Climate Change In Nepal Case Study

Register to read the introduction… An increased emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is further compounding these problems. Poor people, women, and marginalized communities are highly vulnerable (OXFAM 2009) to climate change impacts. Due to climate change environment and related sectors including water resources, farming system, human health, terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity are facing various adverse impacts in Nepal. The effects of climate change are expected to deepen poverty and affect livelihoods, assets, infrastructure, environmental resources and economic growth (Gaire et al. 2008). Thus, in order to secure their livelihoods, it is imperative that climate change issues be addresses as a key development concern. In Nepal lack of research and credible evidence on the impacts of climate change is a major challenge. There is limited understanding on such basic issues as the nature and scale of impacts of climate change on farming system and livelihood aspect including the adaptive …show more content…
Do the farmers have place-specific strategies? If so, what are they?

Aim of the Study
The main aim of this study will to understand the continuity and change in farming system under the climatic uncertainty in Far-Western Tarai of Nepal. The main questions to be addressed in this study are:
• What type of farming system exists in Far-Western Tarai of Nepal and how climate change is affecting existing farming system?

• How do farmers perceive climatic variability in regional level?

• What are the adaptive strategies under climatic uncertainty?

• What are the potential climate change impacts and who are the most vulnerable?

References
Bordoni, Paul. 2009. Climate Change and Agro biodiversity in Nepal: Opportunities to include agrobiodiversity maintenance to support.Nepal’s National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA).
Gaire Damodar, Subedi Mukti and Amatya Jyotshna 2008. Impacts Assessment and Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Makawanpur District, Nepal. A report submitted to Action Aid Nepal , and Women and Child Development Forum (WCDF), Nepal.

Gum ,Wayne. 2009 . Even the Himalayas have stopped smiling: Climate Change, Poverty and Adaptation in Nepal. Oxfam