scholarly journals Costes de adaptación a los impactos del cambio climático en sistemas hídricos: Estimaciones existentes y retos para la investigación

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Martín-Ortega
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Management ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Direct Costs ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Freshwater Systems ◽  
Residual Damage ◽  
The Cost

<div data-canvas-width="384.0285749792544">Information on the cost of adaptation in freshwater systems is necessary to better design strategies to face climate change and water management. We look at the existing estimates with the aim of identifying research gaps. Our analysis shows that case study-specific literature is scarce, fragmented, and not always methodologically transparent. At the same time, most existing global assessments are likely to represent underestimates and rely heavily on each other. We conclude that a clear conceptual framework is still missing. Remaining research gaps include addressing inter-sector linkages and estimations of other than only direct costs, in addition to addressing the issues of ‘adaptation deficit’ and ‘residual damage’.</div>

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE COST OF DAIRY FARMS IN TURKEY; CASE STUDY OF THRACE REGION

New Medit ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-46
Author(s):  
Gökçe Koç ◽  
Ayse Uzmay
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Cattle Farms ◽  
Thrace Region ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

In Turkey, studies investigating the economic effects of climate change on agriculture are limited and there is little or no research that focuses on livestock production as regards changes in climate. In this context, the main objective of this research is to analyze the impacts of climate change on dairy cattle farms in terms of costs, according to different future scenarios and farms scales. Interviews were conducted with 140 dairy farmers in Thrace Region. To analyze the change in costs, the model developed by Calil et al. (2012) was used. According to the results of cost analysis, it was determined that climate change will lead to a 10-50% cost increase on dairy farms by the year 2044. The heat stress is responsible for 48-71% of the increase in the cost of production, where 24-52% is due to an increase in feed prices. Based on the outcome of this research, it was suggested that agricultural extension activities should be carried out in order for farms to get adapted to climate change. Agricultural supports and investment projects should be related to climate change.

scholarly journals Responses of Indigenous People to the Climate Changes: A Case Study of the Surels of Dolakha District of Nepal

Patan Pragya ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (02) ◽  
pp. 99-114
Author(s):  
Hari Prasad Bhattarai
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Management ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Community Organization ◽  
Seasonal Migration ◽  
Cropping Pattern ◽  
Weather Patterns ◽  
Indigenous Group

This paper has examined the way the Surels, an indigenous group inhabiting in Suri village of Dolakha district, perceive climate change and also has attempted to document their adaptive strategies to the changes brought about by climate change and global warming. These peoples have developed uniquely insightful ways of observing, interpreting, and responding to the impacts of climate changes through interacting and closely linking their lives with their surroundings. They clearly linked climate change with the changes in the weather patterns over the years indicating erratic rainfall patterns, advancing monsoon, advancing summer and spring, shorter and warmer winter, drier and hotter summer. This paper argues that these people observe and encounter climate and environmental changes immediately and use traditional knowledge and survival skills to adapt to these changes as they occurred. They have devised, though it is not well documented, useful coping mechanisms—modifying cropping pattern and crop types, community-based afforestation and forest management initiatives, improve water management, involvement of community organization in water management and seasonal migration to India- to respond and reduce climate induced risks and impacts which have enabled them to achieve stable livelihoods in their environment.

Water User Organizations and Social Capital

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalia M. Gouda
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Water User ◽  
Irrigation Water Management ◽  
Water Users ◽  
The Impact

Chapters 3 and 4 four set out the findings of four case studies in two different governorates, Kafr al-Sheikh and Fayoum, covering two periods: the 1950s and 1960s, and the 1970s onward. They described and analyzed similar village fields and contrasting irrigation water management fields. This chapter draws on this material to examine the role played by social capital in influencing the functioning of water users' organizations (WUOs). First, it sets out the findings from using the developed framework in the four case study areas. This is followed by a discussion, based on these findings, of the limitations of Putnam's theory and approach in explaining the impact of social capital on the functioning of WUOs. Next, it discusses the enhancements of the conceptual framework based on the empirical findings and their theoretical implications. Finally, the chapter looks at how the framework can be generalized.

Achieving Climate Smart Agriculture with a Sustainable Use of Water

2017 ◽  
pp. 122-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sneha Kumari ◽  
Yogesh Patil
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Management ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Zone Model ◽  
Smart Agriculture

With time there has been an unpredictable climate change affecting the requirement of water for agriculture. Survival of agriculture has become a matter of concern with an efficient management of water. The aim of the chapter is to design a conceptual framework in sustaining water for agriculture in the era of climate change. The authors in the present chapter have used secondary data from previous research work and critically analysed the cases on water management for agriculture. The chapter discusses on practices like drip irrigation, new adaptations, mitigation technologies, vapour pressure, agro-ecological zone model and other water management strategies and the agricultural practices which though increases the yield but is leaving an adverse impact on climate. The chapter designs a conceptual framework to sustain water for agricultural use in the era of climate change and discusses it. This must be dealt through in order to attain sustainability.

scholarly journals Comparison of Cycle Reduction and Model Reduction Strategies for the Design Optimization of Hybrid Powertrains on Driving Cycles

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 948
Author(s):  
Adham Kaloun ◽  
Stéphane Brisset ◽  
Maxime Ogier ◽  
Mariam Ahmed ◽  
Robin Vincent
Keyword(s):  
Model Reduction ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Component Level ◽  
Hybrid Powertrain ◽  
Reduction Techniques ◽  
Driving Cycles ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
The Cost

Decision-making is a crucial and difficult step in the design process of complex systems such as the hybrid powertrain. Finding an optimal solution requires the system feedback. This can be, depending on the granularity of the models at the component level, highly time-consuming. This is even more true when the system’s performance is determined by its control. In fact, various possibilities can be selected to deliver the required torque to the wheels during a driving cycle. In this work, two different design strategies are proposed to minimize the fuel consumption and the cost of the hybrid powertrain. Both strategies adopt the iterative framework which allows for the separation of the powertrain design problem and its control while leading to system optimality. The first approach is based on model reduction, while the second approach relies on improved cycle reduction techniques. They are then applied to a parallel hybrid vehicle case study, leading to important cost reduction in reasonable delays and are compared using different metrics.

scholarly journals Costs of nursing procedures/interventions: an integrative literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (suppl 6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Buck de Oliveira Ruiz ◽  
Caroline Rife Nobrega ◽  
Cínthia Prates Vigna ◽  
Antônio Fernandes Costa Lima
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Indirect Costs ◽  
Direct Costs ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Nursing Professionals

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the scientific production of nurses regarding the costs of procedures/interventions performed by nursing professionals. Methods: integrative literature review with a sample of 17 primary articles selected from the CINAHL, Scopus, EMBASE databases and the PubMed portal. Results: all studies were conducted in hospitals, with quantitative, exploratory-descriptive studies, considering the case study method, with the description of costs method adopted, and the number of Brazilian publications stood out (12; 70.58%). The calculation of direct costs was most common due to the absence/difficulty of accessing information in the studied hospitals. This made it impossible to obtain the indirect costs that would be necessary for the composition of the total cost. Conclusions: it was shown that studies about the cost of procedures/interventions are still scarce, often covering only the calculation of direct costs. Nurses need to develop studies on such costs using the same methodology in different contexts of health care.

Achieving Climate Smart Agriculture With a Sustainable Use of Water

2018 ◽  
pp. 111-133
Author(s):  
Sneha Kumari ◽  
Yogesh Patil
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Management ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Zone Model ◽  
Smart Agriculture

With time there has been an unpredictable climate change affecting the requirement of water for agriculture. Survival of agriculture has become a matter of concern with an efficient management of water. The aim of the chapter is to design a conceptual framework in sustaining water for agriculture in the era of climate change. The authors in the present chapter have used secondary data from previous research work and critically analysed the cases on water management for agriculture. The chapter discusses on practices like drip irrigation, new adaptations, mitigation technologies, vapour pressure, agro-ecological zone model and other water management strategies and the agricultural practices which though increases the yield but is leaving an adverse impact on climate. The chapter designs a conceptual framework to sustain water for agricultural use in the era of climate change and discusses it. This must be dealt through in order to attain sustainability.

Evaluation of water management solutions for a river catchment under climate change and other pressures – case study of the Pek River

2019 ◽  
Vol 167 ◽  
pp. 370-384
Author(s):  
Dejan Dimkić ◽  
Bojan Stanković ◽  
Predrag Pajić ◽  
Vladimir Lukić
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Management ◽  
River Catchment
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