Jonathan Musitu Muliwavyo, Albert Mbata Muliwavyo, Lumière Musitu, Jean-Marie Tshitenge Mbuebue, Clément N’Zau Umba-Di-Mbudi
This study focuses on the Kakobola region and its surroundings where cavities discovered in its basement may represent a major risk for the hydroelectric dam erected on the Lufuku River near the Kakobola city and the civil engineering works in the study area. In order to deepen the studies related to this understudied region and provide decision-makers with information that will enable them to make the necessary and appropriate decisions regarding the development of this area, a study based on the analysis of geomagnetic data was carried out using certain methods revealing more shallow than deep structures, and others highlighting the limits of both shallower and deeper structures. Total magnetic anomalies and reduced to equator (RTE) magnetic anomalies were used to map the subsurface of the Kakobola region and its surroundings. In order to detect the edges of magnetized structures, the horizontal gradient magnitude (HGM), the analytic signal (AS), the horizontal gradient of tilt angle (HGTA), the tilt angle (TA), the theta map (TM), the enhanced total horizontal derivative of the tilt angle (ETHDR), the tilt angle of the horizontal gradient (TAHG), and the tilt angle of analytic signal (TAAS) were used. The study area is characterized by two areas of low values of magnetic anomalies and two other sources of high magnetic anomalies located in the bed and the neighborhood of the two major rivers in the region. The shallow sources of magnetic anomalies are lying in the bed and the vicinity of the same rivers in the study area. The magnetic sources in the study area are connected and almost linear. Several magnetic lineaments identified in this region by different methods present several preferential directions, but the most predominant directions are NE-SW, NW-SE, W-E and NE-SW.
{"title":"Structural Mapping of Kakobola and Its Surroundings by Analyzing Geomagnetic Data","authors":"Jonathan Musitu Muliwavyo, Albert Mbata Muliwavyo, Lumière Musitu, Jean-Marie Tshitenge Mbuebue, Clément N’Zau Umba-Di-Mbudi","doi":"10.4236/gep.2023.119006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/gep.2023.119006","url":null,"abstract":"This study focuses on the Kakobola region and its surroundings where cavities discovered in its basement may represent a major risk for the hydroelectric dam erected on the Lufuku River near the Kakobola city and the civil engineering works in the study area. In order to deepen the studies related to this understudied region and provide decision-makers with information that will enable them to make the necessary and appropriate decisions regarding the development of this area, a study based on the analysis of geomagnetic data was carried out using certain methods revealing more shallow than deep structures, and others highlighting the limits of both shallower and deeper structures. Total magnetic anomalies and reduced to equator (RTE) magnetic anomalies were used to map the subsurface of the Kakobola region and its surroundings. In order to detect the edges of magnetized structures, the horizontal gradient magnitude (HGM), the analytic signal (AS), the horizontal gradient of tilt angle (HGTA), the tilt angle (TA), the theta map (TM), the enhanced total horizontal derivative of the tilt angle (ETHDR), the tilt angle of the horizontal gradient (TAHG), and the tilt angle of analytic signal (TAAS) were used. The study area is characterized by two areas of low values of magnetic anomalies and two other sources of high magnetic anomalies located in the bed and the neighborhood of the two major rivers in the region. The shallow sources of magnetic anomalies are lying in the bed and the vicinity of the same rivers in the study area. The magnetic sources in the study area are connected and almost linear. Several magnetic lineaments identified in this region by different methods present several preferential directions, but the most predominant directions are NE-SW, NW-SE, W-E and NE-SW.","PeriodicalId":15859,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135441584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study uses data provided by the National Meteorological Information Center of China, Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Physical Sciences Laboratory of the USA to analyze a cold air weather process at the beginning of January 2021. Synoptic analysis is mainly used to summarize synoptic laws or patterns based on observational data, and describe and infer weather processes. The main conclusions are as follows: The cold air travels south along the northwest path, affecting most of China. During the cold wave process, the first cold air is weak, which has a certain cooling effect on northern China. The second cold air was guided by the low vortex, the accumulation in the transverse groove of Mongolia was strengthened, and the cooling effect was significant. The southwest jet showed an increasing trend, and the water vapor transport conditions were good. However, due to the relatively gentle southern branch system, the warm and humid air flow was weak and the precipitation level was small. The purpose of this study is to better understand a large-scale cold air weather process in January 2021 in China.
{"title":"Analysis of a Large Scale Cold Air Weather Process in China during January 2021","authors":"Baojun Wu","doi":"10.4236/gep.2023.119005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/gep.2023.119005","url":null,"abstract":"This study uses data provided by the National Meteorological Information Center of China, Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Physical Sciences Laboratory of the USA to analyze a cold air weather process at the beginning of January 2021. Synoptic analysis is mainly used to summarize synoptic laws or patterns based on observational data, and describe and infer weather processes. The main conclusions are as follows: The cold air travels south along the northwest path, affecting most of China. During the cold wave process, the first cold air is weak, which has a certain cooling effect on northern China. The second cold air was guided by the low vortex, the accumulation in the transverse groove of Mongolia was strengthened, and the cooling effect was significant. The southwest jet showed an increasing trend, and the water vapor transport conditions were good. However, due to the relatively gentle southern branch system, the warm and humid air flow was weak and the precipitation level was small. The purpose of this study is to better understand a large-scale cold air weather process in January 2021 in China.","PeriodicalId":15859,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135441832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.4236/gep.2023.1110008
Zhen Chen, Yiyang Zheng
The susceptibility evaluation of landslides has become one of the key environmental issues that people are concerned about. This study took the land-slides in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province as the study object, and selected 10 evaluation factors such as digital elevation model (DEM), slope aspect, precipitation, land use, water system, roads, population density, lithology, faults, and NDVI. Different machine learning methods were compared and studied, and the ROC (receiver operating characteristics) curve verification revealed that the accuracy of the random forest evaluation model was high. In the prediction and evaluation of the susceptibility of landslides, five risk levels were divided. After the superimposed analysis, 87.26% of the disaster points fell in the first and second susceptibility areas. The spot analysis found that the distribution of hot spots is consistent with the distribution of disaster spots. In a word, the results of this study can provide better technical support for the evaluation and early warning of landslides in Southwest China.
{"title":"Remote Sensing Landslide Monitoring Based on Machine Learning Method","authors":"Zhen Chen, Yiyang Zheng","doi":"10.4236/gep.2023.1110008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/gep.2023.1110008","url":null,"abstract":"The susceptibility evaluation of landslides has become one of the key environmental issues that people are concerned about. This study took the land-slides in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province as the study object, and selected 10 evaluation factors such as digital elevation model (DEM), slope aspect, precipitation, land use, water system, roads, population density, lithology, faults, and NDVI. Different machine learning methods were compared and studied, and the ROC (receiver operating characteristics) curve verification revealed that the accuracy of the random forest evaluation model was high. In the prediction and evaluation of the susceptibility of landslides, five risk levels were divided. After the superimposed analysis, 87.26% of the disaster points fell in the first and second susceptibility areas. The spot analysis found that the distribution of hot spots is consistent with the distribution of disaster spots. In a word, the results of this study can provide better technical support for the evaluation and early warning of landslides in Southwest China.","PeriodicalId":15859,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135051562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.4236/gep.2023.1110010
Abdul J. Khan, Umme-Farzana Syed, Amy L. Roselan, Cynthia A. Costello
Low background gamma spectrometry was used to measure the radionuclides activity of 238U, 232Th, and 235U series as well as 40K and 137Cs in a sediment sample. The goal of the study was to measure the 238U (63.3 keV peak of 234Th; 1001 keV peak of 234mPa) and 235U (143.76 keV, 163.33 keV, and 205.31 keV peaks) activity by low background gamma spectrometry in sediment sample. 235U activity in environmental samples is difficult to accurately measure by gamma spectrometry due to its low abundance in nature and low gamma line intensities at 143.76 keV, 163.33 keV, and 205.31 keV. We have shown that by using low background gamma spectrometry, it is possible to accurately measure the 235U activity in sediment samples. The 235U activity was measured without using the major peak of 185.7 keV (Iγ = 57.2%) which requires interference correction from 186.21 keV of 226Ra. 226Ra activity was determined by measuring 222Rn daughters (214Pb and 214Bi). The precision and accuracy of the gamma activity measurement in the sediment sample were verified by using the HPGe detectors with Certified Reference Material (CRM) Irish Sea Sediment (IAEA-385). The results obtained for the 63.33 keV energy line of 234Th are compared with the 1001 keV energy line of 234mPa. The values of 238U and 235U activities, as well as 40K, 137Cs, and 226Ra, agreed with the certificate values of CRM. The results show that the 238U is in equilibrium with its daughters (234Th, 234mPa, and 210Pb). 232Th is also in equilibrium with its daughters (228Ra, 212Pb, 212Bi and 208Tl). 235U/238U activity ratio of 0.046 ± 0.007 in the sediment is constant in nature but fluctuates due to geological processes. A value of 0.055 ± 0.008 was found in our sediment sample.
{"title":"Uranium Series Disequilibrium and Precision Measurement of Radionuclides Activity in Sediment Sample Using Low Background Gamma Spectrometry","authors":"Abdul J. Khan, Umme-Farzana Syed, Amy L. Roselan, Cynthia A. Costello","doi":"10.4236/gep.2023.1110010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/gep.2023.1110010","url":null,"abstract":"Low background gamma spectrometry was used to measure the radionuclides activity of 238U, 232Th, and 235U series as well as 40K and 137Cs in a sediment sample. The goal of the study was to measure the 238U (63.3 keV peak of 234Th; 1001 keV peak of 234mPa) and 235U (143.76 keV, 163.33 keV, and 205.31 keV peaks) activity by low background gamma spectrometry in sediment sample. 235U activity in environmental samples is difficult to accurately measure by gamma spectrometry due to its low abundance in nature and low gamma line intensities at 143.76 keV, 163.33 keV, and 205.31 keV. We have shown that by using low background gamma spectrometry, it is possible to accurately measure the 235U activity in sediment samples. The 235U activity was measured without using the major peak of 185.7 keV (Iγ = 57.2%) which requires interference correction from 186.21 keV of 226Ra. 226Ra activity was determined by measuring 222Rn daughters (214Pb and 214Bi). The precision and accuracy of the gamma activity measurement in the sediment sample were verified by using the HPGe detectors with Certified Reference Material (CRM) Irish Sea Sediment (IAEA-385). The results obtained for the 63.33 keV energy line of 234Th are compared with the 1001 keV energy line of 234mPa. The values of 238U and 235U activities, as well as 40K, 137Cs, and 226Ra, agreed with the certificate values of CRM. The results show that the 238U is in equilibrium with its daughters (234Th, 234mPa, and 210Pb). 232Th is also in equilibrium with its daughters (228Ra, 212Pb, 212Bi and 208Tl). 235U/238U activity ratio of 0.046 ± 0.007 in the sediment is constant in nature but fluctuates due to geological processes. A value of 0.055 ± 0.008 was found in our sediment sample.","PeriodicalId":15859,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135059763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biochar is a functional and environmentally friendly material mainly made from by-products of industrial and agricultural production as raw material, which is cracked at high temperatures and slow speeds. The preparation of biochar requires the thermochemical conversion of biomass in an oxygen-restricted environment. Different raw materials and preparation processes result in biochar with different internal structures and biofunctional groups, which often have different properties. Adsorption of heavy metal pollutants is one of the main research directions for biochar application, and there are still areas that can be improved in the current research for biochar for treating heavy metal wastewater. In this study, we take the treatment of cadmium-containing wastewater as an example, walnut shell biochar (WSBC) as a carrier, iron(VI) compounds as a modifying reagent, and test the performance of cadmium-containing wastewater treatment using simulated cadmium-containing wastewater by adjusting the pyrolysis process and modification method at the same time to find the optimal experimental scheme, and give a reasonable theoretical explanation in relation to the results of the characterization tests, such as SEM, FT-IR, and so on. The characterized results show that iron(VI) compound (K2FeO4)-modified WSBC has a significant ability to remove cadmium contamination in the wastewater (remove 96.62% of cadmium in 1 minute), and its structure is different from other iron compound-modified ones. The aim of this study is to improve the efficiency of cadmium adsorption by specific types of biochar, while realizing the whole process as environmentally friendly as possible.
{"title":"Synthesis of Modified Walnut Shell Biochar and Its Performance of Cadmium Adsorption","authors":"Jiankun Chen, Jianan Wang","doi":"10.4236/gep.2023.119020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/gep.2023.119020","url":null,"abstract":"Biochar is a functional and environmentally friendly material mainly made from by-products of industrial and agricultural production as raw material, which is cracked at high temperatures and slow speeds. The preparation of biochar requires the thermochemical conversion of biomass in an oxygen-restricted environment. Different raw materials and preparation processes result in biochar with different internal structures and biofunctional groups, which often have different properties. Adsorption of heavy metal pollutants is one of the main research directions for biochar application, and there are still areas that can be improved in the current research for biochar for treating heavy metal wastewater. In this study, we take the treatment of cadmium-containing wastewater as an example, walnut shell biochar (WSBC) as a carrier, iron(VI) compounds as a modifying reagent, and test the performance of cadmium-containing wastewater treatment using simulated cadmium-containing wastewater by adjusting the pyrolysis process and modification method at the same time to find the optimal experimental scheme, and give a reasonable theoretical explanation in relation to the results of the characterization tests, such as SEM, FT-IR, and so on. The characterized results show that iron(VI) compound (K2FeO4)-modified WSBC has a significant ability to remove cadmium contamination in the wastewater (remove 96.62% of cadmium in 1 minute), and its structure is different from other iron compound-modified ones. The aim of this study is to improve the efficiency of cadmium adsorption by specific types of biochar, while realizing the whole process as environmentally friendly as possible.","PeriodicalId":15859,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135698996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
National Centers for Environment Prediction (NCEP) reanalysis data, automatic observation data, FY-2E satellite data and Doppler radar data are used to analyze a short-time local heavy rain in Yulin city, Shaanxi, China on August 7, 2018. The result shows that the strong convective weather occurred in peripheral subtropical high over west pacific, being caused by short wave disturbance, and surface convergence lines with positive pressure variation are corresponding to areas of short-time heavy precipitation. The degree of temperature change in cold pool caused by thunderstorm may decide the intensity of a short-time rainfall, and local topography plays an important role in extreme precipitation. Local water vapour accumulation and water vapour flux convergence in the middle and lower layers support adequate moisture condition in the process. Moving direction and development direction of mesocale convective cloud are in a line to develop the train effect, leading to local short-time heavy rain in Yulin city, Shaanxi, China.
{"title":"Characteristic Analysis of Short Time Heavy Rain in Yulin, China","authors":"Yiqing Xiao, Qiyuan Hu, Pingyun Li, Jing Yao","doi":"10.4236/gep.2023.119011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/gep.2023.119011","url":null,"abstract":"National Centers for Environment Prediction (NCEP) reanalysis data, automatic observation data, FY-2E satellite data and Doppler radar data are used to analyze a short-time local heavy rain in Yulin city, Shaanxi, China on August 7, 2018. The result shows that the strong convective weather occurred in peripheral subtropical high over west pacific, being caused by short wave disturbance, and surface convergence lines with positive pressure variation are corresponding to areas of short-time heavy precipitation. The degree of temperature change in cold pool caused by thunderstorm may decide the intensity of a short-time rainfall, and local topography plays an important role in extreme precipitation. Local water vapour accumulation and water vapour flux convergence in the middle and lower layers support adequate moisture condition in the process. Moving direction and development direction of mesocale convective cloud are in a line to develop the train effect, leading to local short-time heavy rain in Yulin city, Shaanxi, China.","PeriodicalId":15859,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection","volume":"249 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135550291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Famu Huang, Yun Liu, Chenhao Pan, Duocai Wang, Ping Zhang, Yaping Fu, Hong Zhang, Haibo Su, Jun Lu, Zhi Zhong, Bin Wei
Dolomites and eruptive rocks are well-developed in the Permian Fengcheng Formation in Junggar Basin in China, in which oil and gas are accumulated extensively. Until now, high-yield industrial oil and gas flows have been obtained in the dolomitic tuff of the second unit of the Fengcheng Formation, which demonstrates the huge exploration potential of the thick layer of massive dolomitic tuff. The lithology of the second unit of the Fengcheng Formation in this area has gradually transformed from the dolomite, dolomitic tuff to siltstone from east to west. Moreover, the well testing shows that the reservoir is oil-saturated, and the production rate mainly depends on the reservoir’s physical properties and fracture development. In this study, different types of data including core data, well log and seismic data are used cooperatively to characterize the sedimentary, structure and fracture features of the Fengcheng Formation, and then characterize the promising target zone in the study area. The result indicates that hydrocarbons are most accumulated along the deep fault in the Wu-Xia fault zone, which will be the favorable zone for the next progressive exploration.
{"title":"Reservoir Characterization of Special Dolomite Rock of Fengcheng Formation in Junggar Basin, China","authors":"Famu Huang, Yun Liu, Chenhao Pan, Duocai Wang, Ping Zhang, Yaping Fu, Hong Zhang, Haibo Su, Jun Lu, Zhi Zhong, Bin Wei","doi":"10.4236/gep.2023.119021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/gep.2023.119021","url":null,"abstract":"Dolomites and eruptive rocks are well-developed in the Permian Fengcheng Formation in Junggar Basin in China, in which oil and gas are accumulated extensively. Until now, high-yield industrial oil and gas flows have been obtained in the dolomitic tuff of the second unit of the Fengcheng Formation, which demonstrates the huge exploration potential of the thick layer of massive dolomitic tuff. The lithology of the second unit of the Fengcheng Formation in this area has gradually transformed from the dolomite, dolomitic tuff to siltstone from east to west. Moreover, the well testing shows that the reservoir is oil-saturated, and the production rate mainly depends on the reservoir’s physical properties and fracture development. In this study, different types of data including core data, well log and seismic data are used cooperatively to characterize the sedimentary, structure and fracture features of the Fengcheng Formation, and then characterize the promising target zone in the study area. The result indicates that hydrocarbons are most accumulated along the deep fault in the Wu-Xia fault zone, which will be the favorable zone for the next progressive exploration.","PeriodicalId":15859,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135799319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.4236/gep.2023.1110011
Athari Abdulaziz Almutawa, Abdulrahman Alfraih
The issue of limited agricultural land and production, rising food demand, and heavy reliance on imported foods in Kuwait have resulted in pressing concerns regarding food security and equity. Currently, Kuwait heavily relies on imports for over 90% of its food supply, which not only impacts the country’s sustainability but also affects other nations. Essential staples like rice, wheat, corn, milk powder, cooking oil, and chicken are particularly vulnerable to recent global price shocks. The consequences of climate change include rising temperatures, warming oceans, increasing incidences of droughts, losses in biodiversity, heightened health risks, and a decline in overall food production. These effects further strain an already stressed ecosystem as Kuwait lacks a comprehensive adaptive strategy that outlines both short-term and long-term action plans/goals to address these challenges. Specifically, within the agricultural, livestock, and fisheries sectors while simultaneously equipping it to handle emergencies or hazardous crises. This paper aims to outline the issues of limited agricultural land and production, rising food demand, and heavy reliance on imported foods, and how Kuwait must prioritize the development and improvement of sustainable agricultural practices and technologies. Furthermore, identifying key stakeholders and their current roles and constraints.
{"title":"Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock Sectors in Kuwait","authors":"Athari Abdulaziz Almutawa, Abdulrahman Alfraih","doi":"10.4236/gep.2023.1110011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/gep.2023.1110011","url":null,"abstract":"The issue of limited agricultural land and production, rising food demand, and heavy reliance on imported foods in Kuwait have resulted in pressing concerns regarding food security and equity. Currently, Kuwait heavily relies on imports for over 90% of its food supply, which not only impacts the country’s sustainability but also affects other nations. Essential staples like rice, wheat, corn, milk powder, cooking oil, and chicken are particularly vulnerable to recent global price shocks. The consequences of climate change include rising temperatures, warming oceans, increasing incidences of droughts, losses in biodiversity, heightened health risks, and a decline in overall food production. These effects further strain an already stressed ecosystem as Kuwait lacks a comprehensive adaptive strategy that outlines both short-term and long-term action plans/goals to address these challenges. Specifically, within the agricultural, livestock, and fisheries sectors while simultaneously equipping it to handle emergencies or hazardous crises. This paper aims to outline the issues of limited agricultural land and production, rising food demand, and heavy reliance on imported foods, and how Kuwait must prioritize the development and improvement of sustainable agricultural practices and technologies. Furthermore, identifying key stakeholders and their current roles and constraints.","PeriodicalId":15859,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135106291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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