Climate Change Risk Profile Of The Mountain Region In Sri Lanka

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789292695156

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Climate Change Risk Profile of the Mountain Region in Sri Lanka by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This publication studies the potential impact of climate change on Sri Lanka’s vulnerable mountain ecosystem in order to help guide sustainable adaptation strategies. It uses a mix of geographic information system mapping combined with average and projected rainfall figures to show how the mountains that make up 15% of Sri Lanka could be affected. Including a series of maps, the publication illustrates how the area faces rising drought alongside increasingly severe monsoons that could cause more floods and landslides. By showing the potential impact of climate change, it aims to help assess both future investments and strategies to cut disaster risk and enhance environmental sustainability in the biodiverse area.

Author : Eriyagama, N.,Smakhtin, V.,Chandrapala, L.,Fernando, K.
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290907275

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Impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in Sri Lanka: a review and preliminary vulnerability mapping. by Eriyagama, N.,Smakhtin, V.,Chandrapala, L.,Fernando, K. Pdf

There is ample evidence to suggest that Sri Lanka’s climate has already changed. However, the bigger question of national importance is what Sri Lanka’s climate will look like in 50 or 100 years and how prepared the country is to face such changes. This report reviews the status of climate change (CC) research/activities in Sri Lanka in terms of observed and projected climatic changes, their impacts on water resources and agriculture, CC mitigation and adaptation, and research needs. The study also developed a pilot level CC Vulnerability Index, which was subsequently mapped at district level. The maps indicate that typical farming districts such as Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Moneragala, Ratnapura and Anuradhapura are the most vulnerable to CC due to their heavy reliance on primary agriculture.

Author : Devendraraj Madhanagopal,Salim Momtaz
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000787870

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Climate Change and Risk in South and Southeast Asia by Devendraraj Madhanagopal,Salim Momtaz Pdf

This book, focuses on South and Southeast Asia, upgrades our understanding of the influence of multiple sociopolitical and governance factors on climate change and risks. Moving beyond science and technology-oriented discussions on climate change, it argues that the real solutions to climate change problems lie in societies, governance systems, non-state actors, and the power and politics underpinning these systems. It presents a range of detailed conceptual, empirical, and policy-oriented insights from different nations of South and Southeast Asia, including India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vietnam, Maldives, and Bhutan. The chapters bring forth critical discussions of climate change, covering a diverse range of topics including livelihoods, gender, community perspectives, relocation, resilience, local politics, climate change communication, governance, and policy responses. By investigating climate change vulnerabilities and as well as offering feasible solutions to the states and other non-state actors in responding to climate change and risks, this book deepens our existing knowledge of the social and political dimensions of climate change. With interdisciplinary perspectives, this book will appeal to all students, researchers, and scholars of environmental studies, geography, disaster studies, sociology, policy studies, development studies, and political science. It provides valuable reading to practitioners, policymakers, and professionals working in related fields.

Author : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group II.
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521634555

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The Regional Impacts of Climate Change by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group II. Pdf

Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Author : Sanjeev Sharma,Jagdish Chandra Kuniyal,Pritam Chand,Pardeep Singh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031246593

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Climate Change Adaptation, Risk Management and Sustainable Practices in the Himalaya by Sanjeev Sharma,Jagdish Chandra Kuniyal,Pritam Chand,Pardeep Singh Pdf

This volume analyzes ecological and socio-economic risks due to climate change in the Himalayan mountain ecosystems, communities, and proposes adaptation strategies and sustainability practices. In order to better understand the potential actions required to improve natural resource conservation and the development of mountain people's livelihoods. The authors discuss the current status of local knowledge system on various environmental aspects of conservation and sustainable use of mountain resources in the Himalaya. The book addresses the institutional capacities, gaps, and priority areas of capacity building to strengthen policies and governance in regard to climate change, landuse management, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable management in the Himalayan region. The aim of this book is to enhance coordination building among policymakers, planners, mountain communities to foster collaboration between different stakeholders by understanding local perceptions of climate change as well as variability issues, and establishing adaptation strategies to cope with these impacts. The chapters incorporate theoretical and applied aspects, and may serve as baseline information for the sustainability of mountain ecosystems through the contribution of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary expertise from the Himalayan region. The book will be useful for students, teachers, and researchers working in different areas pertaining to mountain ecosystems, as well as policymakers and planners working on issues related to the sustainability of the mountain ecosystem.

Author : Benjamin Lamptey,Rupakumar Kolli,Mark Amo-Boateng
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832525333

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Climate change information for regional impact and risk assessment by Benjamin Lamptey,Rupakumar Kolli,Mark Amo-Boateng Pdf

Author : Raju Sarkar,Rajib Shaw,Biswajeet Pradhan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789811673146

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Impact of Climate Change, Land Use and Land Cover, and Socio-economic Dynamics on Landslides by Raju Sarkar,Rajib Shaw,Biswajeet Pradhan Pdf

This book discusses the impact of climate change, land use and land cover, and socio-economic dynamics on landslides in Asian countries. Scholars recently have brought about a shift in their focus regarding triggering factors for landslides, from rainfall or earthquake to claiming rapid urbanization, extreme population pressure, improper land use planning, illegal hill cutting for settlements and indiscriminate deforestation. This suggests that the occurrence or probabilities of landslides are shaped by both climate-related and non-climate-related anthropogenic factors. Among these issues, land use and land cover change or improper land use planning is one of the key factors. Further climate change shapes the rainfall pattern and intensity in different parts of the world, and consequently rainfall-triggered landslides have increased. These changes cause socio-economic changes. Conversely, socio-economic and lifestyle changes enhance inappropriate land use and climate change. All these changes in land use, climate and socio-economic aspects are dynamics in nature and shape landslide risks in Asian countries, where they are given serious attention by governments, disaster management professionals, researchers and academicians. This book comprises 21 chapters divided into three major sections highlighting the effect of climate change on landslide incidence with the influence on vegetation and socio-economic aspects. The sections address how climate change and extreme events have triggered landslides. The advances in geospatial techniques with the focus on land use and land cover change along with the effect on socio-economic aspects are also explored.

Author : Armando Lamadrid,Ilan Kelman
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781780524863

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Climate Change Modelling for Local Adaptation in the Hindu Kush - Himalayan Region by Armando Lamadrid,Ilan Kelman Pdf

This book presents a portrait of the social advantages and limitations of climate change related modeling in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region. It addresses the implied but largely uncritiqued relationships between scientific modeling knowledge and local adaptation responses. It also presents theoretical perspectives on modeling and adaptation,

Author : Mirjam Macchi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 9291151823

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Framework for Community-based Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment in Mountain Areas by Mirjam Macchi Pdf

Author : Donovan Burton,Erin Laurie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 098043436X

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Blue Mountains City Council Climate Change Risk Assessment by Donovan Burton,Erin Laurie Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264439665

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Managing Climate Risks, Facing up to Losses and Damages by OECD Pdf

This report addresses the urgent issue of climate-related losses and damages. Climate change is driving fundamental changes to the planet with adverse impacts on human livelihoods and well-being, putting development gains at risk.

Author : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1807 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781009178464

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The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Pdf

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for assessing the science related to climate change. It provides policymakers with regular assessments of the scientific basis of human-induced climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation. This IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate is the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the observed and projected changes to the ocean and cryosphere and their associated impacts and risks, with a focus on resilience, risk management response options, and adaptation measures, considering both their potential and limitations. It brings together knowledge on physical and biogeochemical changes, the interplay with ecosystem changes, and the implications for human communities. It serves policymakers, decision makers, stakeholders, and all interested parties with unbiased, up-to-date, policy-relevant information. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Author : Martin F. Price,Libor Jansky,Andrei A. Iatsenia
Publisher : United Nations University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789280811025

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Key Issues for Mountain Areas by Martin F. Price,Libor Jansky,Andrei A. Iatsenia Pdf

Mountain areas cover almost one quarter of the earth's land surface, with a quarter of the global population living on them or very close by, and they are sources of water, food, timber, minerals and other natural resources. They provide many opportunities for recreation, as well as being centres of biological and cultural diversity and religious significance. Unfortunately, mountain environments and populations are also particularly threatened by climate change and political conflicts, and their inhabitants include many of the poorest and most vulnerable in the world. This publication includes a number of papers which explore a range of sustainable development challenges for mountain regions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 9291151637

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Climate Change Vulnerability of Mountain Ecosystems in the Eastern Himalayas by Anonim Pdf

Author : Hirji, R.,Nicol, Alan,Davis, R.
Publisher : Washington, DC, USA: World Bank; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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South Asia climate change risks in water management by Hirji, R.,Nicol, Alan,Davis, R. Pdf