The current and future anticipated changes in the earth’s climate are a concern that has captured business’s and governments’ global attention. Climate change and its potential impacts cannot be ignored as there is ample ...
Water is a vital component for human survival but unsustainable patterns of water consumption are still evident internationally. In South Africa, water conservation has traditionally been limited to the responsibility of ...
Agricultural production is the main source of livelihood and food security for crop farmers
especially the rural communities in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. This sector
contributes immensely to the Gross ...
This study examines rural household food security and its determinants in drought-prone Amhara Region of Ethiopia by focusing on Lay Gaint district as a case study site. A range of factors from physical environmental ...
This study examines rural household food security and its determinants in drought-prone Amhara Region of Ethiopia by focusing on Lay Gaint district as a case study site. A range of factors from physical environmental ...
Recurring drought conditions have always been an endemic feature of climate in South Africa, limiting maize development and production. However, recent projections of the future climate by the Intergovernmental Panel on ...
Currently the world is in the midst of a major ecological crisis, of which climate change is a key element. It is contended that this ecological destruction is largely a result of the underlying values controlling ethics ...
The study focussed on the research question namely: “How will the introduction of new ecological
taxes impact the South African agricultural sector?” To answer the question, eight international
eco-taxes were selected ...
Climate change has become one of the most debated environmental risks. The world is faced with the threat of weather variability. There has been an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. There ...
The study analysed the effects of conservation farming in Zimbabwe using a mixed methodology approach. This analysis comes against the background of the recognition that climate change, as characterized by severe droughts, ...
Supply chains incorporate “green” principles in their processes to promote environmental sustainability. Through an online survey, this study investigated green supply chain management (GSCM) implementation and employee ...
Climate change is regarded as the greatest threat facing the world today. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that climate change is caused by human activities, as a result of greenhouse gases ...
Climate change is increasing the frequency, duration and severity of droughts. Drought affects the poor and vulnerable in many communities, particularly women and children. A huge number of people in developing countries ...
Climate change and ozone depletion are topical challenges the world over and are both
attributed mainly to human activities, particularly emissions of ozone depleting substances
(ODSs). One such substance is chlorodifl ...
The aim of this research was to identify the impacts and adaptation options of climate variability and change on agricultural crop production in Vhembe District Municipality. The study will contribute to the expansion of ...
Climate change and variability have great impact on the hydrological cycle and consequently on the availability of water resources. Variations in temperature and precipitation trends that are
occurring are a consequent ...
Climate change has become one of the biggest challenges confronting the world’s economic, social and
environmental development efforts today. Responses to these challenges normally fall into two broad
categories, namely ...
One of the greatest challenges faced by countries around the world, this century, is climate change. With associated evidence which includes melting ice caps, increasing land and ocean temperatures plus an increase in ...
Vegetative species diversity is under threat from environmental pressures, particularly climate
change. As the impacts of climate change vary from place to place, response of vegetative
species diversity to a changing ...
Climate change affects agricultural production and productivity in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia, where it poses some threats to sustainable economic growth and ag-ricultural development. As studies conducted on ...