The System Supervising and Warning the Agricultural Meteorological Disaster of Zhejiang Based on WebGIS* Sponsored by Zhejiang science and technology plan project (2015C02048, 2015C33055), “12th Five-Year” National Science and technology support program topic (2012BAD20B02) and China Meteorological Administration climate change special issue (CCSF201427).

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fenfen Guo ◽  
Yiping Yao ◽  
Jingjing Xiao ◽  
Zhifeng Jin ◽  
Dehui Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Support Program ◽  
Technology Support ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
China Meteorological Administration ◽  
Technology Plan ◽  
Meteorological Disaster ◽  
National Science

The Design and Development of a Sci-Tech Information Sharing Platform for Chongming Science and Technology Support

2013 ◽  
Vol 846-847 ◽  
pp. 1805-1808
Author(s):  
Yi Lin ◽  
Qing Yun Shou ◽  
Hui Ping Si ◽  
Jun Gao ◽  
Feng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Support Program ◽  
Technology Support ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Special Support ◽  
Special Fund ◽  
Data Compilation ◽  
Visual Query ◽  
Safety Strategy

Form 2004, Shanghai has started the corresponding Science and technology support program for the construction of Chongming eco-island. With eight years of continuous special support, it has a series of noticeable effects. Facing the problem of asymmetry of Sci-techl information, inability to realize Sci-Tech data compilation and sharing, and slowness of transferring scientific achievement into productivity, to establish a Sci-tech information sharing platform is very important for realizing the technical swift communication and authentic sharing. This study elaborated the design and development of the platform, the establishment of the database, the visual query and browsing technique, application of WebGIS and platform safety strategy. The Sic-tech information sharing platform includes all Sic-tech projects of Chongming special fund and all corresponding key technology and results based on Web page. Meanwhile, it provides strong related search functions for different users. The platform has entered a practical using and comes into great effect gradually.

Special Issue on Enhancing Resilience to Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Semi-Arid Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiko Takeuchi ◽  
Edwin Akonno Gyasi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Capacity Development ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Ecosystem Change ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Ecosystem Changes ◽  
Semi Arid

In 2011, a collaborative project focused on climate and ecosystem change adaptation and resilience studies in Africa (CECAR-Africa) with Ghana as the focal country, was initiated. The goal was to combine climate change and ecosystem change research, and to use that combination as a basis for building an integrated resilience enhancement strategy as a potential model for semi-arid regions across Sub-Saharan Africa. The Project is being financially supported by the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS), a collaborative programme of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). CECAR-Africa involves the following leading climate and ecosystems research organizations in Ghana and Japan: The University of Tokyo; Kyoto University; United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS); University of Ghana; Ghana Meteorological Agency; University for Development Studies; and United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNUINRA). CECAR-Africa has been operating fully since 2012, with a focus on three thematic areas, namely: Forecast and assessment of climate change impact on agro-ecosystems (Agro-ecosystem resilience); Risk assessment of extreme weather hazards and development of adaptive resource management methods (Engineering resilience); and Implementing capacity development programs for local communities and professionals (social institutions-technical capacity development) using the assessment results derived from work on the first two themes. This special issue presents major outcomes of the Project so far. The articles featured used various techniques and methods such as field surveys, questionnaires, focal group discussions, land use and cover change analysis, and climate downscaled modelling to investigate the impacts of climate and ecosystem changes on river flows and agriculture, and to assess the local capacity for coping with floods, droughts and disasters, and for enhancing the resilience of farming communities. We are happy to be able to publish this special issue just in time for an international conference on CECAR-Africa in Tamale, Ghana, on 6-7 August, 2014. It is hoped that the shared research outcomes will facilitate discussions on the project research themes and interactions and exchange of ideas among academics, professionals, and government officials on the way forward for the CECARAfrica Project. We find it only appropriate to conclude by thanking the authors and reviewers of the articles, and by acknowledging, with gratitude, the local knowledge and other bits and pieces of information contributed by the many anonymous farmers and other people of northern Ghana.

scholarly journals Special Issue on Climate Migration

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Anda David ◽  
Frédéric Docquier
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Human Mobility ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Low Latitude ◽  
Weather Shocks ◽  
Temperature Trends ◽  
Agricultural Areas ◽  
Slow Onset

How do weather shocks influence human mobility and poverty, and how will long-term climate change affect future migration over the course of the 21st century? These questions have gained unprecedented attention in public debates as global warming is already having severe impacts around the world, and prospects for the coming decades get worse. Low-latitude countries in general, and their agricultural areas in particular, have contributed the least to climate change but are the most adversely affected. The effect on people's voluntary and forced displacements is of major concern for both developed and developing countries. On 18 October 2019, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) organized a workshop on Climate Migration with the aim of uncovering the mechanisms through which fast-onset variables (such as weather anomalies, storms, hurricanes, torrential rains, floods, landslides, etc.) and slow-onset variables (such as temperature trends, desertification, rising sea level, coastal erosion, etc.) influence both people's incentives to move and mobility constraints. This special issue gathers five papers prepared for this workshop, which shed light on (or predict) the effect of extreme weather shocks and long-term climate change on human mobility, and stress the implications for the development community.

Introduction to 'The Unusual Suspects in Climate Change Adaptation – Small Coastal Cities and Towns' Special Issue

2021 ◽  
Vol 212 ◽  
pp. 105786
Author(s):  
Martin Lehmann ◽  
David C. Major ◽  
James Fitton ◽  
Ken Doust ◽  
Sean O'Donoghue
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Coastal Cities

scholarly journals A room with a view: a special issue with a special perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-210
Author(s):  
Simone Borghesi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Climate Policy ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Emissions Trading ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Climate Policies

AbstractThe present article describes the main insights deriving from the papers collected in this special issue which jointly provide a ‘room with a view’ on some of the most relevant issues in climate policy such as: the role of uncertainty, the distributional implications of climate change, the drivers and applications of decarbonizing innovation, the role of emissions trading and its interactions with companion policies. While looking at different issues and from different angles, all papers share a similar attention to policy aspects and implications, especially in developing countries. This is particularly important to evaluate whether and to what extent the climate policies adopted thus far in developed countries can be replicated in emerging economies.

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