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Climate Change Impacts, Community Perceptions and Adapatation Practices by Rice-Growing Communities in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is vulnerable to natural disasters due to the frequency of extreme climate events, its high population density, and its location between the Himalayas in the north and the encroaching Bay of Bengal to the south.
Documentation of Effective Climate Change Adaptation Practices by Rice-Growing Communities in Bangladesh
There is little doubt that the world climate is changing and that the impacts will be multi-faceted. Agriculture, a sector upon which most people in Bangladesh depend, will be seriously affected. To understand how climate change will impact Bangladesh, three considerations are critical. First, Bangladesh is a low-lying deltaic plane and very susceptible to sea surges and cyclones. Secondly, Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world with the majority of people living below the subsistence level, making them vulnerable to changes that affect their livelihoods.
Climate Change Perceptions and Adaptation Practices by Rice-Growing Communities in Cambodia
This study was conducted in Kanchriech District, Prey Veng Province, Cambodia by the Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC). CEDAC is working in 545 villages across 81 communes, in 11 districts in Prey Veng Province. The study aimed to understand how rice farming families perceived changes in climate and how they were adapting to its effects.
Building Adaptive Capacity in the Conservation of Climate-Tolerant Traditional Rice Varieties in Tamil Nadu, India
Rice is a crop of paramount importance in India. Climate change is perceived as a serious threat to rice farming systems in the Cauvery river basin and Tamil Nadu as a whole. The district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu is severely affected by cyclones, floods and salinity which have led to a decline in rice production. Pudukottai district is under the rain shadow region with a prolonged dry climate. Tamil Nadu is already extremely vulnerable to the vagaries of weather. Due to erratic rainfall in quantity and distribution, the state is often confronted with drought and floods.
Climate Change Perceptions and Adaptation Practices by Rice-Growing Communities in Tamil Nadu, India
India is one of the more vulnerable and risk-prone countries in the world. Over the centuries, its population has learned to cope with a wide range of natural and human-made hazards. Rapid population growth, high densities, poverty and high differentials in access to housing, public services and infrastructure have led to an increase in vulnerability over the last few decades.
Documentation of Change Perceptions and Adaptation Practices in Uttarakhand, Northern India
The Himalaya rests like a crest on the head of the Indian subcontinent, spanning an arc over 2,600 km across the width of northern India, including Pakistan, Tibet and Nepal. It forms the earth's highest mountain region, containing nine of the ten highest peaks in the world. The Himalaya ranges 320-400 km. in width; lengthwise it forms three parallel zones: the Great Himalaya, the Middle Himalaya (also known as the Inner or Lesser Himalayas), and the Sub-Himalaya.
Documentation of Climate Change Impacts, Community Perceptions and Adaptation Practices by Rice-growing Communities in Indonesia
This study was conducted by Gita Pertiwi with communities of rice farmers in Selopuro, Batuwarno District (dry land), and Setrorejo, Baturetno District (wet land), Wonogiri, about 32 km from the city of Solo, Central Java, Indonesia. The increasing incidence of harvest failures and decreasing rice yields was the main motivation for the conduct of the study. Rice is central to the livelihoods of village farmers.
Documentation of Climate Change Impacts, Community Perceptions, and Adpatation Practices in a Rice Farming Community in Nepal
Rice is the life of Asia and South Asia is the granary of Asia. Unfortunately, with more than 22% of the world’s population, the South Asian region holds 40% of the worlds' poor, earning less than a $1.25 per day. Nepal is one among the rice dependent South Asian countries where more than 66% of the population is primarily engaged in farming; 90% are small farm holders and landless peasants. Rice is the main crop and the source of food for all Nepalese.
Documentation of Climate Change Impacts and Adpatation Measures of Small Farmers in Central Visayas, Philippines
The Philippines is highly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change due to its geographical location and its reliance on climate sensitive sectors such as agriculture and water resources. Central Visayas is among the regions at risk to the projected and growing impacts of climate change. The provinces in the region are important in the country.s food security efforts since they make a significant contribution to the country.s total rice production.
Documentation of Climate Change Impacts and Adpatation Measures of Small Rice Farmers in Punjab Province, Pakistan
Climate is one of the main determinants of agricultural production. Throughout the world, there is significant concern about the effects of climate change and its variability on agricultural production. Researchers and administrators are concerned with the potential damages and benefits that may arise in the future from climate change impacts on agriculture, since these will affect domestic and international policies, trading patterns, resource use, and food security.
