Dew as a sustainable non-conventional water resource: a critical review

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlene Tomaszkiewicz ◽  
Majdi Abou Najm ◽  
Daniel Beysens ◽  
Ibrahim Alameddine ◽  
Mutasem El-Fadel
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Radiative Cooling ◽  
Formation Processes ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Cooling Process ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
And Performance

Over the last 20 years, dew harvesting has evolved to fruition because of a better understanding of its physics, thermodynamics, and the radiative cooling process of condensing substrates. Although resultant yields are relatively small, dew positions itself as a viable water resources supplement because it occurs naturally and frequently in many locations globally, particularly in the absence of precipitation or when more traditional water sources are subject to depletion. Moreover, dew water is generally potable, especially in rural locations, where it is most beneficial. This review summarizes dew harvesting research achievements to date including formation processes, collection in various environments, prediction models, water quality, and applications. The paper concludes with outlining existing gaps and future research needs to improve the understanding and performance of dew harvesting in the context of adaptation to climate change.

scholarly journals Multi-function biosystem based on Arthrospira Platensis for space applications

2019 ◽  
pp. 77-83
Author(s):  
Gabriela Soreanu ◽  
Igor Cretescu ◽  
Mariana Diaconu ◽  
Maria Ignat ◽  
Valeria Harabagiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Spirulina Platensis ◽  
Arthrospira Platensis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Gas Composition ◽  
High Demand ◽  
Space Applications ◽  
New Horizons

This study presents an introduction in air revitalisation practice by using a microalgae-based biosystem. Although the study is developed in the light of space applications, it opens new horizons for implementing such systems for terrestrial applications as well, where biotechnologies for addressing climate change and other issues associated with air pollution is in high demand. The experiments have been performed at laboratory-scale by using Arthrospira (spirulina) platensis as microalgae model. Influence of culture and illumination conditions, as well initial gas composition and other factors/techniques such culture filtration on the biosystem performance were investigated and the relevant results are presented and discussed. Based on the actual findings, future research needs are addressed.

Physiological and morphological effects of climate change

2019 ◽  
pp. 120-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew E. McKechnie
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
High Temperatures ◽  
Arid Zone ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Heat Events

The direct impacts of higher temperatures on birds are manifested over timescales ranging from minutes and hours to years and decades. Over short timescales, acute exposure to high temperatures can lead to hyperthermia or dehydration, which among arid-zone species occasionally causes catastrophic mortality events. Over intermediate timescales of days to weeks, high temperatures can have chronic sub-lethal effects via body mass loss or reduced nestling growth rates, negatively affecting sev eral fitness components. Long-term effects of warming manifested over years to decades involve declining body mass or changes in appendage size. Key directions for future research include elucidating the role of phenotypic plasticity and epigenetic processes in avian adaptation to climate change, examining the role of stress pathways in mediating responses to heat events, and understanding the consequences of higher temperatures for species that traverse hot regions while migrating.

scholarly journals Separating the Impacts of Climate Change and Human Activities on Runoff: A Review of Method and Application

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 2201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Zeng ◽  
Ming-Guo Ma ◽  
Dong-Rui Di ◽  
Wei-Yu Shi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Relevant Research ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Separating the impact of climate change and human activities on runoff is an important topic in hydrology, and a large number of methods and theories have been widely used. In this paper, we review the current papers on separating the impacts of climate and human activities on runoff, summarize the progress of relevant research methods and applications in recent years, and discuss future research needs and directions.

ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES: LESSONS FROM CURRENT RESEARCH AND NEEDS FROM FUTURE RESEARCH

2012 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 1250005 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARUN S. MALIK ◽  
STEPHEN C. SMITH
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Autonomous Adaptation ◽  
Adaptation Decision ◽  
Planned Adaptation ◽  
The Relationship

We put in perspective the papers in this special issue by characterizing different forms of adaptation to climate change and discussing the role of adaptation in a developing country context. We highlight adaptation decision-making under uncertainty, empirics of autonomous adaptation, and data and methodological challenges. We identify unresolved questions, emphasizing interactions between autonomous and planned adaptation, adaptation externalities, and the relationship between adaptation and conflict.

Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems and Water Quality in the Northern Great Plains: Review of Current Practices and Future Research Needs

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek R. Faust ◽  
Sandeep Kumar ◽  
David W. Archer ◽  
John R. Hendrickson ◽  
Scott L. Kronberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Great Plains ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Northern Great Plains ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Livestock Systems ◽  
Current Practices

scholarly journals Impact of climate change on the hydrological dynamics of River Ganga, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 274-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. K. Jain ◽  
Surya Singh
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
Riverine Ecosystems ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
Hydropower Potential ◽  
River Ganga

Abstract Rivers provide innumerable ecosystem services to mankind. However, anthropogenic activities have inflicted a host of pressures to the riverine ecosystems. Climate change is also one of the human induced consequences which is of serious concern. A number of studies have predicted devastating effects of climate change. In the Indian context, where a river such as the Ganga is already suffering from industrial and municipal waste disposal, unhygienic rituals, and other activities, effects of climate change may further aggravate the situation. Climate change will not only result in disasters, but effects on water quality, biodiversity, and other ecological processes also cannot be denied. In this paper, an attempt has been made to evaluate the effects of climatic change on the dynamics of River Ganga. The study focuses on the impacts on fundamental ecological processes, river water quality, effect on species composition, and hydropower potential etc. The paper also discusses management aspects and research needs for rejuvenation of the River Ganga.

Climate Change and European Water Bodies, a Review of Existing Gaps and Future Research Needs: Findings of the ClimateWater Project

2015 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Garnier ◽  
David M. Harper ◽  
Lotta Blaskovicova ◽  
Gabriella Hancz ◽  
Georg A. Janauer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
European Water

Book Reviews

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 779-781
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Environmental Economics ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Science And Policy ◽  
Global Impacts ◽  
Environmental Economics And Policy ◽  
The Impact

Carlisle Ford Runge of University of Minnesota reviews “Climate Change and Agriculture: An Economic Analysis of Global Impacts, Adaptation and Distributional Effects” by Robert Mendelsohn, Ariel Dinar,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Examines the impact of climate change on agriculture and considers what farmers do to adapt to climate. Discusses the role of climate in agricultural production; a literature review of economic impacts of climate change on agriculture; the Ricardian method; modeling adaptation to climate change; structural Ricardian models; Ricardian analyses of aggregate data; Ricardian models of individual farms; adaptation studies; structural Ricardian studies; a summary of results; and policy implications and future research needs. Mendelsohn is Edwin Weyerhaeuser Davis Professor in the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University. Dinar is Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy and Director of the Water Science and Policy Center at the University of California, Riverside. Index.”

scholarly journals Glancing through Two Decades of Research on the Human Side of Sustainable Innovation: The Past, the Present, and Directions for Future Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6355
Author(s):  
Jan Kratzer ◽  
Dodo zu Knyphausen-Aufseß ◽  
Gunter Festel
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sustainable Innovation ◽  
Sustainable Behavior ◽  
Human Side

The increasingly negative effects of climate change are caused by humans and can be solved only by humans. In the past two decades, researchers have conducted considerable studies devoted to the human side of sustainable innovation. The present work aimed to provide a structured overview of these studies in the frame of the Special Issue: The Human Side of Sustainable Innovations. In contrast to the concepts capturing the human side, the definitions and operationalizations of sustainability and sustainable innovations are considerably ambiguous. We identified six journals that exemplify three factors on the human side of sustainable innovation and elucidate the concept. For their findings to be conclusive, researchers need to engage in significant efforts in investigating the differences in the interpretation and recognition of sustainability, in establishing consensus on the sustainable behavior of actors, and in executing comparable studies and experiments. Moreover, future research needs to establish generally accepted evaluations and measurements of sustainability.

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