POVERTY, LAND DEGRADATION AND CLIMATIC UNCERTAINTY

Evaluation of land degradation trend using satellite imagery and climatic data (Case study: Fars province)

Introduction: Climate change and human activities have a direct impact on land vegetation. Decreased rainfall and increased temperature are among the climate change factors leading to significant changes in water resources and energy balance in affected areas. On the other hand, human activities such as growing population, overgrazing and land use changes that make change in land conditions, al...

Does Land Degradation Increase Poverty in Developing Countries?

Land degradation is a global problem that particularly impacts the poor rural inhabitants of low and middle-income countries. We improve upon existing literature by estimating the extent of rural populations in 2000 and 2010 globally on degrading and improving agricultural land, taking into account the role of market access, and analyzing the resulting impacts on poverty. Using a variety of spa...

Poverty and Land Degradation Paper for the Aiid Conference World Poverty: a Challenge for the Private Sector

The Influence of Asset and Access Poverty on Crop Production and Land Degradation in Uganda

Land Degradation

An overview of the Geospatial Methodologies used in order to assess the Soil Erosion Risk by water. 1.2 The damages on Land are traduced in " Soil Erosion " , " Soil Degradation " and/or " Ecosystem Decline " .. Introduction The Soils constitute one of the most important of the world's natural resources. Life on earth is totally dependent on well management of soils (Agurgo, 1996). Into of the ...