Participatory tools to aid adaptation
The table below is a summary by Kathleen Dietrich of Penn State University of the some of the many different tools used by practitioners in their work on adaptation. Many of these tools started...
Nepal baseline vulnerability assessment and social indices
Nepal baseline vulnerability assessment and social indices
FKx 1: The linkages between disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation
This page shows the results of an experiment in collaborative knowledge generation, the Frontline Knowledge Explorer.
Maize-based Integrated Farming System
Farmers in the mid-hills of Nepal rely on a mixture of crops, animals and forest products for their livelihoods for their subsistence. Climate change threatens the system in a number of...
Video: Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) in the Everest region
This programme focuses on the impact of climate change on the glacial ecosystem in the Himalayas and its people. It was filmed entirely in the Solukhumbu district,...
Video: Glacial retreat in Nepal
Imja Tsho in 2004 (Source: WWF Nepal Programme)
Overview of the problemThe New Scientist magazine carried the article “Flooded Out – Retreating glaciers spell...
Adapting to Glacial Retreat
Glacier retreat has been a major indicator of climate change impacts in the Himalayas. This project aims to support biodiversity conservation and livelihoods of people affected by...
Adaptation in Nepal
Some of the poorest communities are vulnerable to climate change impacts as they are largely dependent on natural resources for food, water and livelihoods.
Nepal has a varied...
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