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Introduction: Exploring Linkages Between Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation, Migration and Sustainable Development Kapitel lesen Erstes Kapitel lesen

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13. Local Knowledge for Addressing Climate Change Risks at Local Level: A Case Study from Nepal

verfasst von : Sanjaya Devkota, Ajay Chandra Lal

Erschienen in: Identifying Emerging Issues in Disaster Risk Reduction, Migration, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

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Abstract

Nepal experiences a wide range of climatic variations from sub-tropical to alpine as the elevation increases from ~70 m above sea level (m.a.s.l) in the south to 8848 m.a.s.l. within a short aerial distance of about 200 km. Previous studies of weather variability, mainly temperature and precipitation over the past decade in Nepal, indicate that there is consistent increase in maximum temperatures and intensity of monsoonal rainfall. The implications of climate change are now visible when considering the availability of water and energy, agricultural products, natural resources, human health, biodiversity and the increased frequency of extreme events in terms of floods and landslides, extended droughts, and heat/cold waves.
A case study was carried out in three districts which cover most of the ecological regions (Mountain, Hill, and Terai) of Nepal. The study revealed that weak economic conditions, poor governance, low technological capacities, high levels of out-migration, and low levels of climate change awareness are common at the local level. The cumulative effects of climate change have been observed in the livelihoods of vulnerable communities and ecosystems, while mainstreaming climate change adaptation into local development planning is not well practiced to date.

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Metadaten
Titel
Local Knowledge for Addressing Climate Change Risks at Local Level: A Case Study from Nepal
verfasst von
Sanjaya Devkota
Ajay Chandra Lal
Copyright-Jahr
2017
Buch
Identifying Emerging Issues in Disaster Risk Reduction, Migration, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-33878-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-33880-4

Copyright-Jahr: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33880-4_13