Climate Change

Framework for community-based climate vulnerability and capacity assessment in Mountain areas

This Framework for Community-Based Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments in Mountain Areas provides an analytical framework and methodology for assessing environmental and socioeconomic changes affecting the livelihoods of rural, natural resource dependent communities living in mountainous environments.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2011
Mirjam Macchi
ICIMOD
Tags:
Climate Change, Mountains, India, South Asia, Climate Adaptation, Climate Mitigation, Mountain Ecosystems
Climate Change

High mountain glaciers and climate change: challenges to human livelihoods and adaptation

This report outlines status and trends of high mountain glaciers in relation to climate change, identifies challenges and knowledge gaps, and finally makes recommendations for adaptation, research and policy.

Publication Date: 
30/11/2010
Christian Nellemann, Bjrn Petter Kaltenborn, Ingunn Ims Vistnes
UNEP
Tags:
Climate Change, Glaciers, Mountains, India, Global, Climate Impacts, Water Supply, Natural Disasters, Himalaya, Climate Mitigation, Climate Adaptation
Dams/ Irrigation

No compromise on Renuka dam, ball in Delhis court: Dhumal

Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal hardened his stand on the Rs 3,300 crore Renuka dam on Monday, asserting that Himachal Pradesh would not sacrifice its forests and damage its mountains to implement the project on its soil, which is meant to supply drinking water to Delhi.

Publication Date: 
23/11/2010
Indian Express (Chandigarh)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Renuka, Dams, Delhi, Drinking Water, Water Supply, Forests, Mountains, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Climate Change

Global climate financing mechanisms and mountain systems

The overall focus of this paper is to provide a base for shaping a road map for least developed and developing countries

Publication Date: 
31/10/2010
ICIMOD
Tags:
Climate Change, Mountains, India, South Asia, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Finance, UNFCCC, REDD, Climate Adaptation, Developing Countries
Agriculture

Livelihood security of women in hills: A comparative study of India and Sri Lanka

Livelihood security has been interpreted in different ways by various scholars.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2010
H. W. Shyamalie, A. S. Saini
Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics
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Tags:
Women, Agriculture, India, Sri Lanka, Mountains, South Asia, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, Food Security, Health, Education, Drinking Water, Statistics
Climate Change

China-India joint workshop on mountain ecosystem and climate change: a technical report

Under the aegis of China-India agreement for cooperation in Climate
Change, a China-India workshop was held in Beijing on September 29, 2010. The theme chosen for the workshop was on Mountain Ecosystem and Climate Change. The workshop was aimed at exchange of information on the implications of Climate Change on Mountain Ecosystems.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2010
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Tags:
Climate Change, Mountain Ecosystems, India, China, Mountains, Climate Impacts, Climate Adaptation
Climate Change

Fire, fuel composition and resilience threshold in subalpine ecosystem

Forecasting the effects of global changes on high altitude ecosystems requires an understanding of the long-term relationships between biota and forcing factors to identify resilience thresholds. Fire is a crucial forcing factor: both fuel build-up from land-abandonment in European mountains, and more droughts linked to global warming are likely to increase fire risks.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2010
Olivier Blarquez, Christopher Carcaillet
PLoS ONE
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Tags:
Ecosystems, Forest Fires, Drought, Europe, Global Warming, Flora, Mountains, Pine, Climate Change
Environment

India, China, Nepal join hands to conserve Kailash landscape

India has joined hands with Nepal and China for conservation of the sacred Kailash landscape. Representatives from the three nations, met in Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, in China, recently to discuss on the landscape conservation initiative.

Publication Date: 
20/09/2010
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Nepal, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment, Research Agencies, Mountains, Mountain Ecosystems, UNEP, Sustainable Development
Biodiversity

Mountain biodiversity of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas

This booklet showcases selected images of mountain biodiversity and related issues from the 2010 ICIMOD Photo Contest on Mountain Biodiversity. The images were selected to highlight the importance of biodiversity in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region, and the need for conservation and sustainable management at all levels.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2010
ICIMOD
Tags:
Biodiversity, Mountains, Himalaya, India, South Asia, Flora, Fauna, Traditional Knowledge
Water Resources

Running water uphill with a ram pump

Gravity makes water run downhill, so people and communities living in mountainous areas often have more difficulties in accessing sufficient water. As this example from the Philippines shows, simple technologies can be a great help

Publication Date: 
01/09/2010
Leisa India
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Tags:
Water Management, Mountains, Philippines, Appropriate Technology, Rural Water Supply, Water Resources

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