scholarly journals The Republic of Uganda: Assessment of vulnerability to climate change as well as adaptation and mitigation options. Final technical report. (United States Country Studies Programme)

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United States ◽  
Mitigation Options ◽  
Vulnerability To Climate Change ◽  
Technical Report ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Adaptation And Mitigation

scholarly journals Southeast Regional Climate Hub Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven McNulty ◽  
Sarah Wiener ◽  
Emrys Treasure ◽  
Jennifer Moore Myers ◽  
Hamid Farahani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United States ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Extreme Weather ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability ◽  
Priority Needs ◽  
Adaptation And Mitigation

Climate-related variability in rainfall, temperature, and extreme weather (e.g., drought, flood, unseasonal frost) pose significant challenges to working land (i.e., range, forest, and agricultural) managers across the southeastern United States. This document outlines the type of risks that southeastern agriculture and forestry currently face and, in some cases, options to address these risks. Finally, this document looks forward to providing direction on the priority needs of Southeast working land managers and an outline of how the USDA Southeast Climate Hub will address those needs.

scholarly journals Climate change beliefs, concerns, and attitudes toward adaptation and mitigation among farmers in the Midwestern United States

2013 ◽  
Vol 117 (4) ◽  
pp. 943-950 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Gordon Arbuckle ◽  
Linda Stalker Prokopy ◽  
Tonya Haigh ◽  
Jon Hobbs ◽  
Tricia Knoot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United States ◽  
Midwestern United States ◽  
Change Beliefs ◽  
Adaptation And Mitigation

Adaptation and mitigation options to manage aflatoxin contamination in food with a climate change perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 875-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.M. Wambui ◽  
E.G. Karuri ◽  
J.A. Ojiambo ◽  
P.M.K. Njage
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Aflatoxin Contamination ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Mitigation Options ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
Daunting Task ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Adaptation And Mitigation

Understanding the impact of climate change remains vital for food safety and public health. Of particular importance is the influence of climatic conditions on the growth of Aspergillus flavus and production of their toxins. Nevertheless, little is known about the actual impact of climate change on the issue. Setting up of relevant measures to manage the impact has therefore become a daunting task especially in developing nations. Therefore, this study aimed at providing adaptation and mitigation options to manage this risk with a special focus on Kenya where cases of aflatoxicosis have been recurrent. We used a systematic literature review of review and research articles, with limited searching but systematic screening to explore available qualitative and quantitative data. Projections from the data, showed that on average, a 58.9% increase of aflatoxin contamination in the Central and Western parts and a decrease of 44.6% in the Eastern and Southern parts is expected but with several possible scenarios. This makes the impact of climate change on aflatoxin contamination in Kenya complex. To protect the public and environment from the negative impact, a regulatory framework that allows for an integrated management of aflatoxins in a changing climate was proposed. The management practices in the framework are divided into agronomic, post-harvest and institutional levels. Given the multiple points of application, coordination amongst stakeholders along the chain is fundamental. We therefore proposed a complimentary framework that allows the food safety issues to be addressed in an integrated manner while allowing for transparent synergies and trade-offs (in implementing the measures). A policy-oriented foresight should be carried out to provide policy based evidence for the applicability of the proposed adaptation and mitigation measures.

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