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This book addresses the quantitative measurement of climate change
vulnerability at the macro and micro-level and identifies household
adaptation strategies to cope with the adverse effects of climate
change. Focusing on five different agro-climatic regions of West
Bengal: the hill region, foothill region, drought region, and
coastal regions of Sunderban and Purba Midnapore, it presents
research related to various sectors, including the agricultural,
forestry and informal sectors. The book also offers insights into
the impact of climate change on smallholdings, forest-dependent
communities, fishing and crab collecting communities, casual
labourers and workers in the informal sectors, and identifies the
key vulnerabilities associated with climate change, as well as the
causes of such vulnerability the extent to which remedial measures
have been taken. The book particularly highlights the role of
Indian governmental policies like Sarva Shiksa Abhiyan, Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the
housing scheme, Indira Awas Yojana, the Food for Work Programme,
and the rural road building scheme, Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak
Yojana, which are important for rural development and in reducing
vulnerability. Showcasing vulnerability measurement in the
socio-ecological system, the book will appeal to developmental
practitioners, government implementation agencies, policymakers and
researchers in the field of environmental science and policymakers
will find this book appealing.
This book addresses quantitative assessment of forest governance
and how local-level institutions work in governing efficient ways
of forest resource management so that sustainable development of
forest is ensured. The research is done at the micro-level as well
as macro-level in India. The research presented here focuses on
forest governance and institutions in the two forest divisions of
West Bengal say South Bengal and North Bengal. The research covers
36 villages, 844 households, 10 Gram panchayat, 12 Beat offices,
and 36 Forest protection Committees in West Bengal and also studies
different local-level institutions like local
communities/households; Joint Forest Management Committees
(JFMC)/Forest Protection Committees (FPCs); Community Forest
Management groups; Van Panchayats; Village Councils (schedule VI
area) and Biodiversity Management Committees; Eco-development
committees, NGOs and Self-Help Groups, and Panchayati Raj
Institutions (PRIs). Chapters also address various issues like
monitoring, enforcement, rule of law, transparency, accountability,
participation, control of corruption, government effectiveness,
regulatory quality, and sustainable livelihood in connection with
the study of forest governance. This research is associated with
different sectors like agricultural sector, forestry sector,
informal sectors and rural development, etc., and involved
multi-stakeholders. Particular attention is given on the
policy-oriented research which is the cornerstone of SDG of 16.
Developmental practitioners, government implementation agencies,
researchers in environmental science and social science, and
policymakers find this book appealing. Â
This book addresses the quantitative measurement of climate change
vulnerability at the macro and micro-level and identifies household
adaptation strategies to cope with the adverse effects of climate
change. Focusing on five different agro-climatic regions of West
Bengal: the hill region, foothill region, drought region, and
coastal regions of Sunderban and Purba Midnapore, it presents
research related to various sectors, including the agricultural,
forestry and informal sectors. The book also offers insights into
the impact of climate change on smallholdings, forest-dependent
communities, fishing and crab collecting communities, casual
labourers and workers in the informal sectors, and identifies the
key vulnerabilities associated with climate change, as well as the
causes of such vulnerability the extent to which remedial measures
have been taken. The book particularly highlights the role of
Indian governmental policies like Sarva Shiksa Abhiyan, Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the
housing scheme, Indira Awas Yojana, the Food for Work Programme,
and the rural road building scheme, Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak
Yojana, which are important for rural development and in reducing
vulnerability. Showcasing vulnerability measurement in the
socio-ecological system, the book will appeal to developmental
practitioners, government implementation agencies, policymakers and
researchers in the field of environmental science and policymakers
will find this book appealing.
This book addresses the livelihood impacts of climate change,
vulnerability and adaptation measures on the forest dependent
communities of India. Research presented here focuses on three
different agro-climatic areas of West Bengal, namely the coastal
Sundarban, the drought-prone region and the mountainous region.
Readers will discover the main climate induced vulnerabilities that
affect livelihoods of forest communities, understand how to
evaluate the expected impacts of climate change at different levels
under different climate change scenarios, and be able to assess and
measure the implied major social, environmental and economic
impacts. Particular attention is also given to the role of the
Indian governmental policy (including national forest policy of
1988) to reduce climate-related vulnerabilities. Chapters also
highlight two main approaches to vulnerability assessment in
socio-ecological systems. The first is the impact-based approach,
which assesses the potential impacts of climate change on forest
dependent people. The second is the vulnerability-based approach,
which assesses social sensitivity and adaptive capacity to respond
to stresses. Development practitioners, government implementing
agencies, and researchers in environmental science and policy will
find this book appealing.
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