The Palgrave Handbook of Socio-ecological Resilience in the Face of Climate Change: Contexts from a Developing Country [Hardcover]

This book shares experiences and knowledge on climate change impacts and adaptation, risk reduction strategies, communities responses, and best practices from different landscapes of India. It provides insights into climate change risk reduction in trans-disciplinary frameworks. The findings and discussions put forward in the chapters, largely based on micro-level case studies, provide an in-depth understanding of interactions among ecology, society, and economy under different conditions of changing climate. It contains critical discussion on both existing and required actions as adjustments to climate change impacts by different actors at diverse scales and contexts. The recommendations will be beneficial in climate change adaptation planning for India and other developing countries, where a large portion of the population directly depends on climate-sensitive sectors. The content of the book is interdisciplinary and it will be beneficial for scholars and practitioners from naturalscience, social science, policy, and governance across the continents.

1. Socio-ecological Challenges and Opportunities of Resilience: An Introduction.- 2. Community-based Disaster-reduction for Climate Resilience in Developing World.- Part I: NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIVELIHOODS .- 3. Climate Sensitivity, Forest Ecosystems and Regional Challenges: Exploring Opportunities to Reduce Disaster Risks in Central Himalayas.- 4. Measuring Climate Change Impact on Crop Yields in Southern India: A panel Regression Approach.- 5. Impact of Climatic Variations on Crop Yield in Chamoli District, Uttarakhand, India.- 6. A Comparative Assessment of Farmers Perceptions on Drought and Related Impact in Western Part of Odisha.-  7. Indian Pastoralism amidst Changing Climate and Land Use: Evidence from Dhangar Community of Semi-arid Region of Maharashtra.- 8. Forel#%