Climate Change and Community Resilience Insights from South Asia
This open access book documents myriads of ways community-based climate change adaptation and resilience programs are being implemented in South Asian countries. The narrative style of writing in this volume makes it accessible to a diverse audience from academics and researchers to practitioners in...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
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Singapore :
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2021.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009654174306719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- In Memory of Karl-Göran Mäler (1939-2020)
- Foreword by Sir Partha Dasgupta
- Foreword by Pema Gyamtsho
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Editors and Contributors
- 1 South Asian Stories of Climate Resilience
- 1.1 Climate Resilience at the Community Level
- 1.2 Global Struggle with Climate Change
- 1.3 South Asia: A Climate Hotspot
- 1.4 South Asian Stories of Resilience Building
- 1.5 The End of the Beginning
- References
- Part I Concepts and Models
- 2 A Framework for Climate Resilient Community-Based Adaptation
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Key Concepts and Definitions
- 2.3 The Impact Response Pathway
- 2.3.1 Climate Change Actors
- 2.3.2 Climate Change Enablers
- 2.3.3 Adaptation Gap
- 2.3.4 Limits to Adaptation
- 2.3.5 Loss and Damage
- 2.3.6 Sustainable Development Goals
- 2.3.7 Resilience Principles
- 2.4 Community-Based Climate Adaptation
- 2.4.1 Livelihood Diversification
- 2.4.2 Capacity Building
- 2.4.3 Ecosystem Integrity
- 2.4.4 Infrastructure
- 2.4.5 Microfinance and Insurance
- 2.4.6 Resource Management
- 2.5 CBA Framework for Resilient Communities
- 2.5.1 Context
- 2.5.2 Process
- 2.5.3 Outcome
- 2.6 Conclusions
- References
- 3 A Survey of Community-Based Adaptation in Developing Countries
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Core Properties of CBA
- 3.3 CBA in Academic Literature
- 3.4 CBA in Gray Literature
- 3.5 Barriers and Challenges to CBA
- 3.6 CBA in Practice
- 3.6.1 Urban Resilience in the Philippines
- 3.6.2 Coastal Resilience in Thailand
- 3.6.3 Livelihood Resilience in Ethiopia
- 3.7 CBA Beyond 2020
- References
- 4 What Motivates Farm-Level Adaptation in India? A Systematic Review
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Methods and Materials
- 4.3 Factors Influencing Farmer's Adaptive Behaviour: Quantitative Papers
- 4.3.1 Climate Change and Extreme Events
- 4.3.2 Other Covariate and Idiosyncratic Risks
- 4.3.3 Socio-economic Characteristics of Household and Household Head
- 4.3.4 Farm Characteristics
- 4.3.5 Access to Institutions
- 4.3.6 Risk Attitude Behaviour and Other Variables
- 4.4 Factors Influencing Farmer's Adaptive Behaviour: Qualitative Papers
- 4.5 Concluding Remarks
- Appendix: Summary of Major Findings from the Qualitative Studies
- References
- 5 A Resilience Framework for Climate Adaptation: The Shyamnagar Experience
- 5.1 The Old Guard
- 5.2 Shyamnagar: Life on the Edge
- 5.3 RAP: A Systems Approach to Community Resilience
- 5.3.1 Step 1: Looking Backward
- 5.3.2 Step 2: In the Present
- 5.3.3 Step 3: Looking Forward
- 5.3.4 Step 4: Looking Inwards
- 5.3.5 Step 5: Looking Outwards
- 5.4 Implementation of RAP in Shyamnagar
- 5.4.1 Socio-ecological History
- 5.4.2 Prevailing Challenges
- 5.4.3 Future Opportunities
- 5.5 RAP Outcomes in Shyamnagar
- 5.6 Lessons from Shyamnagar
- 5.6.1 Scenario Analysis is Useful
- 5.6.2 Visioning with the Community is Valuable
- 5.6.3 Program Density Matters
- 5.6.4 Focus on Future Opportunities Fosters Creative Solutions
