Climate change: Strategies for mitigation and adaptation

The Innovation Geoscience, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 1(1), С. 100015 - 100015

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023

<p>The sustainability of life on Earth is under increasing threat due to human-induced climate change. This perilous change in the Earth's caused by increases carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases atmosphere, primarily emissions associated with burning fossil fuels. Over next two three decades, effects change, such as heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, storms, floods, are expected worsen, posing greater risks human health global stability. These trends call for implementation mitigation adaptation strategies. Pollution environmental degradation exacerbate existing problems make people nature more susceptible In this review, we examine current state from different perspectives. We summarize evidence Earth’s spheres, discuss emission pathways drivers analyze impact health. also explore strategies highlight key challenges reversing adapting change.</p>

Язык: Английский

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The One Health Concept

British Journal of Biomedical Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 81

Опубликована: Фев. 15, 2024

The concept of One Health has been developed as the appreciation that human health is intricately connected to those other animals and environment they inhabit. In recent years, COVID-19 pandemic noticeable effects climate change have encouraged national international cooperation apply strategies address key issues welfare. United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals established targets for wellbeing, clean water sanitation, action, well sustainability in marine terrestrial ecosystems. Quadripartite comprises World Organization (WHO), Animal (WOAH—formerly OIE), Food Agriculture (FAO) Environment Programme (UNEP). There are six areas focus which Laboratory services, Control zoonotic diseases, Neglected tropical Antimicrobial resistance, safety Environmental health. This article discusses by considering examples infectious diseases environmental under each headings. Biomedical Scientists, Clinical Scientists their colleagues working diagnostic research laboratories a role play applying approach healthcare 21st Century.

Язык: Английский

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Migration Theory in Climate Mobility Research

Frontiers in Climate, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 4

Опубликована: Май 10, 2022

The purpose of this article is to explore how migration theory invoked in empirical studies climate-related migration, and provide suggestions for engagement with the emerging field climate mobility. Theory critical understanding processes we observe social-ecological systems because it points a specific locus attention research, shapes research questions, guides quantitative model development, influences what researchers find, ultimately informs policies programs. Research into mobility has grown out early on environmental often developed isolation from broader theoretical developments community. As such, there risk that work may be inadequately informed by rich corpus contributed our who migrates; why they migrate; types employ; sustains streams; choose certain destinations over others. On other hand, are ways which environment enriching conceptual frameworks being employed understand particularly forced migration. This paper draws review 75 modeling efforts conducted diversity disciplines, covering various regions, using variety data sources methods assess used their research. goal suggest forward large growing domain.

Язык: Английский

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Climate change awareness, perceived impacts, and adaptation from farmers’ experience and behavior: a triple-loop review

Regional Environmental Change, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 23(3)

Опубликована: Июнь 5, 2023

Abstract Individuals and communities socially construct risk, societies with greater risk perception may be more apt to mobilize or adapt emergent threats like climate change. Increasing change awareness is often considered necessary in the first stages of adaptation process manage its impacts reduce overall vulnerability. Since agriculture affected by several ways, farmers can provide first-hand observations options. This paper aims identify current research trends set future agenda on awareness, perceived impacts, adaptive capacity from farmers’ experiences behavior. We analyzed a portfolio 435 articles collected WoS Scopus databases between 2010 2020 using bibliometrics. From original portfolio, we select 108 for comprehensive systematic review. Publication content analysis have been employed influential work, delineate mental structure beliefs concerns, main gaps. The reported (1) socio-demographic characteristics influencing perceptions; (2) changing evidence due human activity; (3) effects (rising temperatures, rainfall patterns, extreme events); (4) most relevant measures (crop soil/water conservation techniques); (5) factors barriers limiting (lack information, credit, expertness). review outlines gaps their drivers help researchers, managers, decision-makers prioritize actions according concerns farming

Язык: Английский

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Famines in medieval and early modern Europe—Connecting climate and society

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 15(1)

Опубликована: Окт. 3, 2023

Abstract The article evaluates recent scholarship on famines in Europe during the medieval and early modern periods ( c . 700–1800), synthesizing state‐of‐the‐art knowledge identifying both research gaps interdisciplinary potentials. Particular focus is placed how , to what extent climatic change variability given explanatory power famine causation. Current research, supported by advances palaeoclimatology, reveals that anomalous cold conditions constituted main environmental backdrop for severe food production crises could result pre‐industrial Europe. Such occurred most frequently between 1550 1710, climax of Little Ice Age cooling, can be connected strong dependency grain this period. available body demonstrates best understood as interactions societal stressors responding pre‐existing vulnerabilities. Recent has shown responses these famines, appropriation their consequences, have been much more comprehensive, dynamic, substantial than previously assumed. concludes providing recommendations future studies historical famines. This categorized under: Climate, History, Society, Culture > Major Historical Eras Disciplinary Perspectives Paleoclimates Trends Paleoclimate

Язык: Английский

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Decision‐making factor interactions influencing climate migration: A systems‐based systematic review

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 14(4)

Опубликована: Янв. 24, 2023

Abstract Global migration and mobility dynamics are expected to shift in the coming decades as a result of climate change. However, extent which is caused by hazards, contrast or addition other intervening factors, point debate literature. In this study, we conducted systematic literature review identify consolidate factors directly indirectly influence change migration. our literature, found total 21 economic, environmental, demographic, political, social, personal decision‐making affect Causal interactions between these were identified using an axial qualitative coding technique called purposive text analysis. By combining causal links, semi‐quantitative loop diagram was created that represented factor interaction feedback within “climate system.” Using model, highlight influential loops how intervention strategies may cause downstream effects. This research helps address calls for better understanding complex particular, results from show targeted toward economic such financial capital livelihoods, well food security, would have greatest impact assisting climate‐affected communities. These help inform policy aid planners future understand interconnected system lead emergent outcome article categorized under: Vulnerability Adaptation Climate Change > Learning Cases Analogies The Social Status Knowledge Science Decision Making

Язык: Английский

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Migration and climate change – The role of social protection

Climate Risk Management, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 39, С. 100472 - 100472

Опубликована: Дек. 30, 2022

Social protection, as a vulnerability response tool, is well-placed to equip climate-vulnerable populations with resources that de-risk livelihoods and smooth consumption. This systematic literature review of 28 studies identifies evidence for how social protection has influenced beneficiaries' migration decisions, experiences, outcomes in the context changing climate, through cash transfers, public work programs, insurance, health care. The reveal three key interlinkages between policies climate-migration, where recognized policy tool can (i) ease financial barriers means de-risking climate change impacts, (ii) address adverse drivers structural factors may compel people engage maladaptive, distress (iii) support those 'left at home' maintaining their when they do not wish leave. Understanding be leveraged stimulate positive climate-migration aid policymakers, development practitioners, local governments, beneficiaries capitalize necessary circumstances or immobility conditions. Knowledge gaps remain regarding optimal methods which vulnerable groups encourage climate-migration. We expand knowledge base by making case inclusion human debates; highlighting research missed opportunities; advocating further empirical on documentation approaches voluntary, planned decisions long-term adaptation no longer viable.

Язык: Английский

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Climate change and coastal megacities: Adapting through mobility

Global Environmental Change, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 80, С. 102666 - 102666

Опубликована: Март 27, 2023

Climate change poses threats to individuals, communities, and cities globally. Global conversations scholarly debates have explored ways people adapt the impacts of climate including through migration relocation. This study uses Lagos, Nigeria as a case examine relationship between flooding events, intentions preferred adaptation, destination choices for affected residents. The draws on mixed-methods approach which involved survey 352 residents semi-structured interviews with 21 We use capability analyze mobility decisions following major or repetitive flood events. found that majority are willing migrate but ability do so is constrained by economic, social, political factors leading involuntary immobility. Furthermore, intra-city relocation other states in internationally. These findings challenge popular South-North narratives. Indeed, some welcome government-supported plans others remain skeptical due lack trust. Community-based may therefore be Lagosians. Overall, this contributes nuanced understanding response climate-induced one world's largest coastal cities.

Язык: Английский

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Applying machine learning to social datasets: a study of migration in southwestern Bangladesh using random forests

Regional Environmental Change, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 22(2)

Опубликована: Март 25, 2022

Abstract As researchers collect large amounts of data in the social sciences through household surveys, challenges may arise how best to analyze such datasets, especially where motivating theories are unclear or conflicting. New analytical methods be necessary extract information from these datasets. Machine learning techniques promising for identifying patterns but have not yet been widely used identify important variables surveys with many questions. To demonstrate potential machine we apply study migration Bangladesh. The complexity decisions makes them suitable analysis techniques, which enable pattern identification datasets covariates. In this paper, random forest analyzing a survey captures approximately 2000 1700 households southwestern Our ranked covariates dataset terms their predictive power decisions. results identified most covariates, there exists tradeoff between ability and interpretability. address tradeoff, forests other algorithms useful combination more traditional regression methods. develop insights into by algorithm impact migration, performed survival time first migration. With combined analysis, found that related wealth composition predictors Such multi-methods approaches help shed light on factors contributing non-migration.

Язык: Английский

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The effects of environmental and non-environmental shocks on livelihoods and migration in Tanzania

Population and Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 46(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 27, 2024

Abstract Disruptive events and calamities can have major consequences for households in the predominantly agrarian communities of Eastern Africa. Here, we analyze impacts environmental non-environmental shocks on migration Tanzania using panel models longitudinal data from National Panel Survey between 2008 2013. Shocks are defined as that lead to losses income, assets, or both. We find resulting changes conditions be positively related over time with more recent exerting strongest impact. According our estimates, probability having a household member absent increases by 0.81% each additional shock encountered past 12 months. Different types differential effects being observed an immediate impact livelihoods, including through livestock crop damage. Households sample differently affected rural, agriculturally dependent, poor without alternative income sources showing their behavior response shocks. Our study adds important insights into relationship disruptive Africa considering broad window compounding influence different types. findings range policy implications highlighting need comprehensive perspective responses times distress considers interplay well role context shaping mobility patterns.

Язык: Английский

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