The Global NEST Journal is an open access journal that publishes original research articles, short papers and critical reviews on all aspects of Environmental Science and Technology. These comprise, but are not limited to, Pollution Control Technology, Global Environmental Change, Air Quality, Water Quality, Water and Waste Water Treatment, Solid Waste Management, Hazardous Substances and Risk Analysis, Emerging pollutants. Relevant topics incorporating the methodologies and state of the art of disciplines such as Environmental Management Policies, Ecosystems and Natural Resources Management, Hydrology and Water Resources Management, Clean Energy and Sustainability are included.
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Investigation of climate change impacts on tourism climate comfort in Iran
General
In this study, Mieczkowski's Tourism Climate Index (TCI) was used for Iran to investigate the climate change impacts on outdoor human comfort. The long-term data covering a network of 153 stations were used to compute TCI under baseline conditions (1981–2015) and a climate change scenario (HadCM3...
Climate Change and Rural Livelihoods -adaptation and vulnerability in Rajasthan
Climate change
natural resources, is already experiencing the effects of climate change. The region’s climate is projected to become harsher, with increased average temperatures, intensity of rainfall events, and increased variability in space & time of monsoon rains being consistently projected for the region...
Adaptation through Watershed Management in the Changing Climate
Climate change
Civilization has been experiencing frequent changes in the climate due to global warming. The developing nations are worst affected as they are largely dependent on the local precipitation and soil moisture for their livelihood generations. The changing climate with extended summer, change in the...
Climate Change Impact on the Air Quality: The Portuguese Case
General
The changes in greenhouse gases and aerosols emissions are expected to lead to regional and global changes in temperature, precipitation, and other climate variables. The degree to which human conditions and the natural environment are vulnerable to the potential effects of climate change is a key...
Assessment of future climate change impacts in a Mediterranean aquifer
Climate change
The Mediterranean region is predicted to be highly impacted by climate change and the availability of water resources is expected to decrease. This study aims to assess the potential impact of climate change in an aquifer located in Northeastern Greece, for the period 2041-2070. For this, climate...
Assessment of the climate change impacts on the water resources of the Luni region, India
Climate change
Climate change is expected to have a strong impact on water resources at the local, regional and global scales. In this study, the impact of climate change on the hydro-climatology of the Luni region, India, is investigated by comparing statistics of current and projected future fluxes resulting...
Assessment of hydrological response in Subarnarekha river basin under anticipated climate change scenarios
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
Two hydrological climate modelling techniques, general circulation model (GCM) and hypothetical climate change scenarios, were used to analyse the hydrological response to the anticipated climate change scenarios in the Subarnarekha river basin in Eastern India. Both models verified individually for...
EVALUATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON REFERENCE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION UNDER RCPs SCENARIOS IN NORTHERN GREECE
Protection and restoration of the environment
Reference evapotranspiration (ETo) is an important component in water resources, agricultural and environmental modeling, thus its assessment is critical in understanding the impacts of climate change on the sector of agriculture. In this study, the effect of climate change on reference...
Impact of climate change on the runoff regime of an Eastern Himalayan river basin
Climate change
The present study has been carried out for the trans-boundary Subansiri sub-basin of Brahmaputra river basin. Subansiri is the largest tributary of Brahmaputra within India and the river system has its practical importance as it holds a high water resources as well as hydropower potential for the...
The Impact of Climate Change on the Development of Circular Economy in China: A Perspective on Green Total Factor Productivity
Circular Economy and Bioeconomy
In the process of China's transition to high-quality development, the circular economy, as a key strategy for achieving green growth, is of significant importance in addressing climate change and promoting sustainable development. This study employs the SBM-GML model to analyze the Green Total...
Impacts of climate variability and land-use change on hydrology in the period 1981-2009 in the central highlands of Vietnam
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
In this study, we investigated the separate and combined impacts of climate and land-use changes on hydrological response in the Central Highlands of Vietnam during the period 1981-2009. The Mann-Kendall and Pettit tests were applied to detect the trends in the hydro-meteorological data. The Soil...
A Correlation Analysis and Visualization of Climate Change using Post-Disaster Heterogeneous Datasets
Climate change
There are numerous geo-climatic and human factors that contribute to the occurrence of natural disasters in the real-world scenario. Besides the study of causes and preconditions of such calamities, post-disaster analysis is essential for the efficient management of the disaster situation. This...
Uncertainties and nonstationarity in streamflow projections under climate change scenarios and the ensuing adaptation strategies in Subarnarekha river basin, India
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
The present study analyses the various uncertainties and nonstationarity in the streamflow projections of Subarnarekha river basin in Eastern India using two widely used hydrological climate models: 1) general circulation model (GCM), and 2) forcing climate change scenarios. These two climate models...
Quantifying the Relative Contributions of Climate Change and Human Activities to Vegetation Recovery in Shandong Province of China
Climate change
As global climate change intensifies, with frequent extreme weather events, the stability of vegetation is severely threatened. This study (2002–2023) uses NDVI, temperature, and precipitation data, along with methods like pixel binary, trend analysis, and multiple regression residual analysis, to...
Assessment of potential hydrological climate change impacts in Kastoria basin (Western Macedonia, Greece) using EUROCORDEX regional climate models
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
The Mediterranean region is expected to present reduced availability of water resources due to climate change. This study aims to assess the potential hydrological responses to climate change in the Kastoria basin (Western Macedonia, Northern Greece) for the period 2019-2078. Climate projections...
Experimental Investigation on Carbonation due to Climate Change Impacts
Climate change
Various investigations have been carried out to evaluate the infrastructure’s augmented vulnerability owing to concrete carbonation persuaded by the changes in the environment during recent years. Due to global warming and its effect, carbon dioxide emission levels in the atmosphere get increased...
Climate Change Adaptation in Urban India An Approach for Inclusive Formulation of Local Adaptation Strategies
Climate change
In Kota, the third largest city of Rajasthan, poverty levels are high in many areas and there is a great need to assess the vulnerability and adaptive capacity of different societal groups and sectors to the impacts of climatic variability and change, and to formulate sustainable planning strategies...
Impact of urbanization on climate change and geographical analysis of physical land use land cover variation using RS-GIS.
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
This study focuses on the impact of climate change on rainfall-runoff pattern, and to assess the surface runoff and groundwater recharge potential from the intensified rainfall for the effective management of surface and groundwater resources in Tirunelveli city. The rainfall contribution is...
Regional climate change scenarios for Greece: future temperature and precipitation projections form ensembles of RCMs
General
The potential regional future changes in seasonal (winter and summer) temperature and precipitation are assessed for the greater area of Greece over the 21st century, under A2, A1B and B2 future emission scenarios of IPCC. Totally twenty-two simulations from various regional climate models (RCMs)...
Under climatic change, soil microbial community and variables relating to N-cycle are modulated by changes in the upper limit temperature
General
The effect of temperature increase and more specifically its upper and low level correlates on soil microbial biomass, activity and N-cycle variables was studied in a Mediterranean shrubland. Experimental manipulation succeeded in establishing three treatments which, in comparison with the monthly...
An evaluation of the Ganga river’s carbon flow and its impact on India’s nutritional and climate change
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
Changes in weather patterns and the global climate are a result of global warming, which has been linked to rising carbon dioxide concentrations. Understanding the mechanisms on earth that have an impact on atmospheric carbon concentrations and its cycling—collectively referred to as the "Carbon...
Time Series Models of Monthly Rainfall and Temperature to Detect Climate Change for Jorhat (Assam), India
Climate change
In the present study, monthly rainfall, maximum temperature and minimum time series models were developed for Jorhat (Assam) situated in northeast India using monthly rainfall, maximum temperature and minimum temperature data from the year 1965 to 2000. A trend free time series of rainfall and...
Urbanizational impact on climatic variables and geographical analysis of physical land use land cover variation of a city using Remote Sensing.
Climate change
Climate change has serious implications foron the rise and variation of the average earth’s temperature, and intensified rainfall. In urban areas, temperatures and intensified rainfall variation are noticeably seenin the city which disrupts the normal life of a living things. Also, it affects the...
Changes of Land Use/Cover and Landscape in Zhalong Wetland as “Red-Crowned Cranes Country”, Heilongjiang Province, China
CLEANWAS
Hydrological and ecological role of wetlands were growing significant. Based on Landsat satellite remote sensing data collected in the years of 1990, 2000 and 2014, and integrating GIS with analytical methods of landscape ecology, research on changes of land use/cover and landscape pattern of...
Integrated assessment of impact of water resources of important river basins in Eastern India under projected climate conditions
Climate change
The impact of climate change on water resources through increased evaporation combined with regional changes in precipitation characteristics has the potential to affect mean runoff, frequency and intensity of floods and droughts, soil moisture and water supply for irrigation and hydroelectric power...
Climate change
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Circular Economy and Bioeconomy
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Climate change
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Climate change
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Hydrology and Water Resources Management
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Air pollution and health
14-04-2025
Air pollution and health
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Sustainable Energy
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Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
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Air pollution and health
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Environmental management and policy
20-05-2025
Solid Waste Management
19-05-2025
Climate change
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Solid Waste Management
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Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
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Environmental management and policy
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Solid Waste Management
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