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The Impact of Climate Change on Russian Agriculture and Implications for Global Food Security 气候变化对俄罗斯农业的影响及其对全球粮食安全的影响

Highlights of Sustainability Pub Date : 2022-08-26 DOI: 10.54175/hsustain1030014

S. Wegren

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Annual Trends of Soil Moisture and Rainfall Flux in an Arid Climate Using Remote Sensing Data 基于遥感数据的干旱气候下土壤水分和降雨通量的年变化趋势

Highlights of Sustainability Pub Date : 2022-08-18 DOI: 10.54175/hsustain1030013

M. Valipour, Helaleh Khoshkam, S. Bateni, E. Heggy

{"title":"Annual Trends of Soil Moisture and Rainfall Flux in an Arid Climate Using Remote Sensing Data","authors":"M. Valipour, Helaleh Khoshkam, S. Bateni, E. Heggy","doi":"10.54175/hsustain1030013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54175/hsustain1030013","url":null,"abstract":"The water crisis is still a major issue in Qatar. Seawater desalination has been strongly implemented in the Persian Gulf region. However, it is costly and there is corrosion in piping materials and other equipment. Hence, there is a vital need to detect groundwater resources in Qatar. Various factors affect the variability of groundwater in Qatar including hydrogeological aspects, climate change, drawdown and abstraction, rainwater harvesting, desertification, and population growth. In this study, we employ the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) Land Data Assimilation System (FLDAS) to monitor annual variations of soil moisture (SM) in the depth of 1–2 m (as an indicator of groundwater) and rainfall flux (RF) from 1982 to 2019. The results show that SM and RF anomalies were positive from 1982 to 2000 (except 1992). In contrast, these anomalies became negative during 2001–2019 (expect 2001 and 2018), implying the drawdown of groundwater resources. Drier years (i.e., negative RF anomaly) in the recent 19 years (2001–2019) reduced SM and led to a negative SM anomaly. The Mukaynis and Wadi Jallal regions (located in Al Rayyan and Al Wakrah municipalities, respectively) had the highest RF and SM from 1982 to 2019. The center-pivot irrigation systems close to the Mukaynis and Wadi Jallal regions indicate their accessibility to groundwater resources in Qatar. Moreover, these regions have the lowest risk of salinization and groundwater vulnerability. In addition, annual trends of groundwater storage (GWS) retrieved from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) from 2003 to 2019 have been presented. This study is beneficial for detecting and monitoring groundwater resources for the sustainable management of water resources in arid environments.","PeriodicalId":259912,"journal":{"name":"Highlights of Sustainability","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131896259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Implications of Non-technical Factors for Off-grid Electrification Initiatives in Cameroon: A Review of the Esaghem Village Solar PV Project 非技术因素对喀麦隆离网电气化倡议的影响:对Esaghem村太阳能光伏项目的审查

Highlights of Sustainability Pub Date : 2022-08-08 DOI: 10.54175/hsustain1030012

A. Njoh, Ijang B. Ngyah-Etchutambe, Fri C. Soh-Agwetang, Pascar T. Tah, Mah O. Tarke, F. J. Asah

{"title":"Implications of Non-technical Factors for Off-grid Electrification Initiatives in Cameroon: A Review of the Esaghem Village Solar PV Project","authors":"A. Njoh, Ijang B. Ngyah-Etchutambe, Fri C. Soh-Agwetang, Pascar T. Tah, Mah O. Tarke, F. J. Asah","doi":"10.54175/hsustain1030012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54175/hsustain1030012","url":null,"abstract":"Ensuring access to clean energy for all—Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #7—remains one of the most elusive SDGs in developing countries. This study reviews efforts to meet this goal in a developing community, namely Esaghem Village, Manyu Division in Cameroon. The efforts involved the use of a micro-off-grid solar PV system. The study employed primary data collected in-situ and from the project documents, and secondary data from electronic as well as conventional sources. The review is intended to highlight the impact of political, eco-nomic, social, technological, ecological, cultural and historical (PESTECH) factors on renew-able energy (RE) initiatives in a developing country. These are important but oft-ignored historio-cultural factors in the energy domain. The review reveals how one feature of indigenous African tradition, namely the self-help ethos can be harnessed to improve clean energy access in a developing country. It also showed how factors commonly associated with developing countries such as war, administrative centralization, bureaucratic corruption and ineptitude as well as poverty, thwart RE initiatives. The review underscores the importance of non-technical dimensions of RE projects and holds many lessons for the development, manage-ment and sustainability of such projects in developing countries writ large.","PeriodicalId":259912,"journal":{"name":"Highlights of Sustainability","volume":"216 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134222833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A Novel Generalised Model for Residential Energy Management System 住宅能源管理系统的一种新型广义模型

Highlights of Sustainability Pub Date : 2022-07-11 DOI: 10.54175/hsustain1030011

Peter Jean‐Paul, T. Lie, T. Anderson, B. Vallès

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Commentary: Colonialist Values in Animal Crossing and Their Implications for Conservation

Highlights of Sustainability Pub Date : 2022-07-08 DOI: 10.54175/hsustain1030010

A. Smith

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Making Asian Cities Greener: A Tool to Measure Environmental Performance Over Time and a Method to Implement a Green City Action Plan 使亚洲城市更加绿色:一种衡量长期环境绩效的工具和实施绿色城市行动计划的方法

Highlights of Sustainability Pub Date : 2022-07-07 DOI: 10.54175/hsustain1030009

O. Brilhante, Julia Skinner

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The GHG Protein Ratio: An Indicator Whose Time Has Come 温室气体蛋白质比率:一个时机已到的指标

Highlights of Sustainability Pub Date : 2022-06-02 DOI: 10.54175/hsustain1020008

J. Dyer, R. Desjardins

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The Substitution Effect of E-bikes and Psychological Processes Influencing Its Use: Results from Two Randomised Controlled Trials in Sweden 电动自行车的替代效应和影响其使用的心理过程:来自瑞典两项随机对照试验的结果

Highlights of Sustainability Pub Date : 2022-05-17 DOI: 10.54175/hsustain1020007

Alfred Söderberg

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Uncovering the Holistic Pathways to Circular Cities—The Case of Alberta, Canada 揭示环形城市的整体路径——以加拿大阿尔伯塔省为例

Highlights of Sustainability Pub Date : 2022-05-06 DOI: 10.54175/hsustain1020006

M. Marjanović, Wendy Wuyts, J. Marin, Joanna Williams

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Island Tourism: Vulnerable or Resistant to Overtourism? 岛屿旅游:易受过度旅游影响还是有抵抗力?

Highlights of Sustainability Pub Date : 2022-04-29 DOI: 10.54175/hsustain1020005

R. Butler, Rachel Dodds

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