Agricultural production is under threat due to climate change in food insecure regions,
especially in Asian countries. Various climate-driven extremes, ie, drought, heat waves …

Droughts are the most destructive catastrophes in the world. The persistence of drought is
considered to cause many challenges for both humans and animals and ruins the …

Vegetation is highly sensitive to climate changes in arid regions. The relationship between
vegetation and climate changes can be effectively characterized by vegetation phenology …

A stronger than global mean warming trend is projected over Central Asia in the coming
century. Based on the historical simulations and projections under four combined scenarios …

Abstract Precipitation outputs from 30 Global Circulation Models (GCMs) of the Coupled
Model Inter-comparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) were evaluated from 1951 to 2014 over six …

Ecological security and ecosystem stability in Central Asia depend heavily on the local
vegetation. Vegetation dynamics and the response and hysteresis relationships to climate …

Soil erosion is a threat to the ecological environment and human health. Climate change is
closely related to soil erosion, and the ecological environment in Central Asia is sensitive to …

Understanding the evolution of heatwaves is important for their prediction, mitigation, and
adaptation. While most studies focused on either their temporal variability at individual …

Livestock rearing is a major source of livelihood for food and income in dryland Asia.
Increasing livestock density (LSKD) affects ecosystem structure and function, amplifies the …

Aridity is a complex environmental hazard, posing potential risks to more than 38% of the
world's population in terms of poverty, reduction in crop and livestock production, water …