scholarly journals Considerations Regarding the Climate Change Induced Hazards on Airports in Romania – A Case Study of Timişoara International Airport

2021 ◽  
Vol 1203 (2) ◽  
pp. 022013
Author(s):  
Vlad Mărăzan ◽  
Antoanela Cozma ◽  
Rareş Hälbac-Cotoară-Zamfir
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Meteorological Parameters ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Air Travel ◽  
Severe Weather ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Climate Change Scenarios ◽  
International Airport ◽  
Weather Events ◽  
Airport Infrastructure

Abstract Climate change is regarded as a global scale process in which an increase of magnitude and intensity of severe weather events is observed, thus affecting both air travel as well as airport infrastructure. Although the COVID-19 crisis has a significant negative impact on air travel and thus on the further development of airport infrastructure, the demand for air travel will continue to rise as the crisis nears the end. The aim of this paper is to analyse and highlight the climate change associated hazards for the airport infrastructure as well as for the safety of passengers and goods in the Western part of Romania, mainly Traian Vuia International Airport from Timişoara. Throughout this analysis, aviation related severe weather events, such as thunderstorms, hail events, fog, icing, squalls, low level wind shear, snow falls and heavy precipitation, which affect airport infrastructure and thus air travel, are highlighted. By analysing meteorological parameters from the time scale 1980-2010 together with climate change scenarios, and thus developing weather hazard maps, a better perspective of area-related hazards and therefore customized mitigation measures and adaptation strategies are to be developed. The implementation of modern forecasting equipment such as dual polarization Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) is thus necessary in order to prevent loss of human lives, to reduce financial losses and to protect the airport infrastructure and the aeronautical navigation and communication facilities. Long term changes in meteorological parameters include an increase in air temperature, an increase in speed for both horizontal and vertical windshear during severe weather events, an increasing number of air mass thunderstorms and an increase of situations with limited visibility especially during the late autumn and early spring time.

scholarly journals The Impact of Extreme Events and Climate Change on Agricultural and Fishery Enterprises in Central Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7121
Author(s):  
Van Quang Do ◽  
Mai Lan Phung ◽  
Duc Toan Truong ◽  
Thi Thanh Trang Pham ◽  
Van Thanh Dang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Extreme Weather ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Climate Change Scenarios ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Weather Events ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact

Vietnam is located in the tropical monsoon region and it often faces many types of extreme weather events, especially storms and droughts. In addition to the effect of climate change, extreme weather events have been becoming more complicated and difficult to predict, causing heavy losses to many areas and economic sectors of the country. These problems impose a great threat to the country to achieve its socio-economic targets and sustainable development goals. This study uses a Riparian approach integrated with two-stage Hsiao method using a panel dataset from 2000–2018 to examine the impact of extreme weather events and climate change on the output of agriculture and fishery enterprises in the Central and Central Highlands regions of Vietnam. Findings from the study indicate that extreme weather events and climate change have a negative impact on agriculture and fishery enterprises in the regions. Specifically, the model results show that the value-added loss to agriculture and fishery enterprises as the impact of extreme weather events and climate change may escalate from billion VND 3597.72 to 18,891.2 under different climate change scenarios. The results also indicate the impact of various factors regarding extreme weather events and climate change on the efficiency of enterprises in the study area. Findings from this study provide insights on the impacts of extreme weather events and climate change on value-added of enterprises in the study regions and help to propose appropriate solutions to adapt and mitigate their impacts in the future.

scholarly journals Farmers’ Perception on Climate Change: A Study in Tarai Region of Uttarakhand

2021 ◽  
pp. 581-591
Author(s):  
. Neha ◽  
Mohammad Aslam Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Peak Time ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Long Run

Climate change has emerged as a potent threat disrupting the development process and is hurting several sectors of Indian economy, especially the agriculture sector. Knowledge about these disruptive factors can enable the farmers to mitigate the negative impact of climate change on agriculture. Therefore, the understanding of location-specific farmers’ perceptions and their adaptive behaviors can provide a better insight to design appropriate policy measures and guidelines to address these challenges effectively. The present study was aimed at determining farmers’ perceptions about climate change on agriculture. The study sample comprised 180 farmers selected using simple random sampling. The findings indicate that all the farmers (100%) were aware of climate change. All of them reported “increase in temperature” and “erratic rainfall” and “shortening of winter season” as the major indicators of climate change as experienced by them. Besides, 85.55 percent famers reported that “peak time of winter” has changed in Uttarakhand, a hilly state. Such perceptions about climate change can be seen as a precursor mediating the adoption of recommended practices and adaptation measures. Thus, the results of the study will enlighten the policy makers and agriculture scientists in preparing a roadmap for policy formulation regarding adaptation measures (short run initiatives) as well as undertaking mitigation measures (long run initiatives) of climate change besides helping the agriculture extension agencies to design and plan locale-specific adaptation strategies and agriculture development programs.

Impact of Climate Change on Rural Livelihood: A Case Study of Central Rajasthan

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-27
Author(s):  
Saifuddin Soz ◽  
Dhananjay Mankar
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
The People ◽  
Weather Events ◽  
Rural Livelihood ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Impact

Climate change is already bringing tremendous influence on people’s lives, particularly the underprivileged. It’s already visible in a variety of ways. In recent decades, Asia and the Pacific have seen consistent warming trends as well as more frequent and powerful extreme weather events such as droughts, cyclones, floods, and hailstorms. This study was done in Ajmer District of Rajasthan, to find out the climate variation in the last 10 years. The study describes the effects due to climate change on the livelihoods of the people, so a descriptive research design was used for the study to find out the impact of climate change on rural livelihood in central Rajasthan. The study is based on a large representative of sample, quantitative data was collected to gain an idea of the impact on the livelihoods due to climate change at the household level. It shows the negative impact of climate change on rural livelihood which forced the people to change their livelihood directly or indirectly. It was found that climate change had an impact on people’s lives and people do understand the variation in climate change in terms of changes in the weather, unseasonal rain, and drought.

scholarly journals Coastal Communities and Climate Change: A Case Study in Gujarat, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil Kumar Roy
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Coping Capacity ◽  
Weather Events ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Indian Cities

Developing countries are highly vulnerable to climate change [1,2]. They have less coping capacity to deal with its negative impacts. India is one of the most vulnerable countries in South Asia. It urgently requires adaptation and mitigation measures to cope with possible impacts arising from extreme weather events due to climate change. Indian cities, particularly the coastal ones, are at a comparatively greater risk as their population is likely to grow rapidly and may reach 500 million over the next 50 years [3]. The assessment of climate change impacts and adaptability both at the macro region and micro levels is necessary to create effective mitigation policies

Return periods of the August 2010 heavy precipitation in northern Bohemia (Czech Republic) in the present climate and under climate change

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Kyselý ◽  
Ladislav Gaál ◽  
Jan Picek ◽  
Martin Schindler
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Heavy Precipitation ◽  
Generalized Extreme Value Distribution ◽  
Regional Frequency Analysis ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Future Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Scenarios ◽  
Return Periods ◽  
Present Climate

The study deals with estimates of return periods associated with the August 2010 heavy precipitation in northern Bohemia (Czech Republic), which resulted in flooding with enormous material damage and loss of lives, in the present climate and under climate change scenarios. We focus on the record-breaking 1-day and 2-day amounts at lower-elevation stations, exceeding 150 and 250 mm, respectively. The estimates of return periods are based on two methods of regional frequency analysis and they are compared with local (at-site) estimation. The regional methods consistently suggest that the August 2010 event was exceptional in view of past records, but the return levels decline substantially – by a factor of 2–4 – if parameters of the generalized extreme value distribution are allowed to vary in accordance with scenarios based on an ensemble of regional climate model projections for 2070–99. In spite of large uncertainty associated with future climate change scenarios, increased recurrence probability of such heavy precipitation events in the 21st century should be taken into account when designing and implementing flood risk prevention and mitigation measures.

scholarly journals Tidal flood area mapping fronts the climate change scenarios: case study in a tropical estuary of Brazilian semiarid

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Victor N. Araújo ◽  
Venerando E. Amaro ◽  
Leonlene S. Aguiar ◽  
Caio C. Lima ◽  
Alexandre B. Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Risk Mapping ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Climate Change Scenarios ◽  
Conservation Units ◽  
Precision Data ◽  
Management Actions

Abstract. Previous studies on tidal flood mapping are mostly with continental and/or global scale approaches. Besides, the few works on local scale perception are concentrated in Europe, Asia, and North America. Here we present a case study approaching a flood risk mapping methodology against climate change scenarios in a region with a strong environmental and social appeal. The study site is an estuarine cut in the Brazilian semi-arid, covering part of two state conservation units, which has been in recent years suffering severe consequences from flooding by tides. In this case study, high geodetic precision data (LiDAR DEM), together with robust tidal return period statistics and data from current sea level rise scenarios were used. We found that approximately 118.26 km2 of the estuary understudy is at high risk, extremely high risk and urgently in need of mitigation measures. This case study can serve as a basis for future management actions as well as a model for applying risk mapping in other coastal areas.

Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Security

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-46
Author(s):  
Sunil Londhe
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Great Depth ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Future Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Scenarios ◽  
The Future

Many studies have demonstrated the sensitivities of crop yield to a changing climate, a major challenge for the agricultural research community is to relate these findings to the wider societal concern with food security. Apart from few exceptions, the likely impacts of climate change on agricultural sector in the future are not understood in any great depth. There are many concerns as to how changes in temperature, rainfall and atmospheric Carbon Dioxide concentrations will interact in relation to agricultural productivity. The present article is an attempt to distil about the likely effects of climate change on food security and nutrition in coming decades. The consequences of climate change on various important aspects of agriculture are discussed and summarized. The article also discusses the analysis on the possible mitigation measures and adaptations for agriculture production in the future climate change scenarios.

Gendered Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change

2017 ◽  
pp. 1133-1146
Author(s):  
Never Mujere
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Severe Weather ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Weather Events ◽  
Global Issue ◽  
Gender Based

Climate change is a critical global issue with the potential to cause social, political, environmental and economic hardships. Women and the poor are disproportionately affected by climate change because of cultural norms, their dependence on natural resources; responsibility for water, fuel, food procurement and household care; their greater exposure to risk in crisis and severe weather events and the predominant presence of low technology in agriculture and their lack of resources and power. This chapter concentrates on vulnerability and adaptation responses at the community level and the context or factors that influence adaptation at this level. In particular, this it focuses gender based vulnerability and adaptation and the factors that influence they respond to climate change. It also highlights the importance of collective adaptation efforts in order to guide the design of more inclusive and effective adaptation projects and programs.

scholarly journals Climate Change and Collective Violence

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 241-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry S. Levy ◽  
Victor W. Sidel ◽  
Jonathan A. Patz
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Collective Violence ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Temperature Changes ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
Weather Events ◽  
Allergic Disorders ◽  
Underlying Risk

Climate change is causing increases in temperature, changes in precipitation and extreme weather events, sea-level rise, and other environmental impacts. It is also causing or contributing to heat-related disorders, respiratory and allergic disorders, infectious diseases, malnutrition due to food insecurity, and mental health disorders. In addition, increasing evidence indicates that climate change is causally associated with collective violence, generally in combination with other causal factors. Increased temperatures and extremes of precipitation with their associated consequences, including resultant scarcity of cropland and other key environmental resources, are major pathways by which climate change leads to collective violence. Public health professionals can help prevent collective violence due to climate change (a) by supporting mitigation measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, (b) by promoting adaptation measures to address the consequences of climate change and to improve community resilience, and (c) by addressing underlying risk factors for collective violence, such as poverty and socioeconomic disparities.

scholarly journals Impact of Climate Change on the Production of Major Food and Commercial Crops in India: A Five Decadal Study

2019 ◽  
pp. 477-485
Author(s):  
Pooja Arora ◽  
Rajni Devi ◽  
Smita Chaudhry
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
Major Food ◽  
The Impact

Climate change is posing a great threat to agriculture and food security, especially in the agriculture oriented and developing countries like India. The present study was carried out to critically study the impact of climate change on productivity of major cereal and commercial crops by statistically analyzing the time series data.  The analysis inferred that crop production of both food and commercial crops in India has increased since 1960-61. It was observed that major food crops (rice & wheat) were adversely affected by increase in maximum temperature and decrease in rainfall. The alternative measures such as area under cultivation, irrigation, fertilizer and pesticide consumption were observed to be nullifying that negative impact of climate change by enhancing the overall production. However, the commercial crops were observed to be positively affected by the increasing temperature. The study suggested that although the agriculture sector is able to withstand the adverse impact of climate change till now, but in near future this situation can become reversed. This necessitates the implementation of appropriate adaptation and mitigation measures to deal with the problems of climate change and to ensure the food security and food safety along in long run.

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