Climate and Land DegradationMannava VK Sivakumar, Ndegwa Ndiang'ui In many parts of the world, climatic variations are recognized as one of the major factors contributing to land degradation impacting on agricultural systems performance and management. To accurately assess sustainable land management practices, the climate resources and the risk of climate-related or induced natural disasters in a region must be known. Only when climate resources are paired with management or development practices can the land degradation potential be assessed and appropriate mitigation technologies be developed. This book is based on an International Workshop held in Arusha, Tanzania and should be of interest to all organizations and agencies interested in sustainable land management to arrest land degradation. |
Contents
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5 | 13 |
3 | 19 |
6 | 35 |
Status and Trends in Land Degradation in Africa | 39 |
Status and Trends in Land Degradation in Asia | 55 |
Trends in Land Degradation in Latin America and the Caribbean | 65 |
References | 79 |
Climate Monitoring in the Southern Africa Development Community | 327 |
Carbon Sequestration and Land Degradation | 343 |
Sustainable Land Management Through Soil Organic Carbon Management | 359 |
Seasonal Variation of Carbon Dioxide Rainfall NDVI and its Association | 372 |
Land Degradation Control in Northern Africa | 391 |
Challenges and TradeOffs in Environmental and Financial Approaches | 404 |
The EUFunded Medcoastland Thematic Network and its Findings | 421 |
Implementation of Initiatives for Addressing Climate Change | 446 |
Climate and Land Degradation an Overview | 105 |
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2 | 138 |
6 | 148 |
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6 | 162 |
Rainfall and Land Degradation | 167 |
Climate Extreme Events and Land Degradation | 168 |
Frequency of Wet and Dry Spells in Tanzania | 196 |
Climate Variability Climate Change and Land Degradation | 205 |
Fire Weather and Land Degradation | 223 |
Importance of Drought Information in Monitoring | 252 |
The Role of Land Degradation in the Agriculture and Environment Nexus | 267 |
Using Weather and Climate Information for Landslide Prevention | 285 |
Impact of rainfall on land degradation in Tanzania | 304 |
Drought Hazard and Land Management in the Drylands of Southern Africa | 308 |
Land Degradation Management in Southern Africa | 486 |
Successful Experiences ofSustainable Land Use in Hyperarid Arid | 501 |
Role ofOrganic Agriculture in Preventing and Reversing Land Degradation | 524 |
Using Better Climate Prediction in the Implementation | 537 |
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7 | 576 |
33 | 583 |
4 | 595 |
Experiences in the IGAD SubRegion | 605 |
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