The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture over Gaza, Palestine
| Main Authors: | Zaher AL ABADLA, El Sayed ROBAA, Magdy ABDEL WAHAB |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2021
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/5119263 |
Daftar Isi:
- The purpose of this study is to detect possible impact of global warming on agriculture over Gaza. The longest and continuity data of annual average rainfall and temperature obtained cover a period of 36 years (1982-2018). Furthermore, the agricultural available data has been collected from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Agriculture during 1993 to 2010. In this study, The rising temperatures have caused many agricultural pests that were unknown before, which has led to the destruction of many trees and the use of expensive pesticides. Moreover, the high soil temperature leads to an increase in the evaporation process, and hence to soil salinity and reduced fertility. The decreasing rainfall trend in Gaza has resulted in increasing the demand for groundwater irrigation. Taken into account all the aforementioned, there is a high need to develop varieties and seeds capable of growing in changing climatic conditions.