The influence of ecosystems services depletion to climate change adaptation efforts in Africa

Filho, Walter Leal; Azeiteiro, Ulisses Miranda; Balogun, Abdul‐Lateef; Setti, Andréia Faraoni Freitas; Mucova, Serafino Afonso Rui; Ayal, Desalegn Yayeh; Totin, Edmond; Lydia, Adeleke Mosunmola; Kalaba, Felix Kanungwe; Oguge, Nicholas

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146414

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“…Impacts reported in this study from deforestation pose a great risk to the potential of key ecosystem services such as supply of freshwater, stability to the hydrological system, and water cycling in the country (Leal Filho et al, 2021). Chakravarty et al (2012), showed that Nigeria has been ranked among the five countries with the biggest annual loss (À3.7%) of wooded land areas.…”

Section: Local Impacts Of CC In Nigeriamentioning

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Systematic review of climate change impact research in Nigeria: implication for sustainable development

Okon

Falana

Solaja

et al. 2021

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There is evidence that Nigeria is already experiencing environmental challenges attributed to climate change (CC) and its impacts. This has clearly highlighted the need for knowledge-based strategies to help plan adequate mitigation and adaptation measures for the country. One of the basic requirements to ensure such strategies is the development of a database of national CC research. This will aid in the assessment of past and present scientific publications from which directions for future study can be mapped. The present study used standard, systematic, and bibliographic literature reviews to analyse the trend, focus, spatial variability, and effectiveness of published research on CC impacts in Nigeria. Four thematic areas of CC impact research were defined: Agriculture, Environment, Human and Multi-disciplinary study. A total of 701 articles were found to be relevant and the review shows that CC impacts and adaptations in the literature vary across research categories and locations. The period between 2011 (68 studies) and 2015 (80 studies) showed a tremendous rise in CC impact research with a peak in 2014 (84 studies). Studies in the agriculture category had the highest publications in 23 States of Nigeria. The review revealed three research gaps: (1) lack of research that investigated the magnitude of present and potential future impacts in the aquatic environment (2) little attention on CC impacts and adaptation in the Northern regions of Nigeria (3) absence of study investigating the effects of multiple variables of CC at the same time. The findings suggest that it would be useful to advance CC research in Nigeria beyond perceptive approaches to more quantitative ones. This is particularly important for highly vulnerable animals, crops, locations, and for better planning of adaptation strategies.

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Section: Local Impacts Of CC In Nigeriamentioning

confidence: 71%

Systematic review of climate change impact research in Nigeria: implication for sustainable development

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“…For quite a few decades now, the impact of global climate change on regional climates and the associated effects on regional as well as local ecosystems have been a matter of extensive discussion. Changes in climatic conditions in different regions across the globe have adversely affected agricultural productivity, food security, various ecosystem services, and overall composition as well as quality of flora and fauna [9][10][11]. Some of the major outcomes of climate changes have been temperature extremes and uncertainty or unevenness in rainfall patterns, which eventually pose a threat to agricultural crops [12][13][14].…”

Section: Impact Of Climate Change From Ecological Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Consequently, this becomes a raging concern in case of crop plants and other plant beings that are crucial for providing ecosystem services (such as pulpwood, timber, ecotourism and natural habitat for wildlife). Due to loss in growth and productivity, there is an issue of global food shortage and also the deeply worrying aspect of oxygen depletion [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. Therefore, among all the effects of the current trend of climate change on our planet, the ones on plant systems are of utmost importance.…”

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Understanding the Impact of Global Climate Change on Abiotic Stress in Plants and the Supportive Role of PGPR

Agnihotri¹,

Mitra²

2023

Abiotic Stress in Plants - Adaptations to Climate Change

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Plants form the fundamental trophic level of almost all the food chains, and as such are the most significant biotic component of our ecosystems. However, there is a rising threat on the growth and well-being of these organisms due to variations in climatic conditions. Climate change conditions pose threat to plants by exposing them to various abiotic stresses, such as salinity, drought and UV-B radiation, eventually leading to oxidative stress in plant cells. Plants can put up their defence against such stressors using a number of strategies namely, adaptation, avoidance and tolerance. The action of antioxidant molecules and enzymes play a pivotal role in fighting the oxidative stress and its key player, reactive oxygen species (ROS). Plants can also develop an epigenetic memory of the stress, by modulating the expression of genes involved in stress tolerance via the epigenetic code. With the rise in environmental challenges due to climate change in recent times, it is also important to underline the helpful role played by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in building more stress-resilient plants, and the diverse array of plant genera with which these PGPR can associate.

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“…Nevertheless, the two countries of the island share similar challenges in terms of the vulnerability to the effects of climate change and the sensitivity of their most essential ecosystems and primary economic activities, especially along the border of the two countries [3,25,26]. In this regard and returning to the sensitivity of the primary economic activities to climate change in the DR and the island, it should probably be pointed out that this sensitivity is more significant in poor rural communities around protected areas, which directly depends on the resilience of their ecosystem services, given the complex dynamic interactions at the local level between climate change, adaptation, and ecosystem services [27,28]. That is the case of the settlements around Lake Enriquillo and the communities in the Reserve of La Selle, where Lake Azuei is located, and which borders Lake Enriquillo on the Dominican side.…”

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The Incredible and Sad Story of Boca de Cachón: How a Rural Community in the Hispaniola Is in a Prolonged, Heartless, and Predictable Climate Crisis

Gómez-Valenzuela

Ramirez

Bonilla-Duarte

2021

Climate

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This article aims to briefly review the socio-economic impact caused by the flooding of Lake Enriquillo on the inhabitants of Boca Cachón due to the complex local phenomenon related to climate variability. Between 2003 and 2014, Boca de Cachón and the communities surrounding Lake Enriquillo were deeply affected by flooding of the Lake’s rising waters. Lake Enriquillo is the largest wetland in the Caribbean and the first designated RAMSAR site. In turn, Boca de Cachón could be considered the first human settlement formally displaced because of climate variability in the Dominican Republic and probably one of the first in the Americas in the twenty-first century. Boca de Cachón is a rural Municipal District located to the northwest of the municipality of Jimaní, with a population of around 3000 inhabitants on the southwest border with the Republic of Haiti and located in the Biosphere Reserve Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo. Given the future climatic scenarios for the Dominican Republic and the possible climate change that could exacerbate by excess or, by default, the socio-environmental problems in the Lake’s belt, it is necessary to support the communities in their capacity-building processes. The lessons learned from Boca de Cachón can serve as a learning space for adaptation processes in rural environments in the Caribbean region.

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The influence of ecosystems services depletion to climate change adaptation efforts in Africa

Cited by 53 publications

References 84 publications

Systematic review of climate change impact research in Nigeria: implication for sustainable development

Systematic review of climate change impact research in Nigeria: implication for sustainable development

Understanding the Impact of Global Climate Change on Abiotic Stress in Plants and the Supportive Role of PGPR

The Incredible and Sad Story of Boca de Cachón: How a Rural Community in the Hispaniola Is in a Prolonged, Heartless, and Predictable Climate Crisis

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