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Climate variability and change in the Himalayas: community perceptions and responses [1]

This study investigates the effects of climate and socioeconomic change on the livelihoods of mountain people in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, causes of vulnerability, and the ways people's cope with and adapt to change, with the overall aim of contributing to enhancing the resilience of vulnerable mountain communities. ICIMOD conducted a community-based vulnerability and adaptive capacity assessment in four areas: Uttarakhand in northwestern India; Nepal, Eastern Bhutan, and North East India to identify people's perceptions of climate variability and change; to identify underlying causes of vulnerability of mountain communities; to assess existing coping and adaptation mechanisms and their sustainability in view of predicted future climate change; and to formulate recommendations on how to improve individual and collective assets.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2011
Mirjam Macchi [2], Amanda Manandhar Gurung [3], Brigitte Hoermann [4], Dhrupad Choudhury [5]
ICIMOD [6]
Tags:
Climate Change [7], Climate Impacts [8], Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) [9], India [10], Nepal [11], Bhutan [12], North East [13], Himalaya [14], Climate Adaptation [15]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mirjam-macchi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/amanda-manandhar-gurung
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/brigitte-hoermann
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/dhrupad-choudhury
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/icimod
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nepal
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhutan
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-east
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himalaya
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-adaptation