Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture, Livelihoods, and Women in Nile Delta, Egypt

Possible adaptation measures of agriculture sector in the Nile Delta to climate change impacts

Advances in Science and Research ◽

10.5194/asr-3-123-2009 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 123-126 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

S. M. Attaher ◽

M. A. Medany ◽

A. F. Abou-Hadid

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Nile Delta ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Yield Reduction ◽

Agricultural System ◽

Delta Region ◽

Adaptation Measures ◽

Agriculture Sector ◽

The World ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

Abstract. The overall agricultural system in the Nile Delta region is considered as one of the highest intensive and complicated agriculture systems in the world. According to the recent studies, the Nile Delta region is one of the highly vulnerable regions in the world to climate change. Sea level rise, soil and water degradation, undiversified crop-pattern, yield reduction, pests and disease severity, and irrigation and drainage management were the main key factors that increased vulnerability of the agriculture sector in that region. The main objective of this study is to conduct a community-based multi-criteria adaptation assessment in the Nile Delta using a preset questionnaire. A list of possible adaptation measures for agriculture sector was evaluated. The results indicated that the Nile Delta growers have strong perceptions to act positively to reduce the impacts of climate change. They reflected the need to improve the their adaptive capacity based on clear scientific message with adequate governmental support to coop with the negative impacts of climate change.

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Impact of Increasing Pumping Discharge on Groundwater Level in the Nile Delta Aquifer, Egypt

Knowledge-Based Engineering and Sciences ◽

10.51526/kbes.2021.2.2.13-23 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 13-23

Author(s):

Asaad Armanuos ◽

Kamal Ahmed ◽

Mohammed Sanusi Shiru ◽

Mehdi Jamei

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Model Validation ◽

Cross Sections ◽

Groundwater Level ◽

Nile Delta ◽

Potential Effect ◽

Substantial Effect ◽

Irrigation Canals ◽

Current State ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

The main goal of this research is to develop a 3D groundwater (GW) model using MODFLOW software to assess the potential effect of increasing pumping discharges on GW level in the Nile Delta Aquifer (NDA). In this study, the current state of the irrigation canals and GW recharge are considered in the GW model. The simulated GW level was compared with the observed GW level for model validation. Three vertical cross sections in western central and eastern areas of the ND are selected to check the impacts of GW pumping on variations of GW level. Ten scenarios of increasing the abstraction rates in all areas of the ND are tested. The results confirmed that increasing the pumping discharges has a substantial effect on decreasing the GW level in central and southern areas of the NDA. In addition, the tenth scenario is considered the last case where the drawdown of GW level reached 1.32, 1.59, and 2.41m in the southern boundaries. The findings of the study should be considered when studying the management of GW resources and the impacts of climate change on the ND.

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Climate Change Risk Perception and Perceptions of Adaptation Measures in Egypt: A Mixed Methods Study of Predictors and Implications

10.26686/wgtn.17072027 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Hayam Elshirbiny

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Risk Perception ◽

Risk Perceptions ◽

Online Survey ◽

Nile Delta ◽

Intergovernmental Panel ◽

Adaptation Measures ◽

Climate Change Risk ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

<p>Egypt is among the most susceptible countries in the world to the potential impacts of climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) identified the Nile Delta as one of the most exposed deltas to sea level rise. Despite these alarming predictions, there is a lack of in-depth studies on public risk perceptions of climate change in Egypt. Understanding the public’s risk perception of climate change is vital in informing policy and developing effective risk communication strategies that improve public engagement with climate change and, in turn, encourage actions to address its potentially harmful impacts. This thesis provides a novel contribution to the literature through a mixed methods approach, using an online survey and semi-structured interviews. The research investigates three main topics: (1) Public perceptions of climate change; (2) Predictors of climate change risk perception; and (3) Perceptions of climate change adaptation. Results of the survey and the interviews showed that while participants were concerned about climate change and believed in the human causation of it, they had limited understanding and misconceptions about its causes (for example, erroneously linking climate change to the ozone layer). The Climate Change Risk Perception Model (CCRPM) adopted in this study explained 19.2% of the variance in risk perception. In addition, it revealed that experiential factors (affect and personal experience) were the strongest predictors of climate change risk perception in Egypt, while socio-cultural factors (value orientations) were the weakest predictors. Interviews with participants also highlighted that negative feelings featured prominently when speaking about personal experiences with the impacts of climate change. Moreover, regression analysis showed that personal and societal climate change risk perception had different predictors. These results offer important recommendations for policy, relating to matters such as targeted ways of communicating the science, impacts and risks associated with climate change.</p>

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