M. Suguna Devakumari, D. K. Paliwal, Reshme Moirengjam, Payal Devi Chandrakar, Jai P. Rai, Rakesh Babu Gautam, Anupama Pattanaik, Manoj Kumar Pandey, S. K. Goyal & Priti Jain·International Journal of Environment and Climate Change·2026
In modern times, traditional farming methods are unsustainable and negatively impact the environment. Environmental deterioration mostly manifests as nutrient depletion in many emerging nations, which lowers the capacity for food production. Resource conservation technologies (RC...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45365
Maize (Zea mays L.) growth and productivity are strongly influenced by temperature and seasonal climatic conditions that regulate crop phenology and thermal energy utilization. However, limited information is available on seasonal variability of thermal indices and heat use effic...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45366
Riverine communities in Rivers State, Nigeria, rely heavily on inland waterways for transportation; however, their integration into disaster response and relief coordination remains insufficiently explored. This gap limits the effectiveness of emergency access in areas frequently...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45367
Palaeobotanical investigations of plant megafossils, including fossil woods and leaf impressions, from the Middle Siwalik sediments of the Sarkaghat area in the Himalayan foothills of Himachal Pradesh, India, have revealed the presence of fossil wood and leaves belonging to the S...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45368
Climate change is intensifying production risks in agriculture by amplifying heat, drought, floods, and pest outbreaks. Agrobiodiversity—the deliberate diversification of crops, varieties, rotations, and non-crop habitats—offers a practical adaptation pathway that can stabilise y...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45359
Rainfall variability strongly influences agriculture, water resources, and socio-economic stability in Zambia, where livelihoods largely depend on seasonal precipitation. Understanding the spatial and temporal dynamics of rainfall is therefore essential for effective climate risk...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45354
The assessment and management of surface runoff is important for watershed planning and water resource utilization, especially in areas where agriculture is mostly dependent on rainfall. This study aims to evaluate and compare the runoff potential of 98 delineated watersheds with...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45355
Blue carbon ecosystems—mangroves, sea grass meadows, and salt marshes—are exciting nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation that offer substantial carbon sequestration potential as well multiple co-benefits. But, because their full value often goes unre...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45356
Browntop millet (Urochloa ramosa L.) is a drought-tolerant minor millet suitable for cultivation under marginal soils and rainfed conditions. However, information on suitable establishment methods and optimal spacing to improve productivity is limited. A field experiment was cond...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45357
Environmental education (EE) in various age groups uses a variety of learning strategies to promote ecological literacy that fosters climate justice towards present and future generations. However, educational policy insufficiently addresses reciprocal cross-generation learning d...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45358
The shallow aquifer system in Enugu Urban, southeastern Nigeria, represents a critical groundwater resource but is increasingly affected by complex hydrogeochemical and thermodynamic processes driven by rapid urbanization, lithological heterogeneity, and climatic variability. Thi...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45349
Birds provide essential services for ecological balance by serving as pollinators, seed dispersers, and natural pest controllers, which help maintain the health of ecosystems. Degradation of their habitats, for any reason, would disturb this balance. Every cause of climate change...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45350
The thermochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into biochar represents an effective strategy for the sustainable management of agricultural residues and the production of stable carbon-rich materials for soil improvement. Low-cost drum-kiln systems provide a practical a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45351
The study examined long-term climate change patterns in the central regions of Kerala over a 30-year period. Trend analysis was performed for annual and seasonal variables using Mann–Kendall and Sen’s slope estimator. The results revealed a significant decreasing trend in annual...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45352
Food loss and waste (FLW) is a critical global issue affecting food security, environmental sustainability, and economic efficiency, contributing significantly to resource depletion and greenhouse gas emissions. In Bangladesh, especially in rural markets, substantial losses of pe...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45353