Micro-Level Peoples Perception on Climate Change

About the Book: Micro-Level Peoples Perception on Climate Change The present book is based on a study undertaken to investigate the perceptions of the people on climate change and the adaptive strategies as perceived by them in case of such an eventuality. This micro level study was designed specifically to: (I) Document the peoples perception on climate change; (II) Understand the adaptation options that the community perceives; (III) Document the changes in both wild and domesticated biodiversity that is perceived by the people to be affected by climate change; (IV) Investigate the possible coping role of the local resources such as forests and biodiversity in case of any climate-change related eventuality and (V) Assess the existing institutional capacities to cope up with the eventualities and suggest effective institutional mechanism for the future. The possible impacts of climate change in the study area were analyzed and the study focused on such natural disasters as drought flash floods increased temperature erratic rainfall which are experienced at these low/mid-elevation zones of Himalaya/sub-Himalaya region. About the Author: Kailash Chandra Malhotra Saroj Kanta Barik B K Tiwari Kailash Chandra Malhotra was Professor of Anthropology and Human Ecology at Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata; and visiting Professor at the Centre for Population Genetics University of Taxas Houston USA; Washington Medical School St Louis USA; Indian Institute of Science Bagalore; and National Institute of Genetics Mishima Japan. Prof. Malhotra has carried out extensive studies on morphological biochemical genetic markers dermatographics sacred groves Joint forest management which have helped in understanding the process of peopling of India evolution of Social organizations and affinities among castes and tribes. Saroj Kanta Barik is Professor of Ecology with Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany at North-Eastern Hill University Shillong. He is an acc