Climate and Land Degradation /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Sivakumar, Mannava VK. (Editor ), Ndiang'ui, Ndegwa. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
Colección:Environmental Science,
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Assessment of Global Trends in Land Degradation
  • Status and Trends in Land Degradation in Africa
  • Status and Trends in Land Degradation in Asia
  • Trends in Land Degradation in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Role of Climate Change
  • Trends in Land Degradation in Europe
  • Climate and Land Degradation - an Overview
  • Climate, Extreme Events and Land Degradation
  • Effects of Some Meteorological Parameters on Land Degradation in Tanzania
  • Rainfall and Land Degradation
  • Frequency of Wet and Dry Spells in Tanzania
  • Climate Variability, Climate Change and Land Degradation
  • Fire Weather and Land Degradation
  • Importance of Drought Information in Monitoring and Assessing Land Degradation
  • The Role of Land Degradation in the Agriculture and Environment Nexus
  • Using Weather and Climate Information for Landslide Prevention and Mitigation
  • Drought Hazard and Land Management in the Drylands of Southern Africa
  • Climate Monitoring in the Southern Africa Development Community
  • Carbon Sequestration and Land Degradation
  • Sustainable Land Management Through Soil Organic Carbon Management and Sequestration - The GEFSOC Modelling System
  • Seasonal Variation of Carbon Dioxide, Rainfall, NDVI and it's Association to Land Degradation in Tanzania
  • Land Degradation Control in Northern Africa
  • Challenges and Trade-Offs in Environmental and Financial Approaches of the Afforestation of Degraded Lands
  • The EU-Funded Medcoastland Thematic Network and its Findings in Combating Land Degradation in the Mediterranean Region
  • Managing Land Use, Protecting Land and Mitigating Land Degradation: Tanzania Case Study
  • Implementation of Initiatives for Addressing Climate Change and Land Degradation: A Look at the Philippine Context
  • Successful Grassland Regeneration in a Severely Degraded Catchment: a Whole of Government Approach in North West Australia
  • Land Degradation Management in Southern Africa
  • Successful Experiences of Sustainable Land Use in Hyperarid, Arid and Semiarid Zones from Peru
  • Role of Organic Agriculture in Preventing and Reversing Land Degradation
  • Using Better Climate Prediction in the Implementation of National Action Programmes - (Eastern) Europe
  • Improving NAP Implementation through Effective Use of Early Warning: Experiences in the IGAD Sub-Region
  • Role of Drought Monitoring and Management in NAP Implementation
  • Climate and National Action Programs in Latin America
  • Conclusions and Recommendations
  • Workshop Statement.