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Community resilience in Nepal [1]

Poor, marginalized people in rural areas of Nepal, who depend solely on natural resources and climatesensitive sectors such as agriculture, forestry and fisheries for their livelihoods, are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts. Most farmers depend on monsoon rain for crop cultivation, so changing rainfall patterns could have devastating results. Similarly, extreme rainfall causes landslides and soil erosion and can destroy property or even take lives.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2009
Bimal Regmi [2]
Tiempo [3]
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Tags:
Agriculture [4], Potato [5], Water Conservation [6], Climate Change [7], Climate Adaptation [8], Farmers [9], Traditional Knowledge [10], Nepal [11]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/bimal-regmi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/tiempo
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/potato
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-conservation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-adaptation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-knowledge
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nepal