Climate Change and Community Resilience : : Insights from South Asia

• Author: Haque, A. K. Enamul.
• TeilnehmendeR: Mukhopadhyay, Pranab.; Nepal, Mani.; Shammin, Rumi.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (463 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This open access book documents myriads of ways community-based climate change adaptation and resilience programs are being implemented in South Asian countries. The narrative style of writing in this volume makes it accessible to a diverse audience from academics and researchers to practitioners in...

Table of Contents

• Intro
• In Memory of Karl-Göran Mäler (1939-2020)
• Foreword by Sir Partha Dasgupta
• Foreword by Pema Gyamtsho
• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• Editors and Contributors
• 1 South Asian Stories of Climate Resilience
• 1.1 Climate Resilience at the Community Level
• 1.2 Global Struggle with Climate Change
• 1.3 South Asia: A Climate Hotspot
• 1.4 South Asian Stories of Resilience Building
• 1.5 The End of the Beginning
• References
• Part I Concepts and Models
• 2 A Framework for Climate Resilient Community-Based Adaptation
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Key Concepts and Definitions
• 2.3 The Impact Response Pathway
• 2.3.1 Climate Change Actors
• 2.3.2 Climate Change Enablers
• 2.3.3 Adaptation Gap
• 2.3.4 Limits to Adaptation
• 2.3.5 Loss and Damage
• 2.3.6 Sustainable Development Goals
• 2.3.7 Resilience Principles
• 2.4 Community-Based Climate Adaptation
• 2.4.1 Livelihood Diversification
• 2.4.2 Capacity Building
• 2.4.3 Ecosystem Integrity
• 2.4.4 Infrastructure
• 2.4.5 Microfinance and Insurance
• 2.4.6 Resource Management
• 2.5 CBA Framework for Resilient Communities
• 2.5.1 Context
• 2.5.2 Process
• 2.5.3 Outcome
• 2.6 Conclusions
• References
• 3 A Survey of Community-Based Adaptation in Developing Countries
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Core Properties of CBA
• 3.3 CBA in Academic Literature
• 3.4 CBA in Gray Literature
• 3.5 Barriers and Challenges to CBA
• 3.6 CBA in Practice
• 3.6.1 Urban Resilience in the Philippines
• 3.6.2 Coastal Resilience in Thailand
• 3.6.3 Livelihood Resilience in Ethiopia
• 3.7 CBA Beyond 2020
• References
• 4 What Motivates Farm-Level Adaptation in India? A Systematic Review
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Methods and Materials
• 4.3 Factors Influencing Farmer's Adaptive Behaviour: Quantitative Papers
• 4.3.1 Climate Change and Extreme Events
• 4.3.2 Other Covariate and Idiosyncratic Risks
• 4.3.3 Socio-economic Characteristics of Household and Household Head
• 4.3.4 Farm Characteristics
• 4.3.5 Access to Institutions
• 4.3.6 Risk Attitude Behaviour and Other Variables
• 4.4 Factors Influencing Farmer's Adaptive Behaviour: Qualitative Papers
• 4.5 Concluding Remarks
• Appendix: Summary of Major Findings from the Qualitative Studies
• References
• 5 A Resilience Framework for Climate Adaptation: The Shyamnagar Experience
• 5.1 The Old Guard
• 5.2 Shyamnagar: Life on the Edge
• 5.3 RAP: A Systems Approach to Community Resilience
• 5.3.1 Step 1: Looking Backward
• 5.3.2 Step 2: In the Present
• 5.3.3 Step 3: Looking Forward
• 5.3.4 Step 4: Looking Inwards
• 5.3.5 Step 5: Looking Outwards
• 5.4 Implementation of RAP in Shyamnagar
• 5.4.1 Socio-ecological History
• 5.4.2 Prevailing Challenges
• 5.4.3 Future Opportunities
• 5.5 RAP Outcomes in Shyamnagar
• 5.6 Lessons from Shyamnagar
• 5.6.1 Scenario Analysis is Useful
• 5.6.2 Visioning with the Community is Valuable
• 5.6.3 Program Density Matters
• 5.6.4 Focus on Future Opportunities Fosters Creative Solutions