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Estimation of climate change and adaptation strategies using water, soil and honey as sampling media: examples from Namibia
In: Mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change. Windhoek: RAEIN-Africa, 2011. pp. 199-209. urn:nbn:hr:169:463281
Mapani, Benjamin; Chimwamurombe, Percy; Mapaure, Isaac; Miller, Jodie; Mileusnić, Marta

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Mapani, B., Chimwamurombe, P., Mapaure, I., Miller, J. & Mileusnić, M. (2011). Estimation of climate change and adaptation strategies using water, soil and honey as sampling media: examples from Namibia. Mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change (pp. 199-209). Windhoek: RAEIN-Africa. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:169:463281

Mapani, Benjamin, et al. "Estimation of climate change and adaptation strategies using water, soil and honey as sampling media: examples from Namibia." Mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change, RAEIN-Africa, 2011, pp. 199-209. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:169:463281

Mapani, Benjamin, Percy Chimwamurombe, Isaac Mapaure, Jodie Miller and Marta Mileusnić. "Estimation of climate change and adaptation strategies using water, soil and honey as sampling media: examples from Namibia." In Mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change, 199-209. Windhoek: RAEIN-Africa, 2011. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:169:463281

Mapani, B., et al. (2011) 'Estimation of climate change and adaptation strategies using water, soil and honey as sampling media: examples from Namibia' Mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change Windhoek: RAEIN-Africa, pp. 199-209. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:169:463281 (Accessed 05 November 2024)

Mapani B, Chimwamurombe P, Mapaure I, Miller J, Mileusnić M. Estimation of climate change and adaptation strategies using water, soil and honey as sampling media: examples from Namibia. Mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change. Windhoek: RAEIN-Africa; 2011. Pp. 199-209. [cited 2024 November 05] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:169:463281

B. Mapani, P. Chimwamurombe, I. Mapaure, J. Miller and M. Mileusnić, "Estimation of climate change and adaptation strategies using water, soil and honey as sampling media: examples from Namibia", Mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change Windhoek: RAEIN-Africa, 2011, pp. 199-209. [Online] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:169:463281

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Title (english)Estimation of climate change and adaptation strategies using water, soil and honey as sampling media: examples from Namibia
AuthorBenjamin Mapani
AuthorPercy Chimwamurombe
AuthorIsaac Mapaure
AuthorJodie Miller
AuthorMarta Mileusnić
Author's institutionUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering
(Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Mineral Resources)
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		NATURAL SCIENCES
Geology
Abstract (english)
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Assessment Report number 4 which crystallised scientific evidence documenting unequivocal climate change. Global average air temperatures are rising and this rise has of late become so alarming that the last 11 (1995-2006) years show the highest increase since 1906 when instrumental records begun. Evidence for rising sea levels shows that since 1961, the global sea level rise has averaged at a rate of 1.8 mm, whereas since 1993- 2006, this value has increased at a much higher value of 3.1 mm, higher than the normal global rate observed over the geological history. The Sahara (Sahel region), the Mediterranean, Southern Africa and parts of southern Asia have all recorded decreases in the volume of precipitation. These changes in precipitation have led to the occurrence of extreme events in Southern Africa, such as floods and drought in a much more frequent manner. However the frequency of these events is yet to be properly understood. Soil samples reveal extreme event frequency and groundwater perturbations. Bee colonies are sensitive to small changes in environment. Surface and ground water samples help compare the changes obtained from honey samples with past events in the last 100 to 200 years. Identification of colony collapse disorder (CCD) could entail a complex of environmental and/or anthropogenic factors including climate change. All these facts have been used to gauge small scale changes in climate. The results are being slowly accumulated and will help us predict the rate of cultivated crop stability in the future, and hence address issues of food security and water scarcity, so as to enhance traditional methods of adaptation.
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Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Chapter in Book
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review - international
Publication versionPublished version
Book titleMitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change
Numberingpp. 199-209
ISBN978-99945-72-85-4
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:169:463281
Publication2011
Type of resourceText
PublisherRAEIN-Africa
Publishing placeWindhoek
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