Drought conditions are increasingly common in Spain and many other countries. Current Climate Change scenarios also suggest a significant drought reinforcement in several areas of the world. Irrigation restrictions and other negative impacts on agriculture can be expected. Droughts reduce the reservoirs capacity and cause irrigation restrictions, due to lower water availability. Scarcity of water for irrigation is an almost chronic … [Read more...] about Irrigation restrictions due to low reservoir capacity
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Improving irrigation scheduling to reduce climate impacts
Improving irrigation scheduling is among the best Climate-Change adaptation options. Increasing agricultural water-use efficiency might reduce the impact of reduced hydraulic resources and climate variability.According to the last IPCC report Climate Change means an important challenge to agriculture. Particularly, irrigated agriculture might face a significant reduction in water availability.Furthermore, the temperature rising would increase the … [Read more...] about Improving irrigation scheduling to reduce climate impacts
Climate risks increase: Concerns, loses and solutions
Concerns about climate-risks increase have growth since 2015. The 2020 Global Risks Report indicates that climate risks are not only very likely, but they would also significantly impact in society and businesses. For the first time,environment became the first concern in the long-term risks. Climate-action failure, due to economical considerations, is another important global concern. We must expect a … [Read more...] about Climate risks increase: Concerns, loses and solutions
Climate risks ISO 22301: Assessing and managing risks
The ISO 22301 standard guidelines “Business continuity management” might help businesses to increase their climate resilience.Businesses certified with the ISO 22301 standard will count on a Risk Management Plan. This plan will help the business to deal with climate disruptive events, and the expected climate variability increase. A business certified with ISO 22301 could show customers that they are well prepared to continue providing their … [Read more...] about Climate risks ISO 22301: Assessing and managing risks