Climate change and poverty: building resilience of rural mountain communities in South Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya, India

Barua, Anamika; Katyaini, Suparana; Mili, Bhuben; Gooch, Pernille

doi:10.1007/s10113-013-0471-1

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“…Anthropogenic pressure in the form of development of modern infrastructure has led to large-scale deforestation, submergence of human settlements, accelerated erosion of topsoil, land-slides, siltation and pollution of water bodies 23 . These mountains are fast losing their resilience capacity to sustain local climatic fluctuations 24 . Thus, local flora and fauna are incapable of responding to rapid climate fluctuations associated with climate change.…”

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Climate Change-Driven Shifts in Elevation and Ecophysiological Traits of Himalayan Plants during the Past Century

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“…Ongoing government instability in Nepal is so pervasive that, despite the presence of national climate action plans that specifically endorse local knowledge, the state has little capacity to help implement local climate adaptation (Bartlett et al 2010;Regmi and Bhandari 2012). State behavior is not the only problem; local social barriers to adaptation also exist (Jones and Boyd 2011).…”

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“…5) Revamped agricultural extension services involving farmer-to-farmer diffusion (Biggs and Watmough 2012) and more financial support for soil conservation (Liu and Huang 2013). Recommendations also include climate awareness education for adults and school science programs geared to local cultural conditions (Bartlett et al 2010). 6) Enhanced political representation to support more secure land and resource tenure (Larsen and Dahal 2012) and local representation in decision-making (Lemos et al 2013;Singh et al 2012).…”

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“…Vulnerability often has multiple causes; it is important to identify the socio-political circumstances that generate it (Ribot 2011). For example, in Sikkim in the Indian Himalaya, villagers acknowledge the impacts of climate change but say that their vulnerability is affected more by lack of government support for education and health care (Barua et al 2013). Climate adaptation can be defined broadly as processes where individuals, organizations, and societies adjust their behavior in response to current and expected changes (Adger et al 2005;Smithers and Smit 1997).…”

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Integrating local hybrid knowledge and state support for climate change adaptation in the Asian Highlands

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New hybrid forms of climate change adaptation combining local and nonlocal/ scientific knowledge are emerging across the Asian Highlands region. Yet, while local adaptive capacity can be based on place-based knowledge that governments often lack, communities still need assistance from states to better adjust to climate change and socioeconomic impacts. Using a regional literature review, we evaluate the role of evolving hybrid forms of adaptive knowledge for coping with environmental and social change. The literature is clear that appreciating local knowledge is not enough; enfranchising people with representative decision-making and resource rights and responsibilities is also required so that people can employ that knowledge toward climate adaptation. Into the future, Asian Highland climate change actions must include more targeted state support for locally evolving hybrid knowledge, behaviors and institutions.

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“…An additional factor relates to the multidimensional nature of poverty that limits the ability of the rural communities to withstand the impact of climate change 12 .…”

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Rural families' interpretations of experiencing unexpected transition in the wake of a natural disaster

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Natural disasters affect populations in various parts of the world. The impacts of disasters can cause many problems to the health of people and disruption to family life, potentially leading to an unexpected transition. The objective of this paper is to present the unexpected transitional experiences of rural families following a natural disaster. A multiple case study of six families was conducted with children and adolescents in a rural area affected by a 2008 disaster in southern Brazil. For data collection, we used participant observation, narrative interviews, genograms, ecomaps and an instrument called calendar routine. The analysis of the data resulted in different family interpretations about the changes resulting from the storm and compared life before and after the disaster. The loss of homes and loved ones, migration, unemployment, and losses from the farm were the main changes associated with new development tasks. The experiences of family transition after the disaster revealed that losses influenced social lives, daily routines and the preservation of cultural values.

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Climate change and poverty: building resilience of rural mountain communities in South Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya, India

Cited by 81 publications

References 16 publications

Climate Change-Driven Shifts in Elevation and Ecophysiological Traits of Himalayan Plants during the Past Century

Climate Change-Driven Shifts in Elevation and Ecophysiological Traits of Himalayan Plants during the Past Century

Integrating local hybrid knowledge and state support for climate change adaptation in the Asian Highlands

Rural families' interpretations of experiencing unexpected transition in the wake of a natural disaster

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