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    Effect of climate change on land suitability for surface irrigation and irrigation potential of the shallow groundwater in Ghana

    Journal Articles & Books
    August, 2019
    Ghana
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    climate change
    land suitability
    land use
    natural resources management
    water management

    Estimating the potential land resources suitable for irrigation and evaluating the possible impact of climate change on land suitability is essential for planning a sustainable agricultural system. This study applied a GIS-based Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) technique to evaluate the suitability of land for irrigation in Ghana for a baseline period (1990 to 2010) and future time horizons 2050s (2041 to 2060) and 2070s (2061 to 2080).

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    The use of Earth Observation for wetland inventory, assessment and monitoring

    Reports & Research
    December, 2018
    land cover
    land use

    The use of Earth Observation (EO) provides Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands with new approaches to ensure the wise use and conservation of wetlands at the national and global levels. EO has many applications including the inventory, assessment
    and monitoring of wetlands. As technology advances, previous limitations of EO will be reduced, and it is anticipated that the use of EO in the management of wetlands will increase. This Ramsar Technical Report aims to provide practitioners with an overview and illustration,

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