Exploring the impacts of droughts and the skills gap on smallscale livestock farmers in selected areas of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. DOI Open Access

Othaniel Shabalala

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023

Small-scale farming plays a pivotal role in poverty reduction and enhancement of living standards within impoverished rural communities.However, South Africa, persistent drought conditions continue to imperil the operations, income, livelihoods small-scale farmers.It is imperative conduct extensive research mitigate ecological economic impacts drought, pressing concern this region.Despite their resilience, livestock farmers have been challenged by increasing severity as exemplified 2015 drought.This adversity exposed lack preparedness essential skills, compelling us examine address these critical deficiencies.The primary aim assess effects droughts on Africa determine crucial skills necessary for improving resilience face drought-related challenges.The study employed mixed-method approach that included focus group discussions, key informant interviews, audio-visual materials, semi-structured questionnaires.The focused Okhahlamba uLangalibalele Municipalities KwaZulu-Natal province using random purposive sampling select 150 actively engaged production.The main findings revealed significant socio-economic environmental Africa.Livestock reported income loss (98.7%) due reduced agricultural production, compromised food security, heightened vulnerability slow government assistance processes.Moreover, 52% an increase mortality rates, 72% maintained productivity declined, while 56.7% animal health deteriorated.Furthermore, 92% 74.7% water availability quality result respectively.Lastly 60% agreed elevated feed costs, 93.3%, grazing land degradation, 98.6% vegetation droughts.Moreover, exacerbated incidents theft social conflicts driven competing interests community, such hunter-burning pastures used grazing.Additionally, uncovered low level among with inadequate resources, tools.They lacked confidence ability cope emphasising need training interventions.The identified improved business management, livestock, management skills.In conclusion, underscores targeted support programmes equip effectively confront drought.Efforts relief programs supplements can help but resources improvement.Collaborative efforts tailored are building sustainable resilient communities.Climate awareness initiatives, weather monitoring stations, blending traditional modern practices recommended.Government intervention encouraged strategic meetings involving challenges.Training programs, especially young farmers, scientific, technological, cultural skills.Collective approaches like village joint share knowledge adopt cost-effective response methods.Management structures should be established drought-prone communities long-term mitigation measures.Assistance investments mechanization, price floor schemes recommended stabilize sector.More courses materials provided institutions AgriSETA extension officers enhance knowledge.I am immensely grateful my supervisor, Denver Naidoo, his invaluable supervision.Without unwavering support, constructive critiques

Язык: Английский

Integrating Climate Indices and Land Use Practices for Comprehensive Drought Monitoring in Syria: Impacts and Implications DOI Creative Commons
Shifa Mathbout, Georgios Boustras, Pierantonios Papazoglou

и другие.

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 100631 - 100631

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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“We are neither here nor there”: considerations of internal migration within forced displacement among evacuees in Israel’s northern periphery DOI Creative Commons
Yael Grinshtain,

Mina Haruv

GeoJournal, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 90(2)

Опубликована: Фев. 28, 2025

Язык: Английский

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“Armed conflict causes long-lasting environmental harms” DOI Creative Commons
Florian Krampe, Joakim Kreutz, Tobias Ide

и другие.

Environment and Security, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 11, 2025

Armed conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza are very visible reminders of the severe negative impacts that armed have on environment. Yet, despite knowledge singular environmental issues specific country contexts, magnitude, temporal, multiscalar impact conflict broader performance has not been quantified. This gap limits ability to design broad targeted measures protection during as well rehabilitation post-conflict period. Here, we conduct first global study conflict. Our analysis shows countries with an a significantly worse performance. length severity both negatively affecting countries. Even after ends, need about 20 30 years recover terms finding is particularly concerning when considering risk recurrence due stress bad natural resource management. Taken together, this demonstrates urgency protect environment settings.

Язык: Английский

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To what extent do climatic stressors drive human mobility in the world’s drylands? A systematic review of empirical evidence DOI Creative Commons
Ann-Christine Link, Robert D. Oakes, David Durand-Delacre

и другие.

Population and Environment, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 47(1)

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Cropland abandonment in the context of drought, economic restructuring, and migration in northeast Syria DOI Creative Commons
Lina Eklund,

Berit Mohr,

Pınar Dinç

и другие.

Environmental Research Letters, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 19(1), С. 014077 - 014077

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Abstract Farmland abandonment is often associated with biophysical, political, or socio-economic changes, like droughts, economic reforms, rural-urban migration, armed conflicts. Syria has seen several such changes in the period between 2000–2011, however, few assessments of how these factors have interacted land been carried out. In this study we investigate patterns northeast Syria, using a use classification based on satellite data to indicate agricultural drought impacts and abandonment. We combine information migration collected through unique fieldwork, including surveys interviews Syrian farmers who had migrated Turkey. Our analysis shows that coincided strong drop cultivated croplands 2008 2009. also found comparatively high cropland 2001 2013, however no increases during after years. Local insights took place both normal years years, most migrants abandoned their lands leaving Syria. suggest long-term mismanagement water resources along political economy, drove 2010. After 2011, conflict likely abandonment, but rates remained similar pre-conflict period. discuss potential as an indicator rural areas where sparse conclude more research needed understand migration-land nexus, particularly Middle East.

Язык: Английский

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Contention, cooperation, and context: A systematic review of research on disasters and political conflicts DOI Creative Commons

Chloe Canavan,

Tobias Ide

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 108, С. 104558 - 104558

Опубликована: Май 14, 2024

Research on the impact of disasters conflict risks is burgeoning. We conduct a systematic review peer-reviewed studies topic published between 2000 and 2022 to take stock existing evidence identify knowledge gaps. The large majority (78%) provide at least some that (natural hazard-related) affect risk larger-scale political conflicts. 55% find increase risks, with support being particularly strong for low-intensity 23% argue decrease risks. strongly dependent context factors like previous instability, socio-economic inequality, effective governance, or external support. This serves as reminder disaster-conflict nexus deeply political. also consider causal mechanisms connecting Studies most relative deprivation (for higher risks) well disaster diplomacy resource constraints lower risks). findings vary considerably when distinguishing different types forms Furthermore, we note geographic imbalance: Almost all research focussing Africa Asia, while authors comes from Global North.

Язык: Английский

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Humanitarian aid and the everyday invisibility of climate-related migration from Central America DOI
John Doering‐White, Alejandra Díaz de León, Carlos Batista

и другие.

Climate and Development, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 8

Опубликована: Фев. 5, 2024

This article examines how everyday practices of humanitarian documentation shape the visibility climate-related migration from Central America. Based on participant observation and interviews with migrants at a aid shelter in Mexico, we argue that existing may contribute to erasure migration. We observed rarely mentioned climate change during routine intake interviews, which primarily revolve around interpersonal violence as driver forced displacement However, context follow-up explained such is often structured complex ways by vulnerabilities. Interviews revealed variety drivers, including inconsistent rainfall variability, deforestation, land dispossession underlie exacerbate forms legal regimes consider deserving recognition. Our findings suggest be obscured encounters. They also point role spaces migrant shelters might play documenting drawing attention displacement. Finally, discuss our emerging academic policy discussions regarding integration into regimes.

Язык: Английский

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A review of the multifaceted relationship between drought dynamics and conflicts DOI Creative Commons

Firuz Suleymanov

Hydrological Processes, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 38(9)

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2024

Abstract Drought dynamics can be significantly influenced by conflicts, while drought itself has the potential to generate or exacerbate conflicts between parties involved. Interest in researching of amidst conflict grown within academic circles, even though existing literature remains fragmented regarding definitions, measurements, and variables that influence this concept. Consequently, there is a necessity consolidate knowledge these areas organize them systematically establish solid foundation field. I implemented meticulously organized systematic review approach with content analysis. This study provides (1) comprehensive summary on under pressures spanning from January 2014 May 2024, encompassing 46 articles, (2) particular emphasis, summary, mainly developing countries. identify analyse conceptual, empirical methodological approaches utilized examined literature, then integrate overarching findings research. The primary research inquiries centre around uncovering significant patterns previous reviews, examining geographical regions most explored context drought‐conflict interactions, discerning similarities disparities across regions, pinpointing deficiencies alongside necessitating additional exploration theoretical advancement. A proportion authors attribute primarily climate change rather than human activities, scholars perceive as catalyst for reverse. Many researchers opt utilize terms ‘Drought’ ‘Conflict’ their studies over alternative options. majority focus specific countries, noticeable increase publications recent years, particularly last 4 years. However, gap studies, several countries receiving relatively fewer endeavours.

Язык: Английский

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Interplay between sanctions, donor conditionality, and food insecurity in complex emergencies: the case of Syria DOI Creative Commons
Mohammad Kanfash

Disasters, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Сен. 9, 2024

Abstract Thirteen years into conflict, Syria remains one of the world's major humanitarian crises. Food insecurity has reached unprecedented levels in country, with millions civilians facing starvation and hunger. The key drivers this are conflict‐related, nature‐induced, and, importantly, man‐made policies. Semi‐comprehensive sanctions against country donor conditionality vis‐à‐vis operators' work prime examples latter. These policies inextricably linked food have direct indirect impacts on it. Understanding ongoing crisis as a complex emergency, paper examines interplay between sanctions, conditionality, insecurity, an understudied subject Syrian context. It explores how influence three dimensions security, namely, availability, affordability economic access, utilisation, subsequently worsen conditions confronting population. contributes to discussions security conflict settings negatively affect targeted countries.

Язык: Английский

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Investigating the impacts of climate variations and armed conflict on drought and vegetation cover in Northeast Syria (2000–2023) DOI
Abdullah Sukkar, Ammar Abulibdeh,

Sara Essoussi

и другие.

Journal of Arid Environments, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 225, С. 105278 - 105278

Опубликована: Ноя. 6, 2024

Язык: Английский

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