Atmosphere,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1), P. 111 - 111
Published: Jan. 11, 2022
Droughts
have
been
identified
as
an
environmental
hazard
by
environmentalists,
ecologists,
hydrologists,
meteorologists,
geologists,
and
agricultural
experts.
are
characterised
a
decrease
in
precipitation
over
lengthy
period,
such
season
or
year,
can
occur
virtually
all
climatic
zones,
including
both
high
low
rainfall
locations.
This
study
reviewed
drought-related
impacts
on
the
environment
other
components
particularly,
South
Africa.
Several
attempts
made
using
innovative
technology
earth
observation
climate
information
recorded
studies.
Findings
show
that
country
is
naturally
water
deficient,
which
adds
to
fluctuation
with
average
annual
Africa
being
far
below
global
of
860
mm
per
year.
Drought
Africa’s
Western
Cape
Province,
for
example,
has
resulted
employment
losses
province’s
agriculture
sector.
According
third
quarterly
labor
force
survey
from
2017,
industry
lost
almost
25,000
jobs
across
country.
In
province,
about
20,000
these
were
direct
impact
income
generation.
Many
linked
drought
events.
Deleted Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: June 1, 2024
Interactions
between
humans
and
the
physical
environment
in
which
they
live
have
been
studied
extensively
reason
being
that
human
activities
to
a
great
extent
exert
an
influence
on
(biotic
abiotic).
Pollution
other
hand
is
introducing
harmful
substances
into
are
damaging
living
organisms.
Pollutants
can
be
gases,
liquids
or
solids
produced
concentrations
higher
than
usual
diminish
quality
of
environment.
Human
adverse
effects
by
polluting
air
we
breathe,
water
drink
even
cause
climatic
changes.
In
terms
provision
manifold
services,
technology
societal
modernization,
industrial
revolution
recorded
outstanding
success,
it
however,
was
beginning
mass
production
pollutants
emitted
caused
health
our
era,
industrialization
urbanization
evidently
reaching
unprecedented
disturbing
proportions
globally
with
anthropogenic
pollution
one
major
public
hazards,
accounting
for
almost
9
million
deaths
annually.
This
research
therefore
aims
investigate
environmental
from
activities,
particularly
water,
climate
change
provide
comprehensive
understanding
interconnectedness
their
consequences.
Furthermore,
since
emerges
as
global
concern
developing
countries;
this
study
thus
also
highlights
significance
efficient
wastewater
treatment
crucial
strategy
sustainable
development,
exploring
its
potential
contribution
mitigation.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Jan. 4, 2024
Abstract
Droughts
pose
a
severe
environmental
risk
in
countries
that
rely
heavily
on
agriculture,
resulting
heightened
levels
of
concern
regarding
food
security
and
livelihood
enhancement.
Bangladesh
is
highly
susceptible
to
hazards,
with
droughts
further
exacerbating
the
precarious
situation
for
its
170
million
inhabitants.
Therefore,
we
are
endeavouring
highlight
identification
relative
importance
climatic
attributes
estimation
seasonal
intensity
frequency
Bangladesh.
With
period
forty
years
(1981–2020)
weather
data,
sophisticated
machine
learning
(ML)
methods
were
employed
classify
35
agroclimatic
regions
into
dry
or
wet
conditions
using
nine
parameters,
as
determined
by
Standardized
Precipitation
Evapotranspiration
Index
(SPEI).
Out
24
ML
algorithms,
four
best
methods,
ranger,
bagEarth,
support
vector
machine,
random
forest
(RF)
have
been
identified
prediction
multi-scale
drought
indices.
The
RF
classifier
Boruta
algorithms
shows
water
balance,
precipitation,
maximum
minimum
temperature
higher
influence
occurrence
across
trend
spatio-temporal
analysis
indicates,
has
decreased
over
time,
but
return
time
increased.
There
was
significant
variation
changing
spatial
nature
intensity.
Spatially,
shifted
from
northern
central
southern
zones
Bangladesh,
which
had
an
adverse
impact
crop
production
rural
urban
households.
So,
this
precise
study
important
implications
understanding
how
mitigate
impacts.
Additionally,
emphasizes
need
better
collaboration
between
relevant
stakeholders,
such
policymakers,
researchers,
communities,
local
actors,
develop
effective
adaptation
strategies
increase
monitoring
meticulous
management
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
5
Published: July 1, 2021
The
current
and
projected
warming
of
the
earth
is
unequivocal
with
humans
playing
a
strong
role
as
both
perpetrators
victims.
on
African
continent
to
be
greater
than
global
average
an
increased
temperature
3–6°C
by
end
century
under
high
Representative
Concentration
Pathway.
In
Africa,
Sub-Saharan
region
identified
most
vulnerable
changing
climate
due
its
very
low
capacity
adapt
or
mitigate
change.
While
it
common
identify
studies
conducted
assess
how
change
independently
impacts
water,
land,
food
resources,
limited
have
sought
address
interlinkages,
synergies,
trade-offs
existing
between
change,
(WLF)
resources
system
in
Africa
(SSA).
WLF
security
nexus,
therefore,
seeks
this
shortfall
literature
subsequently
serve
relevant
source
information
for
decision-making
policy
implementation
concerning
mitigation
adaptation.
study,
41
were
selected
from
Web
Science,
Google
Scholar,
ResearchGate,
institutional
websites.
We
provide
independent
relationships
further
discuss
inter-linkages
SSA
using
nexus
approach,
recommendations
decision
making
implementations
should
done
approach.
Land,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
11(2), P. 159 - 159
Published: Jan. 20, 2022
Drought
is
a
natural
phenomenon
which
can
cause
widespread
socio-economic
and
environmental
impacts.
Recent
predictions
suggest
that
drought
frequency
intensity
will
increase
in
Southern
Africa;
therefore,
there
need
for
more
scientific
information
on
impacts
responses
by
vulnerable
groups
such
as
smallholder
farmers.
This
scoping
review
examines
the
current
state
of
research
conceptual
insights
farmers
rural
urban
settings
South
Africa.
We
used
three
bibliographic
databases
(Scopus,
Web
Science,
EBSCOHost)
to
search
peer-reviewed
literature
published
In
total,
18
articles
were
reviewed,
among
was
analysed
synthesised.
Although
most
reviewed
papers
identified
several
(e.g.,
loss
livestock,
income,
employment)
grazing
land
vegetation)
drought,
rarely
quantified,
lack
analytical
depth
these
Smallholder
Africa
implement
responses,
categorised
based
(i)
changes
local
practices
lifestyles
e.g.,
practising
conservation
agriculture,
(ii)
structural
measures
government
relief
programmes,
(iii)
technical
interventions
rain
harvesting.
None
reported
settings.
Overall,
noted
lacks
detailed
quantification
analysis
context
poorly
understood,
clarity
distinction
between
adaptation
mitigation
strategies.
Improving
our
understanding
across
rural-urban
gradient
important
if
are
effectively
reduce
farmer
vulnerability.
