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Abstract: Background: This paper aims to analyze the possibilities of the agricultural sector of the Western Balkan to assess compliance with the European Green Deal, which provides for the implementation of activities, which should enable the transition to sustainable agriculture and climate change mitigation. This paper is among the first to present the causality of agriculture and climate change (status, mitigation, and perspectives) in general and in light of the European Green Deal for the Western Balkan territory. Main text: Agricultural production is a leading industry in the Western Balkan. Climate change and predictions that temperatures will increase by 4 °C in the coming decades pose a risk not only to agricultural production but also to the safety of the population, because agriculture is the main source of income for a significant part of it. Uncontrolled floods and droughts caused by climate change are a particular danger for agriculture and human existence. This paper demonstrates that agriculture in the WB can be considered critically affected by climate change. Conclusions:Unless appropriate measures are taken and risk management for water resources and agriculture is improved, there will be a further decrease in precipitation and an increase in dry days by 20%. Such a scenario endangers not only the already vulnerable climate sustainability and biodiversity of the region but also the existence of a population employed in agriculture and the contribution of the agricultural sector to the gross domestic product. However, future planning based on the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) and European Green Deal, the adoption of a related regulatory framework, the establishment and regular monitoring of supporting financing mechanisms, regional cooperation, and improving risk management (with emphasis on the local level) can mitigate the present impact and decrease the expected negative impact of climate change on agriculture and biodiversity in the WB region.
Keywords: climate change, sustainable agriculture, risk management, Western Balkan countries, European Green Deal
Published in DKUM: 08.11.2024; Views: 0; Downloads: 8
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Abstract: As the world economy is growing and globalisation is on the rise, climate change and its effects on the planet Earth are also increasing. But climate changes do not disturb only nature; they also affect businesses and their supply chains. Many companies have recently recognised the positive impacts of green and circular supply chain management practices. Supply chains that deliver products from around the world are increasingly exposed to the impacts of a changing climate and scarce resources. In this research, it was determined how climate change impacts supply chains in the food, automobile, and energy industry sectors. Furthermore, we wanted to find out if and how the management of supply chains is altered to adapt to the business environment which is more and more affected by environmental changes.
Keywords: climate change adaptation and mittigation, circular economy, sustainable developement, supply chain management
Published in DKUM: 16.02.2024; Views: 359; Downloads: 28
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Abstract: The present scientific monograph, entitled “Environmental management & audit“, is the result of three years’ work on an international project entitled “Environmental management in Russian companies – retraining courses for the sensibilization for and integration of Eco-Audit programs in corporate decision-making (RECOAUD)”. Within its more than 600 pages, the monograph features interesting texts written by 31 authors from the European Union and the Russian Federation, edited by dr. Borut Jereb, Darja Kukovič and dr. Daria Meyr. The monograph “Environmental management & audit“ is composed of four books: “Scarcity and Introduction of Environmental Management”, “Management Systems”, “Controlling and Stakeholders”, and “Environmental Assessment” (Featured Articles). These four topics reflect the complexity, heterogeneity and multidisciplinary of the project Tempus RECOAUD. The reader of the monograph gets a comprehensive overview of theoretical perspectives of environmental management and audit in the chosen areas. Furthermore, the monograph also highlights the results of research in the field of environmental management and audit as well as trends and challenges in the development of this field. Providing insight into theoretical and research findings, the monograph will prove useful to both practitioners and researchers in the field of environmental management and audit; it can also be used for study purposes.
Keywords: environmental management, climate change, sustainability, social responsibility, environmental standards
Published in DKUM: 09.05.2018; Views: 1951; Downloads: 307
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Abstract: Slovensko gospodarsko okolje je v zadnjih desetletjih doživelo ogromno tranzicijskih, lastniških, tržnih, političnih in tudi finančnih sprememb. Podjetja, ki teh sprememb niso pravočasno upoštevala pri oblikovanju in izvajanju strategij, so se hitro znašla v težavah oziroma sploh niso preživela. Obvladovanje sprememb je ključnega pomena za konkurenčno delovanje podjetij, organizacij. Podjetja lahko za podporo uporabljajo različne pristope, tehnike, orodja, modele, ki pa niso prilagojeni zahtevam, ki izhajajo iz strategije in okolja ter tipu podjetja, še posebej, če so ta mala in srednje velika. V disertaciji je predstavljena zasnova in na študiju primera prikazano delovanje generičnega modela za obvladovanja sprememb, ki na osnovi simulacij menedžmentu v malih in srednje velikih podjetjih nudi podporo pri zaznavanju problemov, definiranju rešitev in implementaciji nujnih sprememb v poslovnih procesih. Uporaba generičnega modela za upravljanje sprememb statično podjetje spreminja v dinamično, ki je sposobno hitrih prestrukturiranj, ko je to potrebno.
Keywords: change management, poslovni procesi, življenjski ciklus, patološki problemi, ekipa spremembe, cilj spremembe, merjenje spremembe, model za upravljanje s spremembami, duroplasti
Published in DKUM: 27.07.2016; Views: 1973; Downloads: 238
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