Climate Change And Bamboo : The Issues Of Income, Productivity And Livelihood

Since 1980s, along with economic development, environmental issues have become increasingly prominent global impact. Not only a regional environmental pollution and massive ecological destruction, but also greenhouse effect, ozone depletion, global climate change, acid rain, species extinction, desertification, forests dropped, transboundary pollution, marine pollution, wildlife species reduction, rainforest reduction, soil erosion and other global environmental crisis, are threatening to the survival and development of

The subjects of Agriculture and Rural Development, including Natural Resource Economics, will enable me to empirically assess patterns that nest within it like; the relationship between climate change and food insecurity in marginalized communities: The case of semi-arid areas in Malawi. Through this plan, I will be able to answer questions on the nexus between food security, water use and energy security, as well as the indicators of climate change in Malawi. The correlation between climate change, the levels of food insecurity in Malawi and rural development, will also be accorded an investigation

Bamboo plays an important role in the Miao Society of Yunnan border. In terms of its material culture, bamboo has been used in the Miao society in construction, agricultural production, daily life, and as well as a production equipment and living utensils. In the ceremony, bamboo or bamboo products is used in a variety of rituals and plays an extremely important role. The spiritual and cultural aspects of bamboo in the Miao society are mainly embodied in the cultural connotation of bamboo: a symbol of life that is associated with new life, rebirth and can communicate with life. A tool for self-protection against shielded evil forces, a world of communication and an important carrier of the supernatural world. With the emergence of

Food security is affected by our warming climate. Increase in carbon dioxide, warmer climate, negatively affects crop production and reduced yields a crop staples. Low food productions can easily lead to food insecurity in the future. Earth’s current state of human induced warming, ocean acidification, and changes in frequency and intensity of climate related factors will make many areas that already has low food production at an increased likelihood of food insecurity. A necessary adaptation to maintain or even increase food production will be to improve personal and agriculture water management and land management. Food security will continue to be dependent on the prices of internationally traded food

Extreme weather has been on the rise for many years. Tornadoes, high amounts of precipitation, floods, and droughts have all been affected by the constant climate change. There has been many fires, storms, and tornadoes in different parts of the united states that have never happened before until recently. In the beginning of the article Chanan says “The United States has suffered record-breaking floods along the Mississippi River this year, plus giant snowstorms from the Midwest to the Northeast, massive wildfires in the West and South, deadly tornadoes in the South and Midwest and an extended drought in a quarter of the contiguous United States” (Chanan 1). I will use this information in my essay to show how climate change is affected by

Mertz et al. (2009b), assert that the communities most susceptible to climate change impacts will be those who practice subsistence agriculture and are characterized by economic poverty. Subsistence farmers face a number of challenges such as limited access to productive land and lack of access to markets amongst other things, consequently making them more vulnerable to climate change impacts (Makhura, 2001). However, on closer analysis it appears that female subsistence farmers in developing countries are expected to face the greatest impacts of climate change (Terry, 2009). Men and women have different roles within their households and communities, yet in spite of this, their roles are complementary (Bless, 2005; Oberhauser et al., 2004), the difference in roles leads to dissimilar often conflicting basic needs, preferences, livelihood strategies and goals (Okali, 2006). Denton (2002) notes that adaptive capacity and susceptibility to climate change impacts differs between male and female farmers especially in developing countries. According to United Nations-UN (2008) climate change

Evidence of Climate Change is being felt around the world. The most vulnerable areas are the least developed, which lack public instruments and infrastructure to adapt to the extreme effects of climate. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is vital to slow the progress of climate change, however, adapting to the consequences of this intensified climate crisis by the human being itself is key. Some countries understand it, others just cannot do too much about it. New evidence shows that Climate Change has affected many sectors in Asia. Crop yields in several countries have declined, due in part to increased temperature and external weather events. The retreat of glaciers and permafrost in Asia in recent years has no precedent and is a consequence

In a new study, published in Global Change Biology, scientists from the Universities of Bristol, James Cook University, and Melbourne University in Australia tested the response of the tropical rainforest fly Drosophila birchii to a changing climate by transplanting flies in hundreds of cages along mountain gradients in north-eastern Australia, and measuring their reproductive success at different elevations.

1. EcoPlanet Bamboo Ghana- a. EcoPlanet Bamboo has taken the world by storm and continues to solidify its position as the global leader in the industrialization of certified bamboo as an alternative fiber for fortune 500 companies, after tripling the size of EcoPlanet Bamboo plantation in Ghana.

Climate change is a global problem that is affecting Earth’s delicate ecosystem. Many problems are present in our world today, such as starvation, flooding, heat waves, droughts and disease. These issues are likely to worsen as climate change takes its toll. In the past, the cause of this severe climate change was unknown. Today, it is known that manmade climate change is occurring. Scientists have discovered that humans have had the greatest impact on the Earth’s ecosystem. Human activities, such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation, are causing the Earth to get hotter. Although humans are not the only cause of climate change, we contribute to this world wide problem because of the actions we take, which if affecting us now and will continue to affect us in the future.

The motivation for choosing this area of research is, Malawi is one of the least developed countries in Africa who have been experiencing harsh climatic weather. As a country in sub-Africa, Malawi is a landlocked country that is located in the Southeast of Africa. In 2014, the country is estimated to have a population of 16.83 million and about 50.7% of the population lived below the poverty line (World Bank, 2014). In another research, it is noted that women in Malawi are mostly affected by climate change due to their roles within the households. Men and women have different gender roles within the society and that a woman faces more challenges and barriers when it comes to accessibility and control of resources (Kakota et al. 2010). Kakota

Climate change has the potential to transform food production, especially the patterns and productivity of crops, livestock, and fishery systems; and to reconfigure food distribution, markets, and access (Nelson et al., 2009). Chen et al. (2012) observed that climate change has already had a negative impact on Asia through extreme temperatures, frequent flooding and droughts, sea level rise, and increased salinity of water supplies for rainfed agricultural areas. Most Asian countries are quite dependent on their domestic supplies of rice. The International Rice Commission (2003) indicates that Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam are the major producers of rice, producing more than 70% of the world’s volume. The Asian rice-producing countries tend to consume most of their domestic rice production. Nevertheless, Thailand and Vietnam are able to export some rice to neighboring countries such as Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Dasgupta et al. (2009) identified ten developing countries whose land areas are most exposed to the potential threat of a one-meter rise in sea level. Among the countries most affected by sea level rise are Bangladesh, China, Taiwan, and Vietnam and these are all rice-growing and rice-consuming countries. Using a partial equilibrium global rice trade model, Chen et al. (2012) investigated the potential impact of sea level rise combined with climate-induced crop yield change on global rice

This paper will analyze the affects that are harming the agricultural system in Kenya, Africa. There are numerous problems that could be taken into account for the lack of production in Kenya 's agricultural system. This paper will highlight four main issues that harm the development of Kenya 's agricultural system. These four main problems are leading factors that destroys the growth of crops and the success of harvest seasons. The first main point that will be analyzed in this paper is climate change which is the leading cause of bad crop seasons in Kenya. The next variable to be analyzed is the lack of infrastructure in Kenya’s geographical makeup. The third variable to be analyzed on the failure of Kenya 's agricultural system is pesticides and disease. The finally elements that leads to the harm on crop production in Kenya is soil nutrient deterioration. These are just a few of the cause that harms the development of Kenya Africa’s agricultural system.

Government has a role to play in as far as promoting socio-economic for rural livelihood as the government is there for the people and it has to do anything possible for its people to

Industrial development significantly contributes towards economic growth of a country. It brings along with it a host of environmental problem too. Bangladesh responds to the global call for the protection and conservation of natural environment and ecology. It is increasingly being recognized in Bangladesh, as in other parts of the world, that for development to be meaningful and sustainable over a longer period, environmental concerns must be integrated into all development activities. Further specific environmental actions are also required for a better future development path.