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Climate and Land Degradation

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  • © 2007

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Editors:
  1. Mannava V. K. Sivakumar

    1. Agricultural Meteorology Division, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva 2, Switzerland

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  2. Ndegwa Ndiang’ui

    1. Committee on Science and Technology (CST), United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn, Germany

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  • Presents the state-of-the-art papers, real world applications and innovative techniques for combating land degradation
  • Offers recommendations for effectively using weather and climate information for sustainable land management practices

Part of the book series: Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE)

Part of the book sub series: Environmental Science (ENVSCIENCE)

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Table of contents (35 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXVI
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  2. The Assessment of Global Trends in Land Degradation

    • Uriel N. Safriel
    Pages 1-38

  3. Status and Trends in Land Degradation in Africa

    • Lamourdia Thiombiano, Ignacio Tourino-Soto
    Pages 39-53

  4. Status and Trends in Land Degradation in Asia

    • Hong Ma, Hongbo Ju
    Pages 55-64

  5. Trends in Land Degradation in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Role of Climate Change

    • Fernando Santibáñez, Paula Santibáñez
    Pages 65-81

  6. Trends in Land Degradation in Europe

    • Luca Montanarella
    Pages 83-104

  7. Climate and Land Degradation — an Overview

    • Mannava V. K. Sivakumar, Robert Stefanski
    Pages 105-135

  8. Climate, Extreme Events and Land Degradation

    • Michèle L. Clarke, Helen M. Rendell
    Pages 137-152

  9. Effects of Some Meteorological Parameters on Land Degradation in Tanzania

    • E. Matari
    Pages 153-166

  10. Rainfall and Land Degradation

    • Leo Stroosnijder
    Pages 167-195

  11. Frequency of Wet and Dry Spells in Tanzania

    • Faustine F. Tilya, Mohamed S. Mhita
    Pages 197-204

  12. Climate Variability, Climate Change and Land Degradation

    • Beverley Henry, Greg McKeon, Jozef Syktus, John Carter, Ken Day, David Rayner
    Pages 205-221

  13. Fire Weather and Land Degradation

    • Opha Pauline Dube
    Pages 223-251

  14. Importance of Drought Information in Monitoring and Assessing Land Degradation

    • Moshe Inbar
    Pages 253-266

  15. The Role of Land Degradation in the Agriculture and Environment Nexus

    • Anna Tengberg, Svanhild-Isabelle Batta Torheim
    Pages 267-283

  16. Using Weather and Climate Information for Landslide Prevention and Mitigation

    • Roy C. Sidle
    Pages 285-307

  17. Drought Hazard and Land Management in the Drylands of Southern Africa

    • Juliane Zeidler, Reagan Chunga
    Pages 309-326

  18. Climate Monitoring in the Southern Africa Development Community

    • Bradwell J. Garanganga
    Pages 327-341

  19. Carbon Sequestration and Land Degradation

    • Alan J. Franzluebbers, Paul C. Doraiswamy
    Pages 343-358

  20. Sustainable Land Management Through Soil Organic Carbon Management and Sequestration — The GEFSOC Modelling System

    • E. Milne, M. F. Sessay, M. Easter, K. Paustian, K. Killian
    Pages 359-371
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In many parts of the world, climatic variations are recognized as one of the major factors contributing to land degradation impacting on agricultural systems performance and management. To accurately assess sustainable land management practices, the climate resources and the risk of climate-related or induced natural disasters in a region must be known. Only when climate resources are paired with management or development practices can the land degradation potential be assessed and appropriate mitigation technologies be developed. This book is based on an International Workshop held in Arusha, Tanzania and should be of interest to all organizations and agencies interested in sustainable land management to arrest land degradation.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Agricultural Meteorology Division, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva 2, Switzerland

    Mannava V. K. Sivakumar

  • Committee on Science and Technology (CST), United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn, Germany

    Ndegwa Ndiang’ui

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