The Water-associated Disease Index (WADI) was developed to identify and visualize vulnerability to different water-associated diseases by integrating a range of social and biophysical determinants in map format. In this study vulnerability is used to encompass conditions of exposure, susceptibility, and differential coping capacity to a water-associated health hazard. By assessing these conditi...

Climate change is occurring in the Southeastern United States, and one manifestation is changes in frequency and intensity of extreme events. A vulnerability assessment is performed in the state of Georgia (United States) at the county level from 1975 to 2012 in decadal increments. Climate change vulnerability is typically measured as a function of exposure to physical phenomena (e.g., droughts...

Rational differentiated utilization of cultivated land can effectively coordinate the contradiction between ecological protection, utilization, and urban development. Therefore, this article adopts southern section Yellow River Basin as an example, starting with vulnerability resilience then formulating index system for evaluating farmland resilience. Moreover, combines Future Land-Use Simulati...

Groundwater is a useful source of water for various uses in different places. The major challenge the use this resource how to manage and protect it from contamination. current study was conducted Morogoro Municipality identify vulnerable groundwater areas by using DRASTIC-LU/LC model. applied eight input parameters, i.e., depth table, net recharge, aquifer media, soil topography, impact vadose...

Drought is a naturally occurring event that is associated with virtually all climatic regions. Given its slow onset and other characteristics, including its spatial dimensions and duration, impacts are difficult to assess and have been, historically, poorly documented. These impacts are strongly influenced by a society’s exposure to the hazard and the vulnerability of that society to the hazard...

Terrestrial ecosystems provide a number of vital services for people and society, such as biodiversity, food, fibre, water purification, carbon sequestration, and recreation. The future capability of ecosystems to provide these services is determined by changes in socio-economic trends, land use, biodiversity, atmospheric composition and climate. The primary objective of the project ATEAM (Adva...

Terrestrial ecosystems provide a number of vital services for people and society, such as food, fibre, water resources, carbon sequestration, and recreation. The future capability of ecosystems to provide these services is determined by changes in socioeconomic factors, land use, atmospheric composition, and climate. Most impact assessments do not quantify the vulnerability of ecosystems and ec...

As a disaster prone country, Bangladesh is regularly hit by natural hazards, including devastating cyclones, such as in 1970, 1991 and 2007. Although the number of cyclones' fatalities reduced from 0.3 million in 1970 to a few thousand or fewer in recent events, loss of lives and impact on livelihoods remains a concern. It depends on the meteorological characteristics of cyclone and the general...