Climate change and Disasters : Issues and concern of Proposed Sharda –Yamuna Link

Climate is a measure of changes in meteorological variables. Sudden changes arise due to increasing deforestation, pollution, population, depletion of natural resources, global warming and industrialization etc. Uneven monsoon and irregular rainfall distribution causes great variations in climatic conditions which cause disasters; drought and flood. During monsoon season, flood occurs in several river basins of U.P and U.K states. According to Indian Meteorological Department, the average annual rainfall in U.P and U.K is more than other states; 100-120 cm and 120-400 cm respectively. Uttarakhand is among one of the highest rainfall states of India. Sharda river; a tributary of river Ganga overflows many times, causes flood in surrounded regions. Sharda-Yamuna link (S-Y) is one of the proposed links of National Perspective Plan to minimize flood in U.P and U.K states and drought in western parts such as Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat of the country. Excess water will be transferred through S-Y link towards the drought regions of India. Approx 11,680 m3 of surplus water is estimated to transfer from river Sharda to river Yamuna to avoid flood in U.P and U.K states. The lining of the link passes through two states Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. The S-Y may also help in maintaining the water balance in its Enrouted and Command regions. This paper highlights the climate change, flood and drought disaster issues and role of proposed Sharda-Yamuna link.

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Uncertainty under Climate Change: the Resource Cycle of Industry in Taiwan’s Offshore Islands

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/201911700015 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 117 ◽

pp. 00015

Author(s):

Yu-Hsuan Lan ◽

Chang-Hsien Hsu

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Annual Rainfall ◽

Management Level ◽

The People ◽

The World ◽

The Government ◽

Resource Cycle ◽

Corporate Social

The annual rainfall in Taiwan is actually 2.6 times than the average number in the world. There are as many as 2,500 mm of rainfall per year, but because of the geographical and climatic conditions,which leads to the fact that even if the rainfall is abundant in Taiwan, the water consumption of the people living in the island area is really far below the global average. A large part of the rainfall follows violent rain caused by the deterioration of the environment. The delay of the rainy season and the increase of the intensity of the typhoon have caused to suffer from flooding every year in Taiwan.This study takes “WIND LION PLAZA “ as the object. How do private enterprises “Kinmen” in the offshore islands where resources are more scarce implement “water saving measures and resource reuse” promoted by the government? In addition, it also includes the purpose and expectation of the implementation of this policy by the enterprise. Furthermore, how to implement the resource cycle and the management level between the government and the enterprise is to achieve sustainable development of resources, and do corporate social responsibility to achieve sustainable development of resources.

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Vulnerability Assessment for Sub Temperate Fruit Crops under Changing Climatic Conditions in North Western Himalayan Region

International Journal of Environment and Climate Change ◽

10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i130173 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 26-36

Author(s):

Aditya . ◽

Satish Kumar Bhardwaj

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Water Conservation ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Mitigation Strategies ◽

Annual Rainfall ◽

Fruit Crops ◽

Altitudinal Gradients ◽

Average Maximum ◽

Fruit Growing

Climate change and its variability are posing the major challenges influencing the performance of agriculture including annual and perennial horticulture crops. Reduction in production of fruits is likely to be caused by short growing period, which will have negative impact on growth and development particularly due to terminal heat stress and decreased water availability. Hence, crop-based adaptation strategies are needed keeping in view the nature of crop, its sensitivity level and the agro-ecological region. The present investigation was conducted for major sub temperate fruit crops such as apricot, peach and plum in Himachal Pradesh. The investigation was carried out at different altitudinal gradients in fruit growing pockets of Solan district the state. The study was conducted to work out the relationship of weather parameters with phenological stages of major fruit crops and assessment of their vulnerability to climate change under selected altitudinal gradients. The average maximum and minimum temperature showed an increase since last thirty years at all major fruit growing areas, whereas, annual rainfall revealed an erratic trend. The fruit growing areas at 1000-1200 m amsl of Solan district obtained highest score (0.56) and were most vulnerable for stone fruit crops production while those at 1400-1600 m above mean sea level (amsl) were least vulnerable amongst the selected altitudes. To cope with climatic changes farmers have adopted various adaptation and mitigation strategies such as improved water conservation techniques, varietal shifts and crop diversification with other fruits like kiwi, pomegranate and vegetables in the region.

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Climate Change and Community Perceptions in the Khudi Watershed, Lamjung, Nepal

Hydro Nepal Journal of Water Energy and Environment ◽

10.3126/hn.v17i0.13275 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

pp. 49-54 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Aseem Raj Sharma

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Monsoon Season ◽

Surface Air Temperature ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Economic Behavior ◽

Annual Rainfall ◽

Community Perceptions ◽

Rainfall Events ◽

Hilly Region ◽

Agricultural Yield

Climate change and people’s perception on such changes are analysed for the Khudi Watershed in Western Nepal. Climate change trends in the western hilly region of Nepal were investigated focusing on two major climatic indicators: surface air temperature and rainfall. Further, community’s perceptions on climate change impacts were analysed. We found considerable warming in the study area with a mean temperature increase of 0.18°C decade-1. Annual rainfall is varying with prolonged dry periods. During monsoon season short but intense rainfall events were observed. Local denizens have also experienced these changes and think that weather related changes are affecting their livelihood practices with increased weather related disasters, less agricultural yield, and imbalances in socio-economic behavior. HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water, Energy and EnvironmentIssue: 17, July 2015

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Water Balance of a Boreal Black Schist Heap Leach Operation

Mine Water and the Environment ◽

10.1007/s10230-020-00694-7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 39 (4) ◽

pp. 758-768

Author(s):

Antti Arpalahti ◽

Mari Lundström

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Water Balance ◽

Heat Generation ◽

Water Discharge ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Annual Rainfall ◽

Base Case ◽

Climate Change Scenarios ◽

Heap Leach ◽

Black Schist

Abstract The current study presents the effect of process chemistry as well as climate conditions on the water balance of a heap leach operation for black-schist ore. The research is based on the actual water balance at the Terrafame (former Talvivaara) mine site in Finland during the years 2017 and 2018 (base case). In addition, scenarios with a deviation in climatic conditions (Antofagasta case), chemistry (non-heat generation case) and effects of climate change (RCP4.5 (representative concentration pathway) case and RCP8.5 case) were investigated. In the first case, the annual precipitation and evaporation were simulated for a highly arid climate such as in the Antofagasta Mountains, whereas in the second case, an assumption was made of no excess heat generation (exothermic reactions) in the heap reactions. The base case predicted a requirement of 9,000,000 m3 annual discharge of water from the site with the heaviest annual rainfall. The discharge requirement and therefore the water footprint of the plant was shown to be highly dependent on the climatic conditions, as the Antofagasta case predicted a discharge of water from the site as low as zero. Heat generation, typical of the reactions dominating in a boreal black-schist heap leach operation, was shown to be vital for water management operations and therefore discharge management in Nordic climatic conditions (the non-heat generation case), where the discharge requirement was shown to be nearly threefold compared to the base case (2018). If the black-schist ore body resided in Antofagasta, the freshwater consumption would be over eight times the current consumption in the base case in Finland. Climate change scenarios show that the changing climate would increase the range of variation but only increase the need for water discharge from the site by 5% in the wettest years, while raw water utilization would increase by 46 to 83% during the driest years. In general, the results highlight the issues related to the mass and energy balance of a heap leach nickel process, and therefore feasibility—showing that although the heat generation is ore- and process-specific, the water consumption as well as discharge to the surrounding environment is highly dependent on the climatic conditions (precipitation, temperature) in the geographical location.

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Is Climate or Direct Human Influence Responsible for Discharge Decrease in the Tunisian Merguellil Basin?

Water ◽

10.3390/w13192748 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (19) ◽

pp. 2748

Author(s):

Khaoula Khemiri ◽

Sihem Jebari ◽

Ronny Berndtsson ◽

Khlifa Maalel

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Decision Makers ◽

Annual Rainfall ◽

Runoff Water ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Key Indicator ◽

Ndvi Index ◽

Major Factors ◽

Catchment Runoff

Climate change and direct anthropogenic impact are recognized as two major factors affecting catchment runoff. This study investigated the separate effect of each of these factors for runoff from the important Tunisian Merguellil catchment. For this purpose, more than forty years of hydrological data were used. The methodology was based on hydrological characterization, NDVI index to monitor land use dynamics, and the Budyko approach to specify origin of change. The results show that hydrological change is much more important upstream than downstream. The last three decades display a 40% reduction in runoff. This is associated with the direct influence of humans, who are responsible for about 78% of the variation in flow. It appears that climate change contributes to less than about 22%. The combination of increased cultivated land and decreased annual rainfall is the main reason for reduced catchment runoff. Consequently, these effects threaten the sustainable runoff, water in reservoirs, and future water supply in general. Ultimately, the available runoff remains an important parameter and a key indicator to guide the choices of decision-makers and practitioners in current and future climatic conditions. This contributes to supporting sustainable management of remaining water resources.

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Climate Change and Land Suitability for Potato Cultivation in India

Sustainable Potato Production and the Impact of Climate Change - Practice, Progress, and Proficiency in Sustainability ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-1715-3.ch001 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 1-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ravindra Kashinath Naitam ◽

Preeti Deshmukt ◽

P. C. Moharana ◽

Indal K. Ramteke ◽

R. S. Singh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Potato Crop ◽

Uttar Pradesh ◽

Potato Production ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Physical Factors ◽

Spatial And Temporal Variability ◽

Vegetable Crops ◽

Commercial Potato ◽

Almost All

Potato is one of the most important vegetable crops in India accounting for 20-25% of area under cultivation of vegetables and grown in a wide range of climatic conditions. It is grown in almost all states under diversified agro-climatic conditions. Nearly 80% of the crop is grown in Indo- Gangetic plains comprising Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar and other parts of India like Gujarat and Karnataka. Moreover, within the country, there is a lot of heterogeneity in potato productivity depending upon mostly on management and climatic conditions. The viability of commercial potato production is influenced by spatial and temporal variability in soils, agro climate, and the availability of water resources. The inter and intra-regional variations in productivity within the country are attributed to the variations in bio-physical factors vis-a-vis specific soil-climatic requirements of the crop. The present chapter discusses the impact of climate change on the land resources requirement for potato crop with reference to Indian context.

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Climate Change and Land Suitability for Potato Cultivation in India

Environmental and Agricultural Informatics ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-9621-9.ch046 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1040-1052

Author(s):

Ravindra Kashinath Naitam ◽

Preeti Deshmukt ◽

P. C. Moharana ◽

Indal K. Ramteke ◽

R. S. Singh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Potato Crop ◽

Uttar Pradesh ◽

Potato Production ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Physical Factors ◽

Spatial And Temporal Variability ◽

Vegetable Crops ◽

Commercial Potato ◽

Almost All

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PREVALENCE OF PSEUDOINVERTA ORAIENSIS IN FRESH WATER FISH, CLARIAS BATRACHUS

FLORA AND FAUNA ◽

10.33451/florafauna.v25i1pp66-68 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

Author(s):

ADITYA NARAYAN

Keyword(s):

Fresh Water ◽

Monsoon Season ◽

Winter Season ◽

Uttar Pradesh ◽

Summer Season ◽

Clarias Batrachus ◽

Fresh Water Fish ◽

Water Fish

The present investigation deals with the prevalence of infection of cestode, Pseudoinverta oraiensis19 parasitizing Clarias batrachus from Bundelkhand Region (U.P.) India. The studies were recorded from different sampling stations of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. For this study 360 fresh water fish, Clarias batrachus were examined. The incidence of infection, monsoon season (17.50%) followed by winter season (20.00%) whereas high in summer season (30.00%).

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Effect of Weather Factors on the Variability of Economic Characteristics in Sunflower Hybrids

Scientific and Technical Bulletin of the Institute of Oilseed Crops NAAS ◽

10.36710/ioc-2019-28-08 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 70-84

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Economic Traits ◽

Weather Factors

This article presents the results of twelve-year trials of the Region and Ryabota simple hybrids and the three-line hybrid Kameniar breeding laboratory of IOC NAANU hybrid labs, and analyzes their adaptation to ongoing climate change. The purpose of our work was to determine the formation of major economic traits in sunflower hybrids, depending on the agro-climatic conditions of the year.

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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 ◽

10.3390/atmos12070927 ◽

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.

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