Adaptation, Northern Africa, carbon sequestration, combat desertification, disaster-prone areas, land resources, resource mobilization, sand and dust storms (SDS)
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Women on the Front Lines of Halting Deforestation
In Zimbabwe, the bulk of rural communities and urban poor still get their energy supplies from the forests, leading to deforestation and land degradation. The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) 2016 review on forest policies in the country found that fuel wood accounted for over 60…
Training Workshop on Sand and Dust Storms in the Arab Region. Presentations
League of Arab States, World Meteorological Organization, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia and UN Environment organized the Regional Training Workshop on Sand and Dust Storms in the Arab Region in Cairo, Egypt from 10 to 12 February 2018. The workshop was hosted by the…
A clarion call for aeolian research to engage with global land degradation and climate change
This editorial represents a clarion call for the aeolian research community to provide increased scientific input to theIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and an in-vitation to apply for ISAR funding to organize a…
Land Degradation & Development April- Research Articles
Land Degradation & Development Volume 29, Issue 4 Pages i - i, 861 - 1302, April 2018 RESEARCH ARTICLES
Potential climate effect of mineral aerosols over West Africa: Part II—contribution of dust and land cover to future climate change
Mineral dust aerosols are an essential component of climate over West Africa, however, little work has been performed to investigate their contributions to potential climate change. A set of regional climate model experiments with and without mineral dust processes and land cover changes is…
Why carbon pricing matters: A guide for implementation
Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released a new in-depth guide for policymakers on carbon pricing. The organization and its members believe that carbon pricing is one of the most efficient means of driving the transition to a low-carbon world. Strong business…
International Network to Encourage the Use of Monitoring and Forecasting Dust Products
Sand and Dust Storms (SDS) are extreme meteorological phenomena that generate significant amounts of airborne mineral dust particles. SDS play a significant role in different aspects of weather, climate and atmospheric chemistry and represent a serious hazard for life, health, property, environment…
'Carbon law' could lead to zero global emissions by 2050
Researchers have proposed a global roadmap for decarbonisation over the coming decades. The roadmap is based on the idea of a simple heuristic, described by the researchers as 'carbon law', of halving carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions every decade from 2020 to 2050. The researchers say that, if…
Climate Change, Agriculture and Migration: A Survey
This paper proposes a selective review of the classical economics-based literature on climate change and migration, focusing on the extent to which agriculture might be considered a key mediating channel linking climate change to migration. Overall, climate change is expected to have large and…
Dust Disregards Political Boundaries, Let's Act Together
In March this year, an unusual sand and dust storm nicknamed 'Mars on Earth or Orange Snow[1]' transported and deposited dust that transformed European landscapes into a surreal orange-tinted scenery. An even more drastic dust storm swept over India recently and left behind a trail of casualties.[2]…
Fundamental shift in drought management needed in Near East and North Africa region
FAO report calls for a more pro-active and long-term planning to become more resilient against droughts
Improving soil quality can slow global warming. Better land management practices can sequester enough carbon to lower global temperatures
Better land management practices can sequester enough carbon to lower global temperatures