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
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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.