The results were in accordance to the hypotheses that globalizationhad impacted prominently in communities on main islands and impact was lessened with increased distancefrom the centre. The fact that the islands are remotely situated and thus, in theory, do not have much outside influence,has ...
The majority of naturally occurring freshwater on small islands is groundwater, which is primarily recharged by precipitation. Recharge rates are therefore likely to be impacted by climate change. Freshwater resources on small islands are particularly vulnerable to climate change because they are limited...
rising sea levels caused by climate change.The Carteret Islanders,with a carbon footprint among the lowest in the world,will be among the first to have to leave their homes because of rising seas caused by emissions from other nations. ...
Island communities are often regarded as being at the forefront of impacts from environmental hazards, and more so from climate change. Islands are comparatively small in size, are generally remote, highly volatile and with changing geomorphology, lack connectedness and have a high shoreline to land ...
They can be further affected by the potential impacts of climate change in the future. So, to consider the combined impacts of dry season cropping and the future climate change following five scenarios are considered. (xii). Rice—Wheat rotation impacted by climate change with an average ...
The strong development the low-lying islands have enjoyed and helped lift out of the LDC are being threateneddirectlyby climate change. Although islands are some of the first to be impacted, there are barriers in their way to being able to mitigate or cope with the issues they face. Internat...
The long-term persistence of atoll islands is under threat due to continued sea level rise driven by anthropogenic climate change. One widely discussed potential impact of sea level rise is the widespread, chronic erosion of atoll islands. Despite concerns of erosion driven by sea level rise, no...
One such vulnerable ecosystem is mangroves, which are impacted by multiple climate stressors. For example, sea level rise and extreme storms have a combined effect to flood mangrove forests and collapse underlying soil structures (Cahoon et al., 2003). These impacts have rippling effects as ...
Moroccan cities are expected to be significantly impacted by climate change, particularly as they continue to experience rapid population growth and urbanization. Rising temperatures, water scarcity, and socio-economic challenges are among the most significant impacts of climate change on Moroccan cities ...
Given the island’s proximity to the equator, it also is impacted by topographic upwelling of rich nutrients as the Southern Equatorial Current and Equatorial Undercurrent encounter the abrupt west slope of the island [57]. However, the hard coral species that exist in the habitat are somewhat ...