Changes in Land Cover and Management Affect Heat Stress and Labor Capacity

Orlov, Anton; Hertog, Steven De; Havermann, Felix; Guo, Suqi; Luo, Fei; Manola, Iris; Thiery, Wim; Lejeune, Quentin; Pongratz, Julia; Humpenöder, Florian; Windisch, Michael; Nath, Shruti; Popp, Alexander; Schleußner, Carl-Friedrich

doi:10.1029/2022ef002909

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“…It is worth noting that a critical aspect of farmers' health, in the context of rising temperatures due to climate change, remains an area in need of substantial research attention. Factors such as heat-related illnesses [76,77] and reduced labor capacity [78] due to extreme heat can all have significant repercussions for farmers, their families, and their communities. The impact of prolonged exposure to high temperatures on farmers' health [79] is a risk that deserves further exploration.…”

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Uncovering the Hidden Risks: A Bibliometric Investigation of Farmers’ Vulnerability to Climate Change

Zhang,

Wang,

Lyu

et al. 2023

Agriculture

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Climate change is having a significant impact on farmers and agriculture. Rising temperatures and extreme weather events, such as droughts and floods, are causing crop failures and reducing yields. This study evaluated existing publications from 2006 to 2022, using the Web of Science database, Citespace, and the Bibliometrix package in R language for a systematic analysis. A total of 426 publications were identified, written by 1449 authors from 56 countries. The results showed that China has the highest share of publications (16.4%), followed by the United States (14.3%) and Australia (6.8%), with China and Pakistan collaborating most frequently. The keyword timeline analysis from 2006 to 2022 identified 11 clusters of research topics related to farmers’ climate change risk (CCRF). Cluster #1, “water conservation measures,” had the longest duration, highlighting its significance. Key areas of CCRF research include the vulnerability of land-lost farmers, farmers’ use of meteorological information, sources of risk, barriers to implementing conservation agriculture, farmers’ attitudes towards heavy metal pollution, and the use of protection motivation theory in agricultural adaptation. In conclusion, climate change poses significant threats to farmers, impacting crop yields, soil fertility, and water availability. Farmers adopt adaptation strategies, but effectiveness varies due to resource limitations and policy gaps. The research on farmer adaptation to climate change is growing, emphasizing the need for supportive policies, resources, and knowledge-sharing to achieve sustainable agriculture and food security.

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Uncovering the Hidden Risks: A Bibliometric Investigation of Farmers’ Vulnerability to Climate Change

Zhang,

Wang,

Lyu

et al. 2023

Agriculture

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“…Here the seasonal mean is defined as the daily mean precipitation across the observational record during May-October. This monsoon season definition is selected based on its original development to measure on-ground impacts of precipitation variability for agriculture, an important outdoor labor sector influenced by extreme humid heat (Orlov et al, 2023; Geophysical Research Letters 10.1029/2023GL107382 Parsons et al, 2022). We identify dry and wet spells following methods outlined by Singh et al (2014) as three or more consecutive days with one standard deviation below or above the seasonal mean precipitation, respectively.…”

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Subseasonal Variability of Humid Heat During the South Asian Summer Monsoon

Ivanovich,

Horton,

Sobel

et al. 2024

Geophysical Research Letters

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The South Asian summer monsoon strongly modulates regional temperature and humidity. While extreme dry heat peaks in the pre‐monsoon season, recent literature suggests that extreme humid heat can continue to build throughout the monsoon season. Here we explore the influence of monsoon onset and subseasonal precipitation variability on the occurrence of extreme wet bulb temperatures (Tw) across South Asia. We find that extreme Tw events often occur on rainy days during the monsoon season. However, the influence of precipitation on Tw varies with the background climatology of surface specific humidity. In climatologically drier areas, positive Tw anomalies tend to occur when precipitation increases due to either early onset or wet spells during the monsoon. In contrast, in climatologically humid areas, positive Tw anomalies occur during periods of suppressed precipitation, including both delayed onset and dry spells during the monsoon.

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“…While LULCC can substantially alter climate through local and non-local biogeophysical effects, little is known about the consequential health and socioeconomic responses. For instance, only a few studies investigate deforestation-induced impacts on productivity and capacity of labour (Alves de Oliveira et al 2021, Masuda et al 2021, Parsons et al 2021, Orlov et al 2023a. More importantly, to our best knowledge, even less research has been done on quantifying LULCC-induced impacts on health (Wolff et al 2021).…”

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Neglected implications of land-use and land-cover changes on the climate-health nexus

Orlov

Aunan

Mistry

et al. 2023

Environ. Res. Lett.

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Climate change can substantially affect temperature-related mortality and morbidity, especially under high greenhouse gas emission pathways. Achieving the Paris Agreement goals require not only drastic reductions in fossil fuel-based emissions but also land-use and land-cover changes (LULCC), such as reforestation and afforestation. LULCC has been mainly analysed in the context of land-based mitigation and food security. However, growing scientific evidence shows that LULCC can also substantially alter climate through biogeophysical effects. Little is known about the consequential impacts on human health. LULCC-related impact research should broaden its scope by including the human health impacts. LULCC are relevant to several global agendas (i.e., Sustainable Development Goals). Thus, collaboration across research communities and stronger stakeholder engagement are required to address this knowledge gap.

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Changes in Land Cover and Management Affect Heat Stress and Labor Capacity

Abstract: Increasing evidence reveals that land cover and land management change (LCLMC) can have a substantial impact on climate through the biogeophysical effects resulting from modifications of the radiative, aerodynamic and thermodynamic properties of the land surface (

Cited by 9 publications

References 55 publications

Uncovering the Hidden Risks: A Bibliometric Investigation of Farmers’ Vulnerability to Climate Change

Uncovering the Hidden Risks: A Bibliometric Investigation of Farmers’ Vulnerability to Climate Change

Subseasonal Variability of Humid Heat During the South Asian Summer Monsoon

Neglected implications of land-use and land-cover changes on the climate-health nexus

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