Adaptation of Farmers to Climate Change: A Systems Approach to Cereal Production in Benslimane Region, Morocco

2016 ◽  
pp. 25-38
Author(s):  
S Alaoui ◽  
A Adan ◽  
Y Imani ◽  
O Lahlou
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Cereal Production

scholarly journals COVID-19 and future pandemics: a global systems approach and relevance to SDGs

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tharanga Thoradeniya ◽  
Saroj Jayasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Governance ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Rna Virus ◽  
Modern Human ◽  
Systems Science ◽  
World Population ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
Physical Environments ◽  
Corporate Interests

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely impacting modern human civilization. A global view using a systems science approach is necessary to recognize the close interactions between health of animals, humans and the environment. Discussion A model is developed initially by describing five sequential or parallel steps on how a RNA virus emerged from animals and became a pandemic: 1. Origins in the animal kingdom; 2. Transmission to domesticated animals; 3. Inter-species transmission to humans; 4. Local epidemics; 5. Global spread towards a pandemic. The next stage identifies global level determinants from the physical environments, the biosphere and social environment that influence these steps to derive a generic conceptual model. It identifies that future pandemics are likely to emerge from ecological processes (climate change, loss of biodiversity), anthropogenic social processes (i.e. corporate interests, culture and globalization) and world population growth. Intervention would therefore require modifications or dampening these generators and prevent future periodic pandemics that would reverse human development. Addressing issues such as poorly planned urbanization, climate change and deforestation coincide with SDGs such as sustainable cities and communities (Goal 11), climate action (Goal 13) and preserving forests and other ecosystems (Goal 15). This will be an added justification to address them as global priorities. Some determinants in the model are poorly addressed by SDGs such as the case of population pressures, cultural factors, corporate interests and globalization. The overarching process of globalization will require modifications to the structures, processes and mechanisms of global governance. The defects in global governance are arguably due to historical reasons and the neo-liberal capitalist order. This became evident especially in the aftermath of the COVID-19 when the vaccination roll-out led to violations of universal values of equity and right to life by some of the powerful and affluent nations. Summary A systems approach leads us to a model that shows the need to tackle several factors, some of which are not adequately addressed by SDGs and require restructuring of global governance and political economy.

scholarly journals A Transdisciplinary Approach to Address Climate Change Adaptation for Human Health and Well-Being in Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 4258
Author(s):  
Caradee Yael Wright ◽  
Candice Eleanor Moore ◽  
Matthew Chersich ◽  
Rebecca Hester ◽  
Patricia Nayna Schwerdtle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Comprehensive Health ◽  
African Context

The health sector response to dealing with the impacts of climate change on human health, whether mitigative or adaptive, is influenced by multiple factors and necessitates creative approaches drawing on resources across multiple sectors. This short communication presents the context in which adaptation to protect human health has been addressed to date and argues for a holistic, transdisciplinary, multisectoral and systems approach going forward. Such a novel health-climate approach requires broad thinking regarding geographies, ecologies and socio-economic policies, and demands that one prioritises services for vulnerable populations at higher risk. Actions to engage more sectors and systems in comprehensive health-climate governance are identified. Much like the World Health Organization’s ‘Health in All Policies’ approach, one should think health governance and climate change together in a transnational framework as a matter not only of health promotion and disease prevention, but of population security. In an African context, there is a need for continued cross-border efforts, through partnerships, blending climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, and long-term international financing, to contribute towards meeting sustainable development imperatives.

Climate change, water availability and future cereal production in China

2010 ◽  
Vol 135 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 58-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Xiong ◽  
Ian Holman ◽  
Erda Lin ◽  
Declan Conway ◽  
Jinhe Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Cereal Production

scholarly journals Using a migration systems approach to understand the link between climate change and urbanisation in Malawi

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 244-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Suckall ◽  
Evan Fraser ◽  
Piers Forster ◽  
David Mkwambisi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Migration Systems

Cereal production under climate change

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Karandish ◽  
Hamideh Nouri ◽  
Joep Schyns
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Cereal Production

Future cereal production in China: The interaction of climate change, water availability and socio-economic scenarios

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiong Wei ◽  
Conway Declan ◽  
Lin Erda ◽  
Xu Yinlong ◽  
Ju Hui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Cereal Production
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