Socio-Economic Issues of Climate Change: A Livelihood Analysis from Nepal
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Evolution in Climate Change Studies -- 1.2 Grounds for This Research -- 1.3 Chapters -- References -- Chapter 2: Climate Change and Rural Livelihoods in Developing Countries -- 2.1 Climate Change and Livelihood Assets -- 2.1.1 Financial Assets -- 2.1.2 Human Assets -- 2.1.3 Social and Institutional Assets -- 2.1.4 Natural Assets -- 2.1.5 Physical Assets -- 2.2 Measuring Social Vulnerability to Climate Change -- 2.3 Local Perceptions in Climate Change Researches -- 2.4 Approaches in Analyzing Adaptive Capacity -- 2.5 Studies of Community-Based Adaptation Practices -- 2.6 Impacts of Climate Change on Livelihood Trajectories -- 2.7 Gendered Aspects of Climate Change -- 2.8 Livelihood Impacts of Climate Change Responses -- 2.9 Climate Change and Livelihoods of Mountain Communities -- References -- Chapter 3: Climate Change in Nepal: Policy and Programs -- 3.1 Climate Change Policies and Programs in Nepal -- 3.2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Nepal: Prospects for Mitigation -- 3.3 Trend of Climate Variables in Nepal -- 3.3.1 Temperature Trend in Nepal -- 3.3.2 Precipitation Trend in Nepal -- 3.4 Projection of Temperature and Precipitation in Nepal -- 3.5 Climate Change Impacts in Nepal -- References -- Chapter 4: Conceptual and Analytical Framework -- 4.1 Conceptual Framework -- 4.1.1 Components of the Framework -- 4.1.2 Relationships Among the Framework Components -- 4.2 Analytical Framework -- References -- Chapter 5: Chepangs: The Community in Focus -- 5.1 Territory of the Chepangs and Vulnerability -- 5.2 State of Research on the Chepangs: Livelihood Transformation -- Appendix 5.1: Classification of 59 Indigenous Nationalities in Nepal -- References -- Chapter 6: The Study Settings -- 6.1 Study Sites.