Knowledge systems of societies for adaptation and mitigation of impacts of climate change
Climate change is broadly recognized as a key environmental issue affecting social and ecological systems worldwide. At the Cancun summit of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's 16th Conference, the parties jointly agreed that the vulnerable groups particularly in develop...
| Corporate Authors: | International Humboldt Kolleg on Adaptive Management of Ecosystems: the Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources, Institute for Social and Economic Change) |
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| Other Authors: | International Humboldt Kolleg on Adaptive Management of Ecosystems: the Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change, Nautiyal, Sunil,, SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin :
Springer,
©2013.
Berlin : [2013] |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource. |
| Series: |
Environmental science and engineering (Springer (Firm)). Environmental science.
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue
- Accepting Climate Change Challenges: gambling with the future or path-finding for long-term sustainability?
- Ethics of International Action on Climate Change
- How Would Mahatma Gandhi Have Looked At It?
- Ethical Analysis of the Global Climate Dilemma
- Ecosystem-Resilience: A Long Journey to Nature Policy
- Climate Change Induced Coral Bleaching and Algal Phase Shift in Reefs of the Gulf of Mannar, India
- Economic Valuation and Sustainability of Dal Lake Ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir
- Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change: A Complex Interrelationship
- The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Insect Pests in Cultivated Ecosystems: An Indian Perspective
- Arsenic Groundwater Contamination Related Socio-Economic Problems in India: Issues and Challenges
- Climate Change and Tomography
- Rethinking Sustainable Development in the Context of Climate Change: Self-Development, Social Transformations and Planetary Realizations
- Biofuels Utilisation
- An Attempt to Reduce GHG's and Mitigate Climate Change
- Impact of Forestry Products on Climate Change Mitigation in India
- Climate Change Impact in Cold Arid Deserts of North-Western Himalaya: Community Based Adaptations and Mitigations
- Conservation of Multipurpose Tree Species to Ensure Ecosystem Sustainability and Farmers Livelihood in Indian Arid Zone
- Exploring the Impacts of Climate Variability on Traditional Agricultural Practices in the Villages of THAR
- Use of Seed and Plant Protection Technologies in Indian Agriculture: Emerging Issues and Environmental Challenges in Cotton Cultivation in Gujarat in the Post Bt Scenario.