Food and Livelihood Securities in Changing Climate of the Himalaya, 1st ed. 2023 Human-Environment Interactions Series, Vol. 9
Langue : Anglais
This book provides viewpoints on a cross-sectoral, multiscale assessment of food and livelihood security in changing climate, the main global threats of the 21st century. Climate change, directly and indirectly, influences several aspects of food security, primarily in the farming and livestock sectors. The farming sector is the main source of income and employment for about 70% of the Himalayan populace. However, there has been no such study that has comprehensively covered these aspects.
Additionally, the book offers critical mitigation measures to adapt to climate change and other uncertainties. The agricultural diversities and livelihood security in the Himalayan region will be sustainable only if farmers applied suggested mitigation measures correctly.
This title is appropriate for postgraduates and research scholars of social sciences, environmental sciences, and agricultural sciences. Regional planners, government officers, NGOs, and many other people who are interested in the Himalayan region as well as local communities will be also beneficial.
Introduction.- Biophysical and Socio-Economic Characteristics.- Climate Variability and Farmers’ Perception.- Spatio-temporal Change Delineation and Forecasting of Snow/Ice Covered Areas.- Agriculture System and Agrobiodiversity.- Analysis of Food Availability.- Analysis of Livelihood Security.- Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihood.
Prof. Suresh Chand Rai is a Professor of Physical Geography, Head, Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. He did his Master of Science in Geography from Banaras Hindu University in 1979 and was also awarded a Ph.D. degree in Geography from Banaras Hindu University in 1984. Prof. Rai served as a Scientist at G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development (An Autonomous Institute of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India) from 1989-to 2005. He was Dy. Coordinator of UGC SAP-DRS III (2013-2018). Prof. Suresh Chand Rai has been ranked 48 among the top Asian Geographer and 764 top world geographers in a survey conducted for World Scientist and University Rankings 2021 by AD Scientific Index.
Prof. Rai’s significant contributions are in the field of land and water resource management, watershed management, wetland ecosystem, and groundwater hydrology. His work has been outstanding in the Integrated Watershed Management in the Sikkim Himalaya have been recognized through the Soil and Water Conservation Society of USA, Award, 1999. He also made significant achievements in the Hydro-ecology of a sacred lake, Indigenous knowledge, and Enterprise based community-linked biodiversity conservation on major tourist destinations in Sikkim. The extensive studies made by Prof. Rai on various aspects of mountain hydrology have not only helped in understanding the structure and function of the systems, but also in finding out means of how to make the system sustainable. He was also involved in the Department of Science and Technology (DST), a Government of India-sponsored project on designing and constructing low-cost polythene-based water harvesting tanks in rainfed hills and farm-based technology packages. Prof. Rai participated and delivered lectures in several meetings organized by the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), Core Projects “Biospheric Aspects of
Unique and comprehensive study of the north-eastern region of India
Provides novel research work based on climate change and its impact on food and livelihood security in the region
Mitigation measures suggested to combat climate change will be useful to government officials, policy planners
Date de parution : 02-2024
Ouvrage de 175 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Date de parution : 02-2023
Ouvrage de 175 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
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