Climate Change Vulnerability and Communities in Agro-climatic Regions of West Bengal, India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyotish Prakash Basu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability ◽  
Climatic Regions

scholarly journals Inter –Linkages Between Climate Change Vulnerability and Inequality an Empirical Study Across Hill, Foothill, Drought and Coastal Regions of West Bengal, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Uttam Haldar ◽  
Aishwarya Basu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Vulnerability Index ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Coastal Regions ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability ◽  
Climatic Regions ◽  
Poverty Measures

India is one of the vulnerable countries in the world in terms of climate events. The poor people and poor regions are badly affected by climate change. On the other hand, the reduction of vulnerability received a top priority in the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. The present paper attempts to examine the inter-linkages between climate change vulnerability and inequality empirically across four agro-climatic regions of West Bengal like hill, foothill, drought and coastal regions. Vulnerability in the present paper is measured by adopting composite livelihood vulnerability index and income (consumption) inequality is measured by Gini coefficient. This is an empirical paper based on primary data collected from 627 households over 15 villages in different agro-climatic regions of West Bengal during 2018- 2019. The result of the paper showed that there is a positive correlation relation between income inequality (consumption) and vulnerability. The higher inequality is accompanied by higher vulnerability and vice versa. The study draws an important policy implication for reduction of vulnerability as well as reduction of inequality. The poverty reduction measures are not sufficient to reduce inequality i.e., if inequalities are on the rise the anti-poverty measures cannot reduce such inequality.

scholarly journals Future climate change vulnerability of endemic island mammals

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camille Leclerc ◽  
Franck Courchamp ◽  
Céline Bellard
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Adaptive Capacity ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Future Climate ◽  
Future Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability ◽  
Vulnerability To Climate Change ◽  
Insular Ecosystems

Abstract Despite their high vulnerability, insular ecosystems have been largely ignored in climate change assessments, and when they are investigated, studies tend to focus on exposure to threats instead of vulnerability. The present study examines climate change vulnerability of islands, focusing on endemic mammals and by 2050 (RCPs 6.0 and 8.5), using trait-based and quantitative-vulnerability frameworks that take into account exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. Our results suggest that all islands and archipelagos show a certain level of vulnerability to future climate change, that is typically more important in Pacific Ocean ones. Among the drivers of vulnerability to climate change, exposure was rarely the main one and did not explain the pattern of vulnerability. In addition, endemic mammals with long generation lengths and high dietary specializations are predicted to be the most vulnerable to climate change. Our findings highlight the importance of exploring islands vulnerability to identify the highest climate change impacts and to avoid the extinction of unique biodiversity.

Climate change vulnerability of cetaceans in Macaronesia: Insights from a trait-based assessment

2021 ◽  
pp. 148652
Author(s):  
A. Sousa ◽  
F. Alves ◽  
P. Arranz ◽  
A. Dinis ◽  
M. Fernandez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability

Quantitative Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability of Irrigation Demands in Mediterranean Europe

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Garrote ◽  
Ana Iglesias ◽  
Alfredo Granados ◽  
Luis Mediero ◽  
Francisco Martin-Carrasco
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability ◽  
Mediterranean Europe
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