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Book Synopsis Climate Change Perception and Impacts, Central Nepal by : Rajan Subedi
Download or read book Climate Change Perception and Impacts, Central Nepal written by Rajan Subedi and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study assesses the impacts of climate change to the communities of Kulekhani Watershed Area in Central Nepal through participatory tools and techniques. The local climatic hazards in the area are drought, landslide, flood, and untimely rainfall. Among the climatic hazards, the recurrent drought was found to be the most deterring factor affecting agriculture production, water resources and livelihood of the people living in the watershed area. This study is the supportive document for the government initiation in climate change sector i.e. LAPA program.
Book Synopsis Socio-Economic Issues of Climate Change by : Luni Piya
Download or read book Socio-Economic Issues of Climate Change written by Luni Piya and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book conducts a holistic analysis of climate change perceptions, vulnerabilities, impacts, and adaptation, based on the primary household-data collected from the Chepang community residing in the rural Mid-Hills of Nepal. Socio-economic and demographic data from the household survey is integrated with meteorological and spatial data to conduct an integrated analysis. Quantitative analysis is also supplemented by qualitative information. Given the context of ongoing climate change, the livelihoods issues of a highly marginalized Chepang community form the center-point of analysis. The book demonstrates that balanced assets possession is a prerequisite to strengthen the adaptive capacity of the households. Furthermore, the ability of translating adaptive capacity into adaptation actions is determined by the households’ ability to correctly perceive the changes and their access to various assets. The book recommends to ensure the availability of non-farm livelihood opportunities along with access to formal/vocational education and skill development training as these are the key factors contributing to reduce the vulnerability. The book concludes that mainstreaming of climate change into development efforts is a must for sustainable development.
Book Synopsis The Himalayan Dilemma by : Jack D. Ives
Download or read book The Himalayan Dilemma written by Jack D. Ives and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `This is an important book that deserves to be read by everyone concerned with presenting major environmental issues.' Geography ` ... an essential text for policy makers and aid professionals, as well as for students of environmental studies and international development ... It is indeed, a book appropriate to the urgent and critical issues which it addresses.' - Journal of Environmental Management
Book Synopsis The Soils of Nepal by : Roshan Babu Ojha
Download or read book The Soils of Nepal written by Roshan Babu Ojha and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book publishes consolidated information on the soils of Nepal from all possible sources. The Survey Department, Government of Nepal, conducted two national scale soil survey projects to classify soils of Nepal (Land Resource Mapping Project ended in 1985, and National Land Use Planning Project ended in 2021). Both projects adopted the United States Department of Agriculture system of soil classification. Besides, National Soil Science Research Center (previously known as Soil Science Division) of Nepal Agricultural Research Council and Soil Management Directorate, Department of Agriculture, also worked on soils of Nepal. To date, the information on the soils of Nepal is not published in well-documented form but has been reported widely as gray literature (project report or government report) or peer-review articles. 'The Soils of Nepal’ is a part of ‘World Soils Book Series’ which constitutes twelve chapters—covering broad aspects such as soil research history, climate, geology, soil classification and mapping, and soil fertility. Furthermore, information about soil properties and relation between soil constituents of the dominant soil types of Nepal and their scope of use in the context of land use are described. This book also tries to simplify the intricate relationship among soil, culture, and people. Each chapter contains a comprehensive, richly illustrated, and up-to-date overview of the soils of Nepal. We believe it fulfils a quest for a global audience including students, educators, extension workers, and soil scientists, who are interested to know the young soils of Nepal.
Book Synopsis Assessing Nepalese Farmers' Perceptions of Climate Change, Its Impacts, and Their Adaptation Options in Lower Mustang by : Upendra Bahadur Bom
Download or read book Assessing Nepalese Farmers' Perceptions of Climate Change, Its Impacts, and Their Adaptation Options in Lower Mustang written by Upendra Bahadur Bom and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent decades, about 80% of the farmers in Himalayan region of Nepal who depend on agriculture for survival have experienced both positive and negative impacts from climate change that challenge their abilities to sustain their livelihoods. In this context, this study evaluates the socio-economic and demographic characteristics that shape farmers' perceptions about climate-change, to identify the major impacts of climate change on Nepal's Lower Mustang agriculture, and to determine the barriers against and opportunities for adaptation initiatives that mitigate the impacts of climate change. Data were collected in several ways: farmers were surveyed, key informants were interviewed, and focus-group discussions were held. The secondary data included thirty-year (1987-2017), temperature and rainfall data of Jomsom and Marpha, two of four study sites in Lower Mustang to match the farmers' perceptions of climate change trend over the last three-four decades in the region. The results of farmers' perceptions indicate rising temperature, unstable and unpredictable rainfall patterns, and decreased snowfall over the last 30-40 years are the main evidence of climate change in Lower Mustang as .These perceptions tend to align with temperature and rainfall data collected at Jomsom and Marpha between 1987 and 2017. Of the major impacts, increasingly favorable climate conditions for vegetable farming and the evolution of farmers' pro-environmental attitudes are perceived by farmers and leaders as having positive influence on expected future outlooks. Declining apple productivity in lower elevations, increasing insect infestations and diseases among crops, adversity for livestock production, increasing frequency of flash floods, increasing soil erosion, and increasing debris flows are outcomes perceived as negative effects from regional climate change. Farmers' adaptation strategies to mitigate the consequences of climate change in Lower Mustang include diversification of crops (vegetables, fruit, and fodder); increased use of insecticides and pesticides; gradual shifting of apple farming to hospitable elevations; the introduction of disease, pest, and heat resistant hybrid crops and livestock; and river water and rainwater harvesting. In addition to these efforts, , Mothers Groups in Lower Mustang have been instrumental in three key administrative arenas: financial management, environmental management, and empowering women . which directly and indirectly enhanced women's adaptive capacity among farmers in Lower Mustang. The key barriers to adaptation of agriculture in Lower Mustang are governance and the socio-economic conditions of farmers. The state of the barriers needed to be rectified are the minimal availability of public outreach and extension services, no well-planned adaptation initiatives, poor information flow, scant resources, limited budgets, and poor disaster-management. Likewise, socio-economic factors, such as the ages, incomes, genders, castes, and ethnicities of farmers impede the development of adaptation and resilience-building capacities. In spite of these barriers, locally elected government and community governance along with farmers' collaborative effort seems to have significantly shaped adaptation initiatives and strategies in Lower Mustang.
Book Synopsis Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Practices in Water Resources by : Reshu Bashyal
Download or read book Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Practices in Water Resources written by Reshu Bashyal and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book entitled "Impact of Climate Change and Adaptation Practices in Central Nepal: A case of Salyantar" has tried to depict the status of climate change, its impact and adaptation strategies of the local people to cope with it especially in the sector of water resources. With the view of assessing the impacts and identifying adaptation means, people's perception was studied through Participatory Rural Appraisal tools which was supplemented by scientific means where appropriate. The meteorological data was analysed followed by the Mann-Kendall Test to assign the statistical significance to the trend. Present scenario of water resources was found by discharge and water level measurement along with the analysis of landsat images for last three decades. Similarly, temperature vegetation dryness index and laboratory analysis of soil samples was used to identify soil moisture. The research revealed that the study area, which was already stuck in the grip of water stress because of its plateau like location is experiencing the problem unfavourably, mainly because of the effects of climate change.
Book Synopsis The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment by : Philippus Wester
Download or read book The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment written by Philippus Wester and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-04 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access volume is the first comprehensive assessment of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. It comprises important scientific research on the social, economic, and environmental pillars of sustainable mountain development and will serve as a basis for evidence-based decision-making to safeguard the environment and advance people’s well-being. The compiled content is based on the collective knowledge of over 300 leading researchers, experts and policymakers, brought together by the Hindu Kush Himalayan Monitoring and Assessment Programme (HIMAP) under the coordination of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). This assessment was conducted between 2013 and 2017 as the first of a series of monitoring and assessment reports, under the guidance of the HIMAP Steering Committee: Eklabya Sharma (ICIMOD), Atiq Raman (Bangladesh), Yuba Raj Khatiwada (Nepal), Linxiu Zhang (China), Surendra Pratap Singh (India), Tandong Yao (China) and David Molden (ICIMOD and Chair of the HIMAP SC). This First HKH Assessment Report consists of 16 chapters, which comprehensively assess the current state of knowledge of the HKH region, increase the understanding of various drivers of change and their impacts, address critical data gaps and develop a set of evidence-based and actionable policy solutions and recommendations. These are linked to nine mountain priorities for the mountains and people of the HKH consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals. This book is a must-read for policy makers, academics and students interested in this important region and an essentially important resource for contributors to global assessments such as the IPCC reports.
Book Synopsis Impact of Climate Change on Children in Nepal by :
Download or read book Impact of Climate Change on Children in Nepal written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Climate Change Impacts on Women of Central Mid-Hills of Nepal by : Rajendra Bhandari
Download or read book Climate Change Impacts on Women of Central Mid-Hills of Nepal written by Rajendra Bhandari and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women are most vulnerable and likely to suffer disproportionately from climate change in developing countries like Nepal since their livelihood is heavily dependent on resources like agriculture, water and forests which pose maximum threat from climate change.This report analyzed 31 years long data of temperature and precipitation recorded in the study site along with questionnaire survey to assess the condition women might encounter in the scenario of climate change. Moreover this report suggests viable ways to get rid-off from probable climate change impacts.
Book Synopsis Temporal and Spatial Variability of Climate Change Over Nepal, 1976-2005 by : Suresh Marahatta
Download or read book Temporal and Spatial Variability of Climate Change Over Nepal, 1976-2005 written by Suresh Marahatta and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Food Security of Women Farmers: The Impact of Climate Change by : Namita Nepal
Download or read book Food Security of Women Farmers: The Impact of Climate Change written by Namita Nepal and published by Women's Rehabilitation Center (WOREC). This book was released on 2015-05-31 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change has a major impact on food security in Nepal. Almost all women farmers in the country depend upon agriculture as a major source of income to enhance their food security. There has thus far been no systematic study about the impact of climate change on food security of women farmers. Therefore to fill this lacuna, the present study was conducted in five Village Development Committees with 150 households of Udayapur district in Nepal. The present research aims to study the perception of farmers about climate change, the impact of climate change on agriculture and food security. It also documents the adaptation strategies that farmers practice. The study also attempts to study the agricultural policies through a gender perspective and identify the gaps in the policy. Both primary and secondary sources were used for data collection. The production of the major food crops like wheat, maize, rice, fruits fresh vegetables and livestock has been in relative decline since the past several years. Sometimes total crop failure occurred due to drought, excessive rainfall or an epidemic of insects, pests and diseases. The change in the climatic pattern has resulted in decreased crop productivity that increases food insecurity of the people. Farmers use different adaptation measures to cope with the adverse effect of climate change. These helped to minimise crop losses and improve the food security situation of women farmers by preventing crop loss. The national agricultural policy was found lacking in gender sensitivity. Based on the analysis of the data, recommendations have been made to the government.
Book Synopsis Shock Waves by : Stephane Hallegatte
Download or read book Shock Waves written by Stephane Hallegatte and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2015-11-23 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ending poverty and stabilizing climate change will be two unprecedented global achievements and two major steps toward sustainable development. But the two objectives cannot be considered in isolation: they need to be jointly tackled through an integrated strategy. This report brings together those two objectives and explores how they can more easily be achieved if considered together. It examines the potential impact of climate change and climate policies on poverty reduction. It also provides guidance on how to create a “win-win†? situation so that climate change policies contribute to poverty reduction and poverty-reduction policies contribute to climate change mitigation and resilience building. The key finding of the report is that climate change represents a significant obstacle to the sustained eradication of poverty, but future impacts on poverty are determined by policy choices: rapid, inclusive, and climate-informed development can prevent most short-term impacts whereas immediate pro-poor, emissions-reduction policies can drastically limit long-term ones.
Book Synopsis Combating Climate Change by : Sudarshan Chalise
Download or read book Combating Climate Change written by Sudarshan Chalise and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the impacts of climate change on ecosystems and coping strategies of the people of rural Nepal. It attempts to reveal the ways of knowledge transfer from one generation to the next. It is based on people's perception towards climate change and their responses with adapting and mitigating strategies. The information was obtained through field notes, survey form, interviews, observation, interviews with key informants, focus group discussion and relevant documents. Data were also collected from Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. Less rainfall with erratic pattern was reported from study locations. Excessive increase in relative humidity was reported. The finding also clearly notified that there were hazardous calamities like landslide, floods and GLOFs. It is concluded that the coping strategies that had already been followed by people of older generation such as crop rotation, rain water harvesting, cash crop farming and hybridization on plants and livestock should be kept in local curriculum in order to transfer the knowledge to younger generation so that they could learn and improve it to cope with the negative impacts of climate variability.
Author :Selvaraju Ramasamy Publisher :Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) ISBN 13 :9789251081334 Total Pages :0 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (813 download)
Book Synopsis Managing Climate Risks and Adapting to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector in Nepal by : Selvaraju Ramasamy
Download or read book Managing Climate Risks and Adapting to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector in Nepal written by Selvaraju Ramasamy and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides detailed information about climate and its variability in Nepal, including past trends, future climate change projections and likely impacts on the agriculture sector. The report elaborates the institutional context for managing climate risks and adaptation and reiterates the need to strengthen the collection and analysis of data and information. A comprehensive typology of coping and adaptation strategies for managing current climate risks and building the necessary knowledge and good practices for advancing adaptation over the longer term is presented. The report also examines the issues and opportunities for mainstreaming climate change concerns into broader agriculture and food security policies, plans and strategies.
Book Synopsis Perceived Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation by Chepang Community by : Shambhu Charmakar
Download or read book Perceived Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation by Chepang Community written by Shambhu Charmakar and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chepang is an indigenous community living in the marginal and fragile landscapes of central Nepal. They highly depend on climate sensitive biodiversity resources, shifting cultivation and collection and utilization of forest products. With climate change being a reality, how is this community perceiving and adapting to the climate change impacts needs to be explored to build on for sustainable management of those landscapes and ecosystems and to develop adaptation strategies of indigenous and other local communities against adverse impact of climate change in developing countries. This manuscript therefore provides Chepang community s perceptions towards impact of climate change on livelihoods, culture and their associated forest ecosystems. Similarly, it presents the community s existing strategies and practices of adapting to climate change impacts. In addition, it provides way forward to increase resilience of the ecosystems and adaptive capacity of Chepang community against climate change impacts. The author of this manuscript targets indigenous community groups, development agencies, donor communities, and professionals of climate change adaptation, researchers and students.
Book Synopsis Environmental Change and Globalization by : Robin Leichenko
Download or read book Environmental Change and Globalization written by Robin Leichenko and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-09-25 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work explores the connections between two of the most transformative processes of the 21st century, global environmental change and globalization. It presents a conceptual framework for analyzing the interactions between these two processes.
Book Synopsis Risk Modeling for Hazards and Disasters by : Gero Michel
Download or read book Risk Modeling for Hazards and Disasters written by Gero Michel and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Risk Modeling for Hazards and Disasters covers all major aspects of catastrophe risk modeling, from hazards through to financial analysis. It explores relevant new science in risk modeling, indirect losses, assessment of impact and consequences to insurance losses, and current changes in risk modeling practice, along with case studies. It also provides further insight into the shortcomings of current models and examines model risk and ideas to diversify risk assessment. Risk Modeling for Hazards and Disasters instructs readers on how to assess, price and then hedge the losses from natural and manmade catastrophes. This book reviews current model development and science and explains recent changes in the catastrophe modeling space, including new initiatives covering uncertainty and big data in the assessment of risk for insurance pricing and portfolio management. Edited by a leading expert in both hazards and risk, this book is authored by a global panel including major modeling vendors, modeling consulting firms, and well-known catastrophe modeling scientists. Risk Modeling for Hazards and Disasters provides important insight into how models are used to price and manage risk. Includes high profile case studies such as the Newcastle earthquake, Hurricane Andrew and Hurricane Katrina Provides crucial information on new ideas and platforms that will help address the new demands for risk management and catastrophe risk reporting Presents the theory and practice needed to know how models are created and what is and what is not important in the modeling process Covers relevant new science in risk modeling, indirect losses, assessment of impact and consequences to insurance losses, and current changes in risk modeling practice, along with case studies
