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Climate change and its impacts on crop production: A case study in Khotang district of Nepal
(Master thesis, 2014-08-12)This research was carried out to study climate change and its impacts on major crops production in Khotang district of Nepal. The effect of climate variables on crops yield and farmers` respond to climate change in the ... -
Climate change and uncertainty from ‘above’ and ‘below’: perspectives from India
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Climate-related uncertainty refers to the inability to predict the scale, intensity, and impact of climate change on human and natural environments. Debates of uncertainty in climate change have emerged as a ‘super wicked’ ... -
Climate Change Mitigation in Tanzania: Agricultural Production Systems in Njombe. Work Report from a Study in a High Altitude Farming Area
(Research report, 2013)This report deals with results of a survey to 60 farming households in the three villages Magoda, Kichiwa and Ibumila in the Njombe region of Tanzania, about 700 km from Dar es Salaam. The farmers were selected among those ... -
Climate change mitigation via modular refinery in the context of illegal oil refining in the Niger Delta region
(Master thesis, 2018)This study examines the perception of the local community in the Niger Delta region on the socio-economic and environmental costs and benefits of climate change mitigation via modular refinery. According to IPCC (2014, ... -
Climate change resilience through enhanced reproduction and lactation performance in Malawian Zebu cattle
(Master thesis, 2016)Malawi is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in the world, and the site of our investigation, Bolero EPA (Extension Planning Area), Rumphi District, is particularly exposed. Climate change lead to a ... -
Climate change, vulnerability, and migration in Myanmar
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis investigates the relationships between climate change, vulnerability, the environment, and livelihood practices within the Ayeyarwady Delta, and how those relationships influence rural to urban migration. ... -
Climate Change: Impacts and Solutions
(PhD Thesis;2019:47, Doctoral thesis, 2019)The thesis consists of an introduction and four research papers assessing impacts and responses to climate change. Particularly, there are two key reasons that motivates the thesis. First, climate economic models are often ... -
Climate effects on land management and stream nitrogen concentrations in small agricultural catchments in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Land use and climate change can impact water quality in agricultural catchments. The objectives were to assess long-term monitoring data to quantify changes to the thermal growing season length, investigate farmer adaptations ... -
A climate for commerce: the political agronomy of conservation agriculture in Zambia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)The promotion of conservation agriculture (CA) for smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa is subject to ongoing scholarly and public debate regarding the evidence-base and the agenda-setting power of involved stakeholders. We ... -
Climate in Svalbard 2100
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Climate influence on plant–pollinator interactions in the keystone species Vaccinium myrtillus
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Climate change is altering the world's ecosystems through direct effects of climate warming and precipitation changes but also indirectly through changes in biotic interactions. For instance, climate-driven changes in plant ... -
Climate policies in a fossil fuel producing country. Demand versus supply side policies
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Climate policies in a fossil fuel producing country: Demand versus supply side policies
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Climate related alterations in Norwegian and Swedish hydropower production and the resulting impact on the Nordic power market in 2050
(Master thesis, 2017)As a result of climate change, global precipitation patterns are predicted to change. For the hydropower nations Norway and Sweden, predictions of increased precipitation levels are expected to result in increased energy ... -
Climate responses to a rapid phaseout of Black Carbon emissions, with a focus on the Asian summer monsoon
(Master thesis, 2023)The absorption of shortwave radiation by aerosols is predominantly caused by black carbon (BC), which can significantly affect atmospheric stability, circulation, and the hydrological cycle. Driven by concerns over air ... -
Climate targets in European timber-producing countries conflict with goals on forest ecosystem services and biodiversity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The European Union (EU) set clear climate change mitigation targets to reach climate neutrality, accounting for forests and their woody biomass resources. We investigated the consequences of increased harvest demands ... -
Climate variability, food production shocks, and violent conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Earlier research that reports a correlational pattern between climate anomalies and violent conflict routinely refers to drought-induced agricultural shocks and adverse economic spillover effects as a key causal mechanism ... -
Climate warming enhances flower formation, earliness of blooming and fruit size in plum (Prunus domestica L.) in the cool Nordic environment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The predicted and ongoing climate warming is expected to affect many aspects of plant development. We analysed data from a 31-year series of observations (1985–2016) on spring phenology and flowering and fruiting performance ...