Climate Change: Impacts, Responses and Sustainability in the Indian Himalaya

ISBN-13: 9783030927844 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 330 str.

Seema Rani; Rajesh Kumar

Opis

This book provides the world community with the most up-to-date and comprehensive scientific and technical knowledge based on climate change impact assessment, adaptation and mitigation strategies in the Indian Himalayan region. It identifies major issues related to climate change on environmental sustainability, focusing on impact measurement, policy, adaptation and mitigation strategies at national, regional and local scales. There is a need to strengthen the global response in order to cope with the threat of climate change. The main objective of this book is to update the understanding of scientific analysis and to promote evidence-based policy formulation at regional and local levels. This book on climate change is used as a reference material to climate change for new learners interested in the mountainous region of the Indian Himalayas. This comprehensive book covers a wide range of potential research areas including climate change scenarios, science and its applications, adaptation to climate change theory and assessment, water resources, agriculture, human health, forest, biodiversity, ecosystems, indigenous knowledge, etc.

Spis treści

1. Climate Change, its Impacts and Sustainability Issues in the Indian Himalaya: An Introduction

2. Hydro-Climatic Variability and Trends in a Northwestern Himalayan Catchment

3. Impact of Flash Floods on the Partial Confined River Reach and Adjoining Built-up Areas: A Case Study of the Beas River, Western Himalaya

4. Role of Climate and Tectonic in the Formation of Jhelum River in Kashmir Basin, North-Western Himalaya

5. Himalayan Glacier in the Warming Environment: A Case Study of Gaglu Glacier in the Chandra Basin, Himachal Pradesh, India

6. Tree-Ring-Based Reconstructions of Hydro-Meteorological and Glacial Dynamics for more than Four Centuries from the Himalaya

7. Glacial Recession in the Kumaon Himalaya: A Review

8. Holocene Climate and Glacial Episodes in the Gangotri Valley, Garhwal Himalaya: A Review

9. Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) Hazard Risk Assessment of Gepang Gath Pro-Glacial Lake in Chandra Basin, Western Himalaya

10. Glacial Lake Dynamics in the Changme Khangpu Basin, Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya

11. Remote Sensing based Assessment of Changing Mass Balance of Glaciers in Sikkim, India

12. Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on GLOF: A study of Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya

13. Assessment of Area and Carbon Storage Potential under Agroforestry along Altitudes in Tehri District, Uttarakhand, North Western Himalaya

14. Climate Change and its Impact on Forest Ecosystems of the Indian Himalayan

15. Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Indian Himalayan Forests: Present Status and Research needs

16. Climate Change: Causes, Concerns and Influence on Biodiversity of the Indian Himalaya

17. Climate Change Vulnerability of Mountain Ecosystem: A Case Study of the Western Himalaya

18. Responses of Air Quality during COVID-19 Lockdown Phase-1.0 in the Western Indian Himalaya: A Management Perspective

19. Sustainable Lesser Himalaya: Health Impacts and Economy

20. Response of Governance and Policies towards Climate Change in Indian Himalaya