Suyu Liu posted in Asia Community
Asian Disasters Preparedness Center (ADPC) is recruiting a few national consultants to support its work in South Asia (e.g. Pakistan and Nepal).
See the link here: https://www.adpc.net/ver25/vacancies-index.asp?contract=Consultant
ADPC is a collaborator of UNCCD. An output is the development and launch of The Regional Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Strategy for South Asia in UNCCD COP 16 (2024). https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/regional-drought-risk-managem…
Suyu Liu posted in Northern Mediterranean Community
Drought and heatwave have such strong direct impact on tourism, not only via indirect means such as water use restrictions in the tourism industry.
See the link at Indepedent for the situation in Athens (Greece): https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/greece-extreme-heatwave…
Saida Rivero created new community content in Global Community
Sara Riade created new community content in Global Community
Sara Riade created new community content in Global Community
Sara Riade created new community content in Global Community
Sara Riade created new community content in Global Community
Sara Riade created new community content in Global Community
Sara Riade created new community content in Global Community
Sara Riade created new community content in Global Community
Sara Riade created new community content in Global Community
Mediterranean islands face compounded climate risks, not only from sea-level rise but from increasing drought and aridity. These trends undermine water security, public health, and local economies, core pillars of well-being. As recognized by the ICJ, climate change poses an urgent and existential threat requiring coordinated, anticipatory governance, especially for vulnerable island systems.
Suyu Liu posted in Northern Mediterranean Community
Forwarded by Sandra Megens , we can see the Mediterranean Sea surface temperatures and changes (source: https://climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2024/graphics-gallery/european-ocean).
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Sandra Megens created new community content in Latin America and the Caribbean Community
Laurent-Charles Tremblay-Levesque created a new resource in Valuing Water Community.
Laurent-Charles Tremblay-Levesque created new community content in Asia Community
Menna Ghonaim created a new resource in WEFE4MED Knowledge Hub.
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Dieudonne ILBOUDO posted in Africa Community
Biological Soil Crust (BSC), also known as biocrust is a living, thin layer of soil surface composed of communities of microorganisms such as cyanobacteria, algae, lichens, mosses, fungi, and other microbes, tightly bound with soil particles. These crusts play a vital ecological role in arid and semi-arid environments by stabilizing soil surfaces, reducing erosion, enhancing water retention, fixing atmospheric nitrogen, and facilitating seed germination. They improve soil fertility and structure by increasing organic matter and microbial diversity. Biocrusts are particularly important in fragile ecosystems where vegetation cover is sparse, acting as a protective layer that sustains soil health and biodiversity. However, they are highly sensitive to disturbance and take years or even decades to recover once damaged.
https://www.bosai-jp.org/en/solution/detail/89/order_list
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360438331_Biological_soil_crus…
