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Autor:
Yared Gari, Paul Block, Tammo S. Steenhuis, Muluneh Mekonnen, Getachew Assefa, Abebe Kidus Ephrem, Yared Bayissa, Seifu A. Tilahun
Publikováno v:
Water, Vol 15, Iss 24, p 4312 (2023)
The absence of a basin-wide apportionment agreement on using the Nile River equitably has been a long-standing source of disagreement among Nile riparian states. This study introduces a new approach that the riparian states can consider that quantifi
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/93d963d464a3425e8178c39d6f36b868
Publikováno v:
Weather and Climate Extremes, Vol 38, Iss , Pp 100510- (2022)
Globally, the direct cost of natural disasters stands in the hundreds of billions of USD per year, at a time when water resources are under increasing stress and variability. Much of this burden rests on low- and middle-income countries that, despite
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/9c85d53b12d84f52a1945ed262ed9387
Autor:
Sarah Alexander, Paul Block
Publikováno v:
Climate Risk Management, Vol 36, Iss , Pp 100417- (2022)
Accessibility and variability of water resources can have profound impacts on social, political, and economic security. In regions with pronounced climate variability (e.g., seasonal and inter-annual variability in precipitation), seasonal climate fo
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https://doaj.org/article/cfe6581443c5497dbda6f4ea62750c05
Publikováno v:
Climate Risk Management, Vol 34, Iss , Pp 100374- (2021)
The last decade has seen a major innovation within disaster risk management through the emergence of standardized forecast-based action and financing protocols. Given sufficient lead time and forecast skill, a portion of relief funds may be shifted f
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https://doaj.org/article/c8eea930223b40438ffcc9634837371c
Autor:
Kevin Wheeler, Marc Jeuland, Kenneth Strzepek, Jim Hall, Edith Zagona, Gamal Abdo, Thinus Basson, Don Blackmore, Paul Block, Dale Whittington
Publikováno v:
Environmental Research Letters, Vol 17, Iss 8, p 088003 (2022)
In their recent paper in ERL, ‘Egypt’s water budget deficit and suggested mitigation policies for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) filling scenarios,’ Heggy et al (2021 Environ. Res. Lett. 16 074022) paint an alarming picture of the w
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https://doaj.org/article/cd6fe0df369d4bbda4417c5dcbcc8f62
Publikováno v:
Environmental Research Letters, Vol 16, Iss 5, p 054035 (2021)
For countries dependent on rainfed agriculture, failure of the rainy season can lead to serious consequences on the broader economy. Maize, a common staple crop in these countries, often expresses significant interannual variability, given its high s
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https://doaj.org/article/2cd38577290e4dde9942cf1ddeed4e35
Publikováno v:
Water, Vol 12, Iss 9, p 2499 (2020)
East African riparian countries have debated sharing Nile River water for centuries. To define a reasonable allocation of water to each country, the United Nations’ Watercourse Convention could be a key legal instrument. However, its applicability
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https://doaj.org/article/061baf71a8384785b02ffab5d4f0b2f1
Publikováno v:
Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, Vol 4, Iss PB, Pp 280-293 (2015)
Study region: The Blue Nile river basin in East Africa. Study focus: This review paper presents the current understanding of hydrological extremes in the Blue Nile River basin under historic and future climate conditions, largely drawing on research
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https://doaj.org/article/2475466089984457944327e0f0ce831e
Autor:
Eric Mortensen, Paul Block
Publikováno v:
Geosciences, Vol 8, Iss 2, p 64 (2018)
Agricultural operations in southern Peru are particularly vulnerable to climate variability due to water resource scarcity. In general, the response to drier than normal conditions in this region is reactive and fairly limited due to challenges assoc
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https://doaj.org/article/e3cc4dc1edb6456bad20ded8e5ac28c4
Publikováno v:
Environmental Research Letters, Vol 13, Iss 4, p 044031 (2018)
The phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has large-ranging effects on streamflow and hydrologic conditions globally. While many studies have evaluated this relationship through correlation analysis between annual streamflow and ENSO indi
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https://doaj.org/article/b3e9daabe31c4aaaac51810595041611