Projected impacts of climate change on water availability indicators in a semi-arid region of central Mexico

2015 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 81-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Herrera-Pantoja ◽  
K.M. Hiscock
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Arid Region ◽  
Central Mexico ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Semi Arid ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Climate Change Impact on Water Yield and Water Security in the Semi-arid Region of Rajasthan, India

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swatantra Kumar Dubey ◽  
Dr. Pankaj Kumar ◽  
Dr. Devesh Sharma ◽  
Aditya Kumar Dubey ◽  
Md. Saquib Saharwardi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Balance ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Arid Region ◽  
Swat Model ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Water Yield ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Semi Arid

<p>The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model is a watershed-based hydrologic model for simulating water balance at the basin scale. The SWAT model delineates the watersheds and create the Hydrological Response Units (HRUs) in the different watersheds of the basin using Digital Elevation Model (DEM), Land use, Soil and slope, and gives the water balance of the River basin. In this study, the ensemble CORDEX-SA driving GCM experiment are used to predict the water balance of the basin in the historical and future periods under the RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios. The Banas River Basin is located into the semi-arid region of Rajasthan, covered 13 districts and 5 Agro-climate zones. The basin is divided into the four zones on the basis of Agro-climatic to predict the water yield and understand water security using per capita water availability and metrological variables. It is projected that the per capita water availability will decrease, and drought frequency will increase in the future period under different scenarios. Considering the par capita water availability and meteorological variation, all the four zones are ranked, and it is found that zone 3 is more water-secure compared to other zones in the present and future periods. This study may help to understand the water scarcity status in the basin under different climate change scenarios and need more focus to improve the water management issues at the basin level.</p>

scholarly journals Effect of Temperature on Sowing Dates of Wheat under Arid and Semi-Arid Climatic Regions and Impact Quantification of Climate Change through Mechanistic Modeling with Evidence from Field

Atmosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 927
Author(s):  
Jamshad Hussain ◽  
Tasneem Khaliq ◽  
Muhammad Habib ur Rahman ◽  
Asmat Ullah ◽  
Ishfaq Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Arid Region ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Seasonal Temperature ◽  
Sowing Dates ◽  
Rcp 8.5 ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Semi Arid

Rising temperature from climate change is the most threatening factor worldwide for crop production. Sustainable wheat production is a challenge due to climate change and variability, which is ultimately a serious threat to food security in Pakistan. A series of field experiments were conducted during seasons 2013–2014 and 2014–2015 in the semi-arid (Faisalabad) and arid (Layyah) regions of Punjab-Pakistan. Three spring wheat genotypes were evaluated under eleven sowing dates from 16 October to 16 March, with an interval of 14–16 days in the two regions. Data for the model calibration and evaluation were collected from field experiments following the standard procedures and protocols. The grain yield under future climate scenarios was simulated by using a well-calibrated CERES-wheat model included in DSSAT v4.7. Future (2051–2100) and baseline (1980–2015) climatic data were simulated using 29 global circulation models (GCMs) under representative concentration pathway (RCP) 8.5. These GCMs were distributed among five quadrants of climatic conditions (Hot/Wet, Hot/Dry, Cool/Dry, Cool/Wet, and Middle) by a stretched distribution approach based on temperature and rainfall change. A maximum of ten GCMs predicted the chances of Middle climatic conditions during the second half of the century (2051–2100). The average temperature during the wheat season in a semi-arid region and arid region would increase by 3.52 °C and 3.84 °C, respectively, under Middle climatic conditions using the RCP 8.5 scenario during the second half-century. The simulated grain yield was reduced by 23.5% in the semi-arid region and 35.45% in the arid region under Middle climatic conditions (scenario). Mean seasonal temperature (MST) of sowing dates ranged from 16 to 27.3 °C, while the mean temperature from the heading to maturity (MTHM) stage was varying between 12.9 to 30.4 °C. Coefficients of determination (R2) between wheat morphology parameters and temperature were highly significant, with a range of 0.84–0.96. Impacts of temperature on wheat sown on 15 March were found to be as severe as to exterminate the crop before heading. The spikes and spikelets were not formed under a mean seasonal temperature higher than 25.5 °C. In a nutshell, elevated temperature (3–4 °C) till the end-century can reduce grain yield by about 30% in semi-arid and arid regions of Pakistan. These findings are crucial for growers and especially for policymakers to decide on sustainable wheat production for food security in the region.

scholarly journals Households’ Adaptation to Climate Change Hazards in Semi-Arid Region of Mopani, South Africa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Musa Yusuf Jimoh ◽  
Peter Bikam ◽  
Hector Chikoore ◽  
James Chakwizira ◽  
Emaculate Ingwani
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Arid Region ◽  
Adaptive Systems ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Temperature And Precipitation ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Semi Arid

New climate change realities are no longer a doubtful phenomenon, but realities to adapt and live with. Its cogent impacts and implications’ dispositions pervade all sectors and geographic scales, making no sector or geographic area immune, nor any human endeavor spared from the associated adversities. The consequences of this emerging climate order are already manifesting, with narratives written beyond the alterations in temperature and precipitation, particularly in urban areas of semi-arid region of South Africa. The need to better understand and respond to the new climate change realities is particularly acute in this region. Thus, this chapter highlights the concept of adaptation as a fundamental component of managing climate change vulnerability, through identifying and providing insight in respect of some available climate change adaptation models and how these models fit within the premises and programmes of sustainable adaptation in semi-arid region with gaps identification. The efforts of governments within the global context are examined with households’ individual adaptation strategies to climate change hazards in Mopani District. The factors hindering the success of sustainable urban climate change adaptation strategic framework and urban households’ adaptive systems are also subjects of debate and constitute the concluding remarks to the chapter.

scholarly journals Tilapia Culture in Geothermal Waters: A Case of Study in a Semi-Arid Region in North-Central Mexico

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Jose Luis Arredondo-Figueroa ◽  
Jorge Ramon Rocha-Ruiz ◽  
Jose de Jesus Luna-Ruiz ◽  
Jesus T. Ponce-Palafox
Keyword(s):  
Arid Region ◽  
Central Mexico ◽  
Geothermal Waters ◽  
North Central ◽  
Semi Arid Region ◽  
Semi Arid
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