Increased temperatures and changes in patterns of rainfall as a result of climate change are widely recognized to entail serious consequences for human health, including the risk of diarrheal diseases. Indeed, there is ...

The country’s overall poverty levels remain at around 40% in the rural area areas where most households depend on agriculture, as compared with urban areas where poverty levels have fallen in recent years from 28% to ...

Mini-grids connecting households to a generator can be a solution for providing rural communities in developing countries with electricity. Substituting diesel with locally produced Jatropha oil can improve economic and ...

Headwater catchments are often perceived to be remote and peripheral, and are therefore neglected, least developed and economically backward. However, changes in headwater regions have repercussions far beyond their ...

The study intended to establish the perceptions of community on climate change, identifying the Hadzabe' food insecurity coping strategies toward climate change and assessing the extent of food availability and stability. ...

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Although studies about climate change impacts on plant species are often published on prestigious journals, in particular when they deal with broad areas and numerous species, in this manuscript I advance my doubts on their ...

This paper examines the impact of climate change on children’s health, in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Twenty one years climatic data were collected to analyse climatic conditions in the province. The study also ...

Some of the most important impacts of global climate change will be felt among the populations, predominantly in developing countries, referred to as ‘‘subsistence’’ or ‘‘smallholder’’ farmers. Their vulnerability to climate ...

Population growth and climate change are likely to impact upon food and water availability over the coming decades. In this study we use an ensemble of climate simulations to project the implications of both these drivers ...