Drought: A common environmental disaster

IR Orimoloye, JA Belle, YM Orimoloye, AO Olusola… - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Droughts have been identified as an environmental hazard by environmentalists, ecologists,
hydrologists, meteorologists, geologists, and agricultural experts. Droughts are …

Participation in environmental enhancement and conservation activities for health and well‐being in adults: a review of quantitative and qualitative evidence

K Husk, R Lovell, C Cooper… - Cochrane Database …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background There is growing research and policy interest in the potential for using the
natural environment to enhance human health and well‐being. This resource may be …

Exploring the floristic diversity of tropical Africa

MSM Sosef, G Dauby, A Blach-Overgaard… - BMC biology, 2017 - Springer
Background Understanding the patterns of biodiversity distribution and what influences them
is a fundamental pre-requisite for effective conservation and sustainable utilisation of …

Managing the health impacts of drought in Brazil

A Sena, C Barcellos, C Freitas, C Corvalan - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Drought is often a hidden risk with the potential to become a silent public health disaster. It is
difficult to define precisely when it starts or when it is over, and although it is a climatological …

Enhancement of Groundwater Recharge from Wadi Al Bih Dam, UAE

A Sefelnasr, AA Ebraheem, MA Faiz, X Shi, K Alghafli… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Groundwater and harvested rainwater represent the only conventional freshwater resources
in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Groundwater resources in Wadi Al Bih, UAE, are …

Develo** a climate change vulnerability index for coastal city sustainability, mitigation, and adaptation: A case study of Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia

M Bagheri, Z Zaiton Ibrahim, MF Akhir, WIAW Talaat… - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
Coastal hazards are an urgent issue of global concern considering the increasing
population pressure in coastal regions, retreating coastlines, and rising seawater levels …

Creating a transformative space for change: a qualitative evaluation of the RHS Wellbeing Programme for people with long term conditions

M Howarth, C Lawler, A da Silva - Health & Place, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Our research aimed to evaluate the impact of the RHS Wellbeing (WB) Programme
on people with long-term conditions. Findings A thematic analysis identified how the WB …

Indicators to measure risk of disaster associated with drought: Implications for the health sector

A Sena, KL Ebi, C Freitas, C Corvalan, C Barcellos - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Brazil has a large semiarid region, which covers part of 9 states, over 20% of the
5565 municipalities in the country and at 22.5 million persons, 12% of the country's …

When land is under pressure health is under stress

A Sena, K Ebi - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The land provides vital resources to support life on Earth. Land ecosystems services have
social, cultural, and spiritual benefits and promote human health and well-being. However …

Can regenerative agriculture support successful adaptation to climate change and improved landscape health through building farmer self-efficacy and wellbeing?

K Brown, J Schirmer, P Upton - Current Research in Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The growing movement of 'regenerative agriculture'(RA) claims to provide a way to adapt to
a changing climate by regenerating landscapes while meeting the social and economic …