3 edition of Climate variability and change in the Himalayas found in the catalog.
Climate variability and change in the Himalayas
Published
2011
by International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development in Kathmandu
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Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | Mirjam Macchi ... [et al.]. |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Pagination | vi, 61 p. |
| Number of Pages | 61 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL25329525M |
| LC Control Number | 2011312017 |
Box Climate variability and climate change Climate variabilityrefers to variations in the mean state and other climate statistics (standard deviations, the occurrence of extremes, etc.) on all temporal and spatial scales beyond those of individual weather events. Variability may result from natural internal processes within the climate File Size: KB. There are two periods of precipitation: the moderate amounts brought by winter storms and the heavier precipitation of summer, with its southwesterly monsoon winds. During winter, low-pressure weather systems advance into the Himalayas from the west and cause heavy snowfall.
Himalayan communities live in marginal environments. They are dependent on ecosystem services and thus highly exposed to climate variability and change. This study aimed to help understand how mountain communities perceive change, how change impacts their livelihoods, and how they respond to change. Forty focus group discussions and in-depth interviews at the household level were Cited by: impacts of climate change in Himalayas have local, regional and global implications. This book focus on the impact of climate change in the state of Uttarakhand which lies in the northern extreme of India, in what is known as either the central, or by some descriptions, the.
This book analyzes the issues associated with climate change in the Himalayas. The purpose of choosing the Himalayas as a focus is because it is a particularly fragile mountain system, highly sensitive to climate change impacts, and it contains one of the largest human populations affected by climate change. Prepared for the National Climate Assessment and a landmark study in terms of its breadth and depth of coverage, Climate of the Southeast United States is the result of a collaboration among three Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments Centers: the Southeast Climate Consortium; the Carolinas Regional Sciences and Assessments and the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program; .
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The book covers relevant aspects of accelerated climate change observed in the Himalayan mountain system, and highlights the regional differentiation of climatic changes and associated environmental modifications.
The focus is on climate variability and change, and how physical systems and ecosystems respond to climate change : Climate Change and Himalaya: Natural Hazards and Mountain Resources presents the resources of the Himalayas along with the potential natural hazards. It consists of 22 chapters from researchers working in different institutions in a multi-disciplinary approach.
The objective of the book is to make a comprehensive documentation of the observed variability and change of the regional climate system over the Indian region using the past observed data.
The book a. Open full report Community-based vulnerability and capacity assessment of Himalayan livelihoods, enhancing climate change resilience. This study, published by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, investigates how climate and socio-economic change is affecting the livelihoods of the mountain peoples of the Himalayas.
This study investigates the effects of climate and socioeconomic change on the livelihoods of mountain people in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, the causes of vulnerability, and the ways people cope with and adapt to change, with the overall aim of contributing to enhancing the resilience of vulnerable mountain communities.
ICIMOD conducted a community-based vulnerability and adaptive Cited by: The signals of global warming are causing the retreat of glaciers particularly in the Himalayas, although the pattern of climate change, glacier retreats, thinning, advances, and surges is complex.
with current climate variability can be an important indi-cation of their capacity to adapt to future climate change (Adger et al., ; Füssel & Klein, ). Thus, a better understanding is needed of the repertoire of responses of communities, whether traditional or innovative.
This knowledge will provide an important basis for future adap. In the Himalayas, where the increase in temperatures is higher than the world average, climate change is expected to impact water resources in a particularly significant manner. Whereas climate specialists using measurements and simulations play down this statement by underlining uncertainties and differences between the west and east of the range, the media and development agencies tend to Cited by: climate variability have been well observed in the Himalayas, in particular, with respect to recession of snowline, formation of glacial lakes, and changes in biodiversity in the ecosystems.
Climate change/variability, coupled with the ever-increasing population and limited availability of freshwater, has added challenges in securing water for various uses; both human and.
Impacts of Present and Future Climate Variability and Change on Agriculture and Forestry in the Arid and Semi-Arid Tropics M. Sivakumar, H. Das, O. Brunini Pages This study assesses climate change adaptation of Himalayan communities with focus to role of information and communication.
This paper assesses the barriers of climate change information for adaptation planning and action. Traditional knowledge is the key for developing strategies for rural communities suitable to cope climate change by: The book covers relevant aspects of accelerated climate change observed in the Himalayan mountain system, and highlights the regional differentiation of climatic changes and associated environmental modifications.
The focus is on climate variability and change, and how physical systems and ecosystems respond to climate change impacts. The analysis also linked climate variability with key agroecological factors such as hydrology, energy flow, and soil nitrogen balance.
The results showed that changes in land use were highly correlated with the yield of crops, less correlated with rainfall, and poorly associated with crop grain by: Lees „Climate Change, Glacier Response, and Vegetation Dynamics in the Himalaya Contributions Toward Future Earth Initiatives“ door verkrijgbaar bij Rakuten Kobo.
This book provides information essential for anyone interested in climate and environmental change of the Himalayan regi. Although basic research on ecological responses, including phenology, to climatic change is substantially lacking in the Himalayas, it is generally anticipated that climate change in this region may alter phenology at both individual species and community by: Climate Change and Variability | Suzanne W.
Simard, Mary E. Austin (Eds) | download | B–OK. Download books for free. Find books. The Impact of Climate Change on Rainfall Variability: A Study in Central Himalayas L.N.
Thakural, Sanjay Kumar, Sanjay K. Jain and Tanvear Ahmad Abstract The impact of anthropogenic activities on the earth atmosphere and its systems has been an area of extensive research and engaging the attention of planners, governments, and politicians. This book analyzes the issues associated with climate change in the Himalayas.
The purpose of choosing the Himalayas as a focus is because it is a particularly fragile mountain system, highly sensitive to climate change impacts, and it contains one of the largest human populations affected by climate by: The work presented here describes some current trends in weather and climate over the western Himalaya and suggests some possible explanations in the context of climate change.
The work also shows how the special features of Indian orography in the western Himalaya affect climate change in the long term, changing the pattern of precipitation Cited by:.
The general objectives of the assessments were:To identify people’s perceptions of climate variability and changeTo identify underlying causes of vulnerability of mountain communitiesTo assess existing coping and adaptation mechanisms and their sustainability in view of predicted future climate changeTo formulate recommendations on how to improve individual and collective assets The.The book covers relevant aspects of accelerated climatechange observed in the Himalayan mountain system, and highlights the regionaldifferentiation of climatic changes and associated environmental modifications.
The focus is on climate variability and change, and how physical systems andecosystems respond to climate change impacts."From weather to climate—Seasonal and interannual variability of storms and implications for erosion processes in the Himalaya", Tectonics, Climate, and Landscape Evolution, Sean D.
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