Climate change adaptation and forest dependent communities : an analytical perspective of different agro-climatic regions of West Bengal, India

• Main Author: Basu, Jyotish Prakash, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in environmental science.
• Subjects: Climatic changes > India > West Bengal.; Climatic changes > Economic aspects > India > West Bengal.; Human beings > Effect of climate on > India > West Bengal.; India > West Bengal.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319523255; 9783319523262; 9783319523248
• Physical Description: 1 online resource : map

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 moun...