In response to economic and environmental challenges like sea-level rise, salinity intrusion, groundwater extraction, sand mining, and sinking delta phenomena, the demand for solutions to adapt to changing conditions in riverine environments has increased significantly. High-quality analyses of land use and land cover (LULC) dynamics play a critical role in addressing these challenges.

Highlights

• Extreme weather events increase credit delinquency rates for SMEs in Mexico.
• The effects of extreme heat are more pronounced in the agricultural sector.
• General equilibrium impacts expand to other sectors in agricultural regions.

This volume provides an overview of the political economy of coal in diverse country contexts.

Description

A changing climate is likely to have a drastic impact on crop yields in Africa. The purpose of this book is to document the effects of climate change on agriculture in Africa and to discuss strategies for adaptation to hotter weather and less predictable rainfall. These strategies include promoting opportunities for farmers to adopt technologies that produce optimal results in terms of crop yield and income under local agro-ecological and socioeconomic conditions.

Description

The gas extractive industry is an important sector for the country which can generate income for supporting development initiatives of a country, if utilised efficiently and effectively. Ensuring that host communities benefit from gas exploration and extraction activities does not only necessitate the existence of a regulatory framework, but also effective enforcement in the implementation processes and practices. Undoubtedly, effective implementation of the regulatory framework relies on the existence of good governance principles.