Renewable energy is anticipated to play a vital role in the future to meet the global energy demand
for low carbon transition. Solar energy presents the inherent characteristic given by the nature of
the resource ...
West African countries’ power sector encounters interrelated problems, such as intermittent power access, lack of power security and reliability, aging distribution infrastructure, and the impact of climate change. To meet ...
This study investigates into the teachers‘ and learners‘ understanding of climate change concepts in the secondary education from the geography curriculum in Senegal. As a solution to climate change, formal education has ...
Rural population in developing countries have been exposed and severely affected by climate vagaries, while adaptation has been challenging due to their luck of knowledge, capitals and capabilities to face risks. This ...
Land provides the basis for human livelihoods through primary production, food and freshwater supply, and multiple other ecosystem services (ES). The last three decades have recorded frequent drought events as well as rapid ...
The land-water-climate nexus has not gained full attention, especially from the human-ecological perspective and questions on the relevance of land use decision-making by farmers within the multifunctional landscapes of ...
Forests are reported as an important means to adapt and mitigate climate change. Unfortunately,
forest management remain challenging in developing countries in general and particularly in West
Africa, despite the advent ...
Migration is as old as human existence and it has been a suitable option for residence
faced with disasters. The movement of people within the African continent can be traced
far back to precolonial era. When people in ...
The coastal zone of The Gambia provides important ecosystems services, including habitats and breeding grounds for aquatic animals, plants and migratory birds. This area is vulnerable to climate change hazards as cited in ...
Global research on Climate Change Education (CCE) interventions has emphasized the school-based (formal) sector with little accent on the informal sector and negligible evidence from the global south. Notably, interventions ...
Examining the effects of land use and land cover change (LULCC) on biodiversity loss and human wellbeing in the Pendjari Reserve, a biodiversity hotspot in West Africa that has seen human disturbances for years, is the ...
Soil salinity expansion is one of the most severe land degradation issues confronting farmers in Senegal, particularly in coastal areas such as Fimela.
With sea level rise, temperature rise, and rainfall decrease, soil ...
This study titled addressed a topical issue of climate change and its impacts on
farmers' livelihoods and the role that an integrated crop-livestock system can play in
building resilient farmers and agricultural systems. ...
Heatwaves are prolonged periods of abnormal heat that can adversely impact human
and animal well-being, public infrastructure, agriculture, wildfire occurrence and
severity, and workplace efficiency. With increasing ...
The Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and the Enhancement of Forest Carbon Stocks (REDD+) mechanism promises to address commodity-driven deforestation while encouraging sustainable forest management ...
The study assessed the impact of alterations in land use and land cover, as well as fluctuations in climate patterns, on soil fertility within the cotton-producing area of Côte d'Ivoire. The study entails evaluating how ...
This research focused on the effects of soil salinity and climate variability on rice cultivation and agricultural productivity in the Lower River Region (LRR) and Central River Region South (CRRS) of The Gambia. The ...
Soil erosion is a major land degradation problem in Anambra State, Nigeria. Research attention has focused mainly on gully erosion to the neglect of interrill erosion. Farmers’ response to manage erosion menace is also ...
Climate Variability and Land Use Land Cover Change (LULCC) profoundly
impact ecosystems and livelihoods globally, particularly affecting those with
limited adaptation strategies. Such changes frequently drive migration ...
Wild palms occur in tropical and subtropical regions where people use them for many purposes.
Despite their low diversity in semi-arid and arid areas, they highly contribute to the livelihoods
of local people. Therefore, ...