Q1.

1. One human factor which could be responsible for the land degradation in the sahel region is unsustainable agricultural practices. Unsustainable agricultural practices such as overuse of fertilizers and pesticides lead to land degradation. OR One human factor that has lead to the land degradation in the sahel region is overgrazing.
2. One natural factor that has lead to land degradation in the sahel region is climate change.

Q2. evaluate action plan

The action plan presented above is comprised of both strengths and limitations with respect to the Green Wall project. The action plan is strong in organisation. The action plan sets up well defined goals, and shows their progress. With this, organisation the NGO has been able to restore 6000 hectares of land area, reforest 6300 hectares of land and plant 165203 trees in one year. The action plan is also strong in facilitating future plans such as finalizing next years budget. This aids in setting next years goals which in under the upcoming column of the action plan.

However, there are limitations presented in the action plan above such as the in-progress column tasks. The in progress column tasks are yet to be completed. Such as Interviewing people from the villages and analysing the changes in the development indicators in Mali from 2020 till present day. These tasks hence hold back the NGO from writing their yearly report. The action plan is also limited in planning, the planning shown above is very basic and does not give any deadlines and dates. By not assigning deadlines, the project wont be able to be completed on time.

Overall, the action plan is moderate. The strengths include the completion of many tasks such as the plantation of many trees, restoration and reforestation of many hectares of land, collection of yearly report in mali and training of many people. The limitations include, lack of planning and the incompletion of the in progress tasks. The strengths and weaknesses outweigh each other, and hence the action plan is neither good nor bad. The action plan can certainly be improved with the addition of deadlines, and completion of the in progress column.

Q3. (12M)

1. Investigate the sustainable impacts of the photovoltaic technologies in masdar city from 2007 till 2020?
2. My research question is worthy of investigation as it appropriately connects to and investigates the concepts presented in the statement of inquiry “Technological innovation can allow natural environments to become more sustainable”. My research question aims to investigate how new technologies such as photovoltaic technologies in masdar city improve the sustainability of masdar city.
3. One challenge i might face during my investigation is data collection. Considering that some photovoltaic technologies are still underdevelopment, i might face some challenges on collecting accurate information about those.
4. I could collect primary information in the form of research papers about the photovoltaic released by Masdar. The research papers would give me information about the strengths, limitations and usefulness of the photovoltaic technologies
5. I could collect secondary information from Books and Academic journals about sustainable solar technologies. These books and academic journals will give me more in depth information about the general importance, strengths and limitations of photovoltaic and solar technologies

Q4. One of the major causes of global climate change is the increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. We can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by protecting forest ecosystems. The biodiverse forest ecosystem’s vegetation is responsible for the absorption of atmospheric carbon dioxide through a process known as photosynthesis. Through this process, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere can be brought down. This is very important as the increased carbon dioxide levels are one of the primary causes of global climate change, and its numerous negative consequences.