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Climate Change Adaptation, Risk Management and Sustainable Practices in the Himalaya (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
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Climate Change Adaptation, Risk Management and Sustainable Practices in the Himalaya (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
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This volume analyzes ecological and socio-economic risks due to
climate change in the Himalayan mountain ecosystems, communities,
and proposes adaptation strategies and sustainability practices. In
order to better understand the potential actions required to
improve natural resource conservation and the development of
mountain people's livelihoods. The authors discuss the current
status of local knowledge system on various environmental aspects
of conservation and sustainable use of mountain resources in the
Himalaya. The book addresses the institutional capacities, gaps,
and priority areas of capacity building to strengthen policies and
governance in regard to climate change, landuse management,
biodiversity conservation, and sustainable management in the
Himalayan region. The aim of this book is to enhance coordination
building among policymakers, planners, mountain communities to
foster collaboration between different stakeholders by
understanding local perceptions of climate change as well as
variability issues, and establishing adaptation strategies to cope
with these impacts. The chapters incorporate theoretical and
applied aspects, and may serve as baseline information for the
sustainability of mountain ecosystems through the contribution of
multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary expertise from the
Himalayan region. The book will be useful for students, teachers,
and researchers working in different areas pertaining to mountain
ecosystems, as well as policymakers and planners working on issues
related to the sustainability of the mountain ecosystem.
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