Climate change and the hydropower sector: A global review

A Wasti, P Ray, S Wi, C Folch… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Renewable sources of electricity, such as solar and wind, need to be paired with sources of
reliable baseload. Hydropower is a renewable, low‐emission source of electricity baseload …

The utility of weather and climate information for adaptation decision-making: current uses and future prospects in Africa and India

C Singh, J Daron, A Bazaz, G Ziervogel… - Climate and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Develo** countries share many common challenges in addressing current and future
climate risks. A key barrier to managing these risks is the limited availability of accessible …

Meeting solar energy demands: Significance of transposition models for solar irradiance

S Abdulwahab, YF Nassar, HJ El-Khozondar… - Int. J. Electr. Eng. and …, 2023 - ijees.org
The article discusses an analytical study aimed at examining the validity of a wide range of
models for converting horizontal solar radiation to tilted solar radiation. Total solar radiation …

Farmers' perceptions of climate change and adaptation strategies in South Africa's Western Cape

K Talanow, EN Topp, J Loos, B Martín-López - Journal of Rural Studies, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change poses a serious threat to South Africa's agricultural sector. Implementing
adaptation strategies is thus crucial to secure future agricultural production and rural …

ICT, energy consumption, financial development, and environmental degradation in South Africa

F Atsu, S Adams, J Adjei - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
The ICT, energy consumption, and carbon dioxide emissions (CO 2) relationship is
examined for South Africa spanning the period 1970–2019, while controlling for the effects …

Yield reduction under climate warming varies among wheat cultivars in South Africa

AM Shew, JB Tack, LL Nalley, P Chaminuka - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Understanding extreme weather impacts on staple crops such as wheat is vital for creating
adaptation strategies and increasing food security, especially in dryland crop** systems …

How the characteristics of innovations impact their adoption: An exploration of climate-smart agricultural innovations in South Africa

MP Senyolo, TB Long, V Blok, O Omta - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
Climate change threatens agricultural production and the food security of develo**
countries in complex ways that demand environmentally friendly innovations. Climate-smart …

Digitalization for transformative urbanization, climate change adaptation, and sustainable farming in Africa: Trend, opportunities, and challenges

AL Balogun, N Adebisi, IR Abubakar… - Journal of Integrative …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT In sub-Saharan Africa, mass rural-urban migration negatively affectthe
agriculture sector that accounts for about 23% of the GDP and employs over 60% of the …

Understanding the adoption of climate change adaptation strategies among smallholder farmers: Evidence from land reform beneficiaries in South Africa

KT Thinda, AA Ogundeji, JA Belle, TO Ojo - Land Use Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Climatic change has a negative impact on people's livelihoods, agriculture, freshwater
supply and other natural resources that are important for human survival. Therefore …

Observed and projected impacts of climate change on marine fisheries, aquaculture, coastal tourism, and human health: an update

LV Weatherdon, AK Magnan, AD Rogers… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5)
states that climate change and ocean acidification are altering the oceans at a rate that is …