Identification

Title
Mapping climate change impacts on smallholder agriculture in Yemen using GIS mo…
Abstract
This Atlas contains a set of hazard and suitability maps that illustrate potential climate change impacts on smallholder agriculture in Yemen. Four specific climate hazard and suitability themes are mapped: (i) risk of flash flooding; (ii) soil erosion potential; (iii) land suitability for rainwater harvesting (by stone terraces); and (iv) climate evaluation of cropping potential (for sorghum).
Publication Date
Feb. 21, 2013, 6 p.m.
Category
Geoscientific Information
information pertaining to earth sciences. Examples: geophysical features and processes, geology, minerals, sciences dealing with the composition, structure and origin of the earth s rocks, risks of earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, gravity information, soils, permafrost, hydrogeology, erosion
Regions
Yemen
Approved
No
Published
Yes
Featured
No
DOI
None
Attribution
None
Responsible

Name
Andy (andy)
email
Position
Organization
Location
Voice
Fax
Information

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Spatial Extent
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Projection System
EPSG:4326
Extension x0
None
Extension x1
None
Extension y0
None
Extension y1
None
Features

Maintenance Frequency
There Are No Plans To Update The Data
Language
English
Supplemental Information
soil_erosion, drought
Contact Points

Name
Stu Fraser (stu)
email
sfraser@worldbank.org
Position
Senior Disaster RIsk Management Specialist
Organization
World Bank
Location
Voice
Fax

References

Link Online
/documents/679
Metadata Page
/documents/679/metadata_detail
Online Link
/documents/679/download

Metadata Author

Name
Andy (andy)
email
Position
Organization
Location
Voice
Fax