Perception of Climate Variability and Its Impact by Smallholders in Pastoral Systems of Abudwak District, Galmudug State, Somalia

Significant Variability ◽

The People ◽

Pastoral Communities ◽

Local Livelihood ◽

The Impact ◽

Different Levels

Abstract it is true in all the regions of the country; there is no stable and reliable documented meteorological data for reasonable tracking of the climate change and variability. Thus, this study explores the perception of significant variability in climate and related impact on local livestock holders among smallholders in pastoral systems of Abudwak district, Somalia. We drew on empirical data obtained from pastoral communities surveys conducted in 4 villages, 169 pastoral associations. Using this data, this study analyses smallholders' perception of climate variability and its associated impact on local livelihood, and the effect of several household on perception. Respondents interviewed during the study period, however, believed that there has been significant variability in the rainfall and temperature patterns for the last twenty years and considered climate variability as a salient risk to their future livelihoods and economic development. Likewise, the general perception of the people is that both rainfall and temperature have highly been fluctuating for decades now became unpredictable with less rainfall in shorter duration and warmer temperature over year now than usual. Different levels of perception were expressed in terms of climate variability and the impact on traditional rain-fed. Age, education level, livestock holding, access to climate information and extension services significantly affected perception levels.

THE ROLE OF MUSEUM’S ARCHITECTURE IN ISLAMIC COMMUNITY: MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART, DOHA

Journal of Islamic Architecture ◽

10.18860/jia.v1i2.1721 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Ali A. Alraouf

Keyword(s):

Cultural Identity ◽

Social Inclusion ◽

Islamic Art ◽

The People ◽

The Social ◽

New Vision ◽

Contemporary Architecture ◽

The Impact ◽

Different Levels

As we are heading through the second decade of the 21st century, architecture of the Islamic communities is still an unresolved dilemma. In this context, the impact of iconic buildings which claim to represent Islam or provide a contemporary approach to Islamic architecture is crucial on different levels. Therefore, a year after Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) opening in Doha, Qatar, an evaluative perspective of the institution’s development story needs to be sketched. In this essay I will use MIA, Doha as a springboard for a discussion related to the museums of the 21th century. Then, I will try to exploit the findings of this discussion in the assessment and critical review of the museum itself. The assessment will include the ability of contemporary architecture to credibly represent Islamic cultural identity. This essay will analyze how and why community participation in museums is a significant factor in bridging the gap and improving relationship between the two institutions. The social inclusion leads to trust, understanding, a sense of identity, and creating a museum that is more relevant to the community. This essay also give some suggestions on how to build bridges between museums and communities, to provide an opportunity for the people living in such communities, like Gulf ones, to find out about their own heritage and to help them realize that it is through their active participation in museum activities that heritage is kept alive. Considering Qatar’s thrive into a post-oil paradigm where knowledge economy might be the generative force for development, an examination of how MIA is contributing to Qatar’s new vision becomes so relevant.

Impacts of climate variability and land-use change on hydrology in the period 1981-2009 in the central highlands of Vietnam

Global NEST Journal ◽

10.30955/gnj.001706 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 870-881 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Land Use Change ◽

Climate Variability ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Meteorological Data ◽

Land Use Changes ◽

Hydrological Regime ◽

Hydrological Response ◽

Central Highlands ◽

<div> In this study, we investigated the separate and combined impacts of climate and land-use changes on hydrological response in the Central Highlands of Vietnam during the period 1981-2009. The Mann-Kendall and Pettit tests were applied to detect the trends in the hydro-meteorological data. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was setup in the region, and evaluation based on daily data highlights the models adequacy. From this, the responses of hydrology to climate variability and land-use changes were considered. Overall, variability in climate seems to strongly drive the variability in the hydrological response in comparison to alternations in the hydrological regime due to land-use change during the period 1981-2009. The results indicate that land-use change had a minor impact on the annual flow (0.4% reduction), whilst the impact from climate variability had been more significant (13.5% change). Under the impact of coupled climate variability and land-use change, the annual streamflow increased by 13.1%. </div>

Strategi Peningkatan Produktivitas Kopi serta Adaptasi terhadap Variabilitas dan Perubahan Iklim melalui Kalender Budidaya

Jurnal Sumberdaya Lahan ◽

10.21082/jsdl.v14n2.2020.65-78 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 65

Author(s):

Yeli Sarvina ◽

Tania June ◽

Elza Surmaini ◽

Rita Nurmalina ◽

Sutjahjo Surjono Hadi

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Variability ◽

Adaptation Strategy ◽

Climate Forecast ◽

Climate Variability And Change ◽

Coffee Production ◽

Potential Strategy ◽

Coffee Cultivation ◽

Abstrak. Rendahnya produktivitas kopi merupakan salah satu permasalahan utama dalam sistem produksi kopi Indonesia. Hal ini diantaranya disebabkan tidak adanya perawatan kopi yang optimal dengan memperhatikan fase fenologi kopi, serta dampak variabilitas dan perubahan iklim. Berbagai teknologi adaptasi kopi sudah banyak dihasilkan namun langkah adaptasi dengan memanfaatkan prakiraan iklim dalam bentuk penyesuian kegiatan budidaya dengan fase fenologi atau disebut sebagai kalender budidaya belum dikembangkan. Tulisan ini memaparkan tentang dampak variabilitas dan perubahan iklim pada tanaman kopi, teknologi adaptasi kopi yang sudah tersedia, perlunya pengembangan kalender budidaya kopi sebagai bentuk strategi adaptasi dan peningkatan produktivitas serta potensi dan tantangan pengembangan kalender budidaya kopi di Indonesia. Hasil review ini menunjukkan kalender budidaya kopi berpotensi dikembangkan sebagai strategi peningkatan produktivitas serta adaptasi terhadap variabilitas dan perubahan iklim. Abstract. Low productivity is one of the main challenges in Indonesia's coffee production system .It is low due to cultivation management; most of the coffee farmer does not manage their plantation base on the coffee phenology phase. Moreover climate variability and change also have important effect on coffee productivity. Various technologies on adaptation and measurement to climate change and variability have been identified. Unfortunately, the technology which use climate forecast through adjusting cultivation activity and coffee phenology called as cultivation calendar do not exist yet. This paper provides an overview on the impact of climate variability and change to coffee production, the existing adaptation strategy, and the importance of cultivation calendar as a strategy for adapting and increasing productivity, and the potential and challenges to develop cultivation calendar in Indonesia. This review reveals that coffee cultivation calendar is a potential strategy for increaseing productivity and adapting climate change and variability.

Perception and Response to Climate Change by Small Farmers: The Case of Mareko District, Southern Ethiopia

International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology ◽

10.46660/ojs.v10i1.216 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 42-47

Author(s):

Doliso Fufula Gegulo ◽

Dessalegn Obsi Gemeda ◽

Sintayehu Legesse Gebre

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Water Conservation ◽

Meteorological Data ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Income Source ◽

Drought Tolerant ◽

The Common ◽

Potential Impact ◽

Climate change and variability is one of the common challenges of rainfall dependent economic activitieslike agriculture. In this study, we assessed the perception of small landholders on the impact of climate change and theiradaptation strategies in Mareko district in southern Ethiopia. Data were collected from a total of 120 small farmersfrom two villages in Elala Gebiba and Hobe Jare Dembeka. The results obtained from meteorological data of threedecades (1986-2015) show an increase in temperature by 0.39oC and rainfall fluctuations over the last 30 years.Perceptions of these farmers on climate change depend on the level of vulnerability to the extreme events like droughtand flooding. The perception of local communities on climate change indicated that there was an increase intemperature (98.3%) in the study area that had a potential impact on their livelihoods. Local people perceived that, thehazards induced by climate change like drought, extreme heat, livestock disease and floods affected their livelihood.The results of this study indicate that changing cropping date, practicing soil and water conservation, shifting fromcattle to goats and sheep, income source diversification, growing drought tolerant crops like false banana, millet,sorghum and quicker-maturing crops like haricot bean and vegetables are the major adaptation options in the studyarea. Thus, this research contributes to the knowledge gaps on potential existing climate change adaptation strategiesfor those dependent on rain-fed agriculture for their food and livelihoods.

Perception and Response to Climate Change by Small Farmers: The Case of Mareko District, Southern Ethiopia

International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology ◽

10.46660/ijeeg.vol10.iss1.2019.216 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 42-47

Author(s):

Doliso Fufula Gegulo ◽

Dessalegn Obsi Gemeda ◽

Sintayehu Legesse Gebre

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Water Conservation ◽

Meteorological Data ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Income Source ◽

Drought Tolerant ◽

The Common ◽

Potential Impact ◽

Gendered Perceptions of Climate Variability and Change among Local Communities Living around Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda

Journal of Geographical Research ◽

10.30564/jgr.v4i4.3637 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

Author(s):

F. S. Nalwanga ◽

M. Sowman ◽

P. I. Mukwaya ◽

P Musali ◽

A. Nimusiima ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Variability ◽

National Park ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Meteorological Data ◽

Local Communities ◽

Climate Variability And Change ◽

Men And Women ◽

Flooding Events ◽

Climate change affects both men and women which, in turn, shapes their varied and contrasting perceptions of climate variability and change. This paper examined the gendered perceptions of climate variability and change among local communities in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda.The objectives are threefold: - identify climatic shocks faced by the local communities; examine the perceptions of men and women of climate variability and change; and to compare their perceptions with empirical meteorological data. This study employed both qualitative and quantitative methods, with data collected from 215 respondents using survey, interviews and focused group discussions. From the findings, indicators of climate variability and change included reduced flooding events, occurrence of human diseases, increasing crop pests and diseases, dry spells and intensity of rains. There was increasing significant temperatures while rainfall was declining. Both male and female significantly associated with increasing temperatures and reduced flooding events. While climatic shocks affected both males and females, the impact was more pronounced depending on distinct livelihood activities and roles and responsibilities undertaken. The study concluded that people’s perceptions of climate change should be taken on by the government and integrated in the national climate programs that support people’s livelihoods and survival mechanisms.

The impact of seasonal weather variation on mycotoxins: maize crop in 2014 in northern Italy as a case study

World Mycotoxin Journal ◽

10.3920/wmj2019.2475 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 25-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

M. Camardo Leggieri ◽

A. Lanubile ◽

C. Dall’Asta ◽

A. Pietri ◽

P. Battilani

Keyword(s):

Climate Variability ◽

Large Scale ◽

Meteorological Data ◽

Cropping System ◽

Northern Italy ◽

Fusarium Spp ◽

Geographic Scale ◽

Limit Of Quantification ◽

Maize Crop ◽

The occurrence of mycotoxins differs greatly from year to year and this variation has been attributed to climate variability. The aim of this study was to consider the variability of fungal infection and mycotoxin contamination on a small geographic scale as a possible result of local weather conditions. The presence of Fusarium spp. and Aspergillus spp. and their related mycotoxins was investigated in 51 maize fields grown in 2014 in the Emilia Romagna region, in northern Italy; information regarding the cropping system was collected for all the fields. Samples collected at harvest were analysed for fumonisins, aflatoxins and trichothecenes. Hourly meteorological data were collected from nine stations and fields were clustered with the stations based on the shortest distance principle. Fusarium spp. and Aspergillus spp. incidence varied between 17.6-46.0% and 0.6-6.3%, respectively. Fumonisins ranged between 1,718 and 106,054 μg/kg and aflatoxin B1 between <limit of quantification and 93.8 μg/kg, with a wide variability also with short distanced fields. Deoxynivalenol was detected with a considerable incidence (59%), but only three samples exceeded 1,750 μg/kg. Therefore, climate variability and related uncertainties, commonly stressed on a large scale, are not only a matter for policymakers, but also for farmers facing every day the impact on fungi and mycotoxin occurrence.

Research Participation Experiences of Informants of Suicide and Control Cases

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000025 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 31 (5) ◽

pp. 238-246 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Paul W. C. Wong ◽

Wincy S. C. Chan ◽

Philip S. L. Beh ◽

Fiona W. S. Yau ◽

Paul S. F. Yip ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ethical Issues ◽

Research Participation ◽

Self Report ◽

Initial Contact ◽

Psychological Autopsy ◽

Autopsy Study ◽

The People ◽

And Control ◽

Background: Ethical issues have been raised about using the psychological autopsy approach in the study of suicide. The impact on informants of control cases who participated in case-control psychological autopsy studies has not been investigated. Aims: (1) To investigate whether informants of suicide cases recruited by two approaches (coroners’ court and public mortuaries) respond differently to the initial contact by the research team. (2) To explore the reactions, reasons for participation, and comments of both the informants of suicide and control cases to psychological autopsy interviews. (3) To investigate the impact of the interviews on informants of suicide cases about a month after the interviews. Methods: A self-report questionnaire was used for the informants of both suicide and control cases. Telephone follow-up interviews were conducted with the informants of suicide cases. Results: The majority of the informants of suicide cases, regardless of the initial route of contact, as well as the control cases were positive about being approached to take part in the study. A minority of informants of suicide and control cases found the experience of talking about their family member to be more upsetting than expected. The telephone follow-up interviews showed that none of the informants of suicide cases reported being distressed by the psychological autopsy interviews. Limitations: The acceptance rate for our original psychological autopsy study was modest. Conclusions: The findings of this study are useful for future participants and researchers in measuring the potential benefits and risks of participating in similar sensitive research. Psychological autopsy interviews may be utilized as an active engagement approach to reach out to the people bereaved by suicide, especially in places where the postvention work is underdeveloped.

TEACH-POT: Provide Opportunities in Teaching

EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN LEARNING AND TEACHING ◽

10.3280/exioa1-2020oa10078 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 79-91 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Maria Giulia Ballatore ◽

Ettore Felisatti ◽

Laura Montanaro ◽

Anita Tabacco

Keyword(s):

Academic Community ◽

Real Effect ◽

The Real ◽

Main Components ◽

The Impact ◽

Training Opportunities ◽

Different Levels

This paper is aimed to describe and critically analyze the so-called "TEACHPOT" experience (POT: Provide Opportunities in Teaching) performed during the last few years at Politecnico di Torino. Due to career criteria, the effort and the time lecturers spend in teaching have currently undergone a significant reduction in quantity. In order to support and meet each lecturers' expectations towards an improvement in their ability to teach, a mix of training opportunities has been provided. This consists of an extremely wide variety of experiences, tools, relationships, from which everyone can feel inspired to increase the effectiveness of their teaching and the participation of their students. The provided activities are designed around three main components: methodological training, teaching technologies, methodological experiences. A discussion on the findings is included and presented basing on the data collected through a survey. The impact of the overall experience can be evaluated on two different levels: the real effect on redesigning lessons, and the discussion on the matter within the entire academic community.

DAMPAK PENGELOLAAN SAMPAH PADA KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT DI TPA

Wawasan Kesehatan Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Kesehatan ◽

10.33485/jiik-wk.v5i2.138 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Emilda Emilda

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Hand Hygiene ◽

Waste Management ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Water Storage ◽

Health Impact ◽

Clean Water ◽

The People ◽

Clean Environment ◽

The limitations of waste management in the Cipayung Landfill (TPA) causing a buildup of garbage up to more than 30 meters. This condition has a health impact on people in Cipayung Village. This study aims to analyze the impact of waste management at Cipayung Landfill on public health in Cipayung Village, Depok City. The research is descriptive qualitative. Data obtained by purposive sampling. Data was collected by interviews, observation and documentation. Based on interviews with 30 respondents, it was found that the most common diseases were diarrhea, then other types of stomach ailments, subsequent itching on the skin and coughing. This is presumably because the environmental conditions in the form of unhealthy air and water and clean and healthy living behaviors (PHBS) have not become the habit of the people. The results indicated that there were no respondents who had implemented all of these criteria. In general respondents have implemented 3 criteria, namely maintaining hair hygiene, maintaining skin cleanliness, and maintaining hand hygiene. While maintaining clean water storage is the most often overlooked behavior. To minimize this health impact, improvements in waste management in Cipayung landfill are needed along with continuous socialization and education to develop PHBS habits and the importance of maintaining a clean environment.