Freshwater Shortage, Salinity Increase, and Global Food Production: A Need for Sustainable Irrigation Water Desalination—A Scoping Review
Marufa Khondoker, Sujata Mandal, Ranjit Gurav et al. · 4 Apr 2023
Climate-change-induced freshwater shortage and saline intrusion have been posing significant risks to agricultural sectors in arid and semi-arid regions, negatively impacting irrigation, crop yield, and food production. Climate-smart sustainable solutions are the requirement to combat these major concerns. To overcome freshwater scarcity, pressure-driven desalination techniques are used that require advanced operational systems and electricity, which…
Does Climate Change Affect the Yield of the Top Three Cereals and Food Security in the World?
Dhurba Neupane, Pramila Adhikari, Dwarika Bhattarai et al. · 7 Jan 2022
Climate prediction models suggest that agricultural productivity will be significantly affected in the future. The expected rise in average global temperature due to the higher release of greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere and increased depletion of water resources with enhanced climate variability will be a serious threat to world food security. Moreover, there is…
Fields of Application of SWAT Hydrological Model—A Review
Josip Janjić, Lidija Tadić · 2 May 2023
Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is a widely used model for runoff, non-point source pollution, and other complex hydrological processes under changing environments (groundwater flow, evapotranspiration, snow melting, etc.). This paper reviews the key characteristics and applications of SWAT. Since its inception in the 1990s, there has been a significant increase in the number…
The Contribution of Ornamental Plants to Urban Ecosystem Services
Alessandra Francini, Daniela Romano, Stefania Toscano et al. · 2 Dec 2022
Urban areas can be differently anthropized; often, high-density populations lead to higher amounts of pollution. Nowadays, ornamental plants can represent important living components of urban areas, and if appropriate species are used, they can provide important ecosystem services. The relationships between green infrastructures and ecosystem services have been recognized for a long time, but the…
Ecosystem Services Valuation of Constructed Wetland as a Nature-Based Solution to Wastewater Treatment
Casper Boongaling Agaton, Patricia Marie Caparas Guila · 11 Feb 2023
Constructed wetlands (CWs) are nature-based solutions that utilize natural vegetation, soils, and microbes to treat domestic wastewater and industrial effluents. They are engineered treatment systems that mimic the functions of natural wetlands to capture stormwater, reduce nutrient loads, and create diverse wildlife habitats. Providing these monetary and non-monetary benefits, its implementation has grown in several…
