Browsing by Subject "Drought"
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Adaptation to drought in arid and semi-arid environments: Case of the Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015)Small-scale rain-fed agriculture is the main livelihood in arid to semi-arid regions of subSaharan Africa. The area is characterised by erratic rainfall and frequent droughts, making the capacity for coping with temporal ... -
Are cash transfers the panacea to local involvement in humanitarian decision-making? Evidence from World Vision projects in Umzingwane
(OASIS, 2019)Cash transfers are increasingly becoming a preferred mode of alleviating human suffering particularly in drought-affected communities in sub-Saharan Africa. The transition from conditional to unconditional cash transfer ... -
Biodiversity and ecological structures of an African subtropical river and associated floodplain pans
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Although only recently added to the many existing threats that freshwater ecosystems already face, climate change is one of the most prominent to inland waters in the 21st century. Through extended periods of drought and ... -
The community ecology of herbaceous vegetation in a semi-arid sodic savanna
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)Ecological conservation of savanna ecosystems is dependent upon interactive mechanisms involving bottom-up drivers such as nutrient availability, and top-down controls relating to fire, herbivory and water availability at ... -
Coping with drought: reflection of communal cattle farmers in Umzingwane district in Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)The frequency of drought presents huge challenges to rural farming communities in rural Africa. To circumvent negatives of drought, rural Zimbabwean farmers have devised coping strategies some of which are detrimental to ... -
Diatoms as indicators of water quality change from drought to flood conditions in the Kruger National Park
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)Water as a resource is important for all living organisms and forms the very basis of life. The transportation of water, around the globe, forms the hydrologic cycle. This cycle includes precipitation, evaporation, and ... -
The drought relief scheme in the Northern Cape Province (2013/2014) : an analysis of the intergovernmental communication approach
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The main objective of this study was to assess whether poor or lack thereof of intergovernmental communication contributed to the delay of the implementation of the 2013/2014-drought relief scheme in the Northern Cape ... -
Ecological vulnerability indicators to drought: case of communal farmers in Eastern Cape, South Africa
(OASIS, 2019)Estimation of ecological drought vulnerability indicators is the important step for drought mitigation management. This article identified and estimated ecological drought vulnerability indicators among communal farmers ... -
Effects of increased heat and drought stress approximating climate warming on the reproduction, photosynthesis and growth of Proteaceae species in a southern African Mediterranean climate ecosystem
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)In this research project, the effects of warming and drought on three Proteaceae species (Protea repens, Protea laurifolia, Leucadendron laureolum) were investigated through various monitoring and experimental studies on ... -
Enhancement of soybean tolerance to drought using Rhizobium species and mycorrhizal fungi
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Food security is seriously under threat in many developing tropical countries as agriculture is becoming unsustainable due to drought stress. There is therefore an urgent need for a sustainable means to accomplish food ...
