Climate Change and Community Resilience: Insights from South Asia
Kiran Shrestha
Abstract
This book presents case studies, stories and examples of climate change adaptation initiatives from seven South Asian countries—Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka—highlighting traditional and indigenous knowledge with community engagement. The book has 27 studies (chapters) organized under six themes (Parts): concepts and models; traditional knowledge and sustainable agriculture; technology adoption; disaster risk reduction; urban sustainability; and alternative livelihoods.
Topics & Concepts
LivelihoodSouth asiaTraditional knowledgeSri lankaClimate changeDisaster risk reductionIndigenousSustainabilityGeographyResilience (materials science)AgricultureEnvironmental planningPsychological resilienceClimate change adaptationCommunity resilienceEnvironmental resource managementPolitical scienceEconomic growthSociologyEngineeringEcologyEthnologyEconomicsEnvironmental scienceTanzaniaReliability engineeringArchaeologyThermodynamicsPsychotherapistPsychologyBiologyPhysicsRedundancy (engineering)Climate change impacts on agricultureAgricultural risk and resilience