on growth in boreal, temperate and Mediterranean forest ecosystems We report on the XMM-Newton (XMM) observation of RXJ1053.7+5735, one of the most distant X-ray selected clusters of galaxies, which also shows an unusu...
The scale-up of malaria control efforts has led to marked reductions in malaria burden over the past twenty years, but progress has slowed. Implementation of indoor residual spraying (IRS) of insecticide, a proven vector control intervention, has been limited and difficult to sustain partly because...
"At the same time roads in Africa need to withstand increasingly extreme weather patterns as direct results of climate change," he said. "Further, the development of sustainable conducive roads should be responsive to the modernization, aspiration of younger generations and the ever advising technolog...
Phthorimaea absoluta (Meyrick) (= Tuta absoluta) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is the most damaging insect pest threatening the production of tomato and other solanaceous vegetables in many countries. In this study, we predicted the risk of establishmen