scholarly journals Climate Change: Vulnerability Assessment of Vanishing Springs in the Mid-Hills of Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Ramesh Chettri ◽  
Rajeev Joshi ◽  
Sandip Rijal ◽  
Saroj Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Vulnerability Assessment ◽  
Participatory Methods ◽  
Community Perception ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
The People ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

Springs are the major source of water supply for domestic and agricultural uses in the mid-hills of Nepal. Therefore, these resources must be preserved and protected for the benefit of the ecology, environment, economic wellbeing and quality of life. This study aimed to assess the community perception and vulnerability assessment of spring water. Based on the participatory methods, views and experiences of communities were analyzed to understand their perception towards climate change. On the other hand, vulnerability assessment was carried out to analyze the situation of water availability in springs. The study reveals that water consumer communities have experienced changing patterns of local climate which correlates with the long-term rainfall and temperature data. Vulnerability ranged from 0.10 to 0.67. Moreover, meager water resources and low discharge during summer have resulted a lot of hardship to the people. The findings will assist policymakers and development agencies to plan and implement their projects more effectively at the local and national levels.

scholarly journals Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment in the High Mountain Region of Nepal: A Case Study of Lamjung District

2020 ◽  
pp. 48-59
Author(s):  
Kala Rai ◽  
Basanta Kumar Neupane ◽  
Raj Kumar Pariyar
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Vulnerability Assessment ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
High Mountain ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

Climate change vulnerability has need access to targeted scientific information about the impacts of climate change in order to adapt to its effects. Awareness can be measured through three different parameters-conceptualization, engagement and experimental. This research has conduct in Lamjung district where people are victimize from climate change. Primary and secondary sources of data are used. This study used household surveys and focus group discussions to assess people perceptions of these changes and identify the climate change vulnerability. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the Lamjung districts, vulnerable in the context of the climate change. This result is useful for policymaker, local government and different stockholder who are working on climate change sector. It is also important for long term changes in climate variables and occurrences of natural disasters is the most important component to determine the overall vulnerability. Climate change vulnerability had been decreased considerably in this study area. Meanwhile, long-term research in Nepal is required for extensive work on climate change and primary data collection for climate change vulnerability assessment.

Community Organizing for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Kalikatir Village, Gondang Sub District, Mojokerto Regency

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 227-242
Author(s):  
Maufidah Nazilatul Habibah ◽  
Mohammad Ansori
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Community Organizing ◽  
Learning Center ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Local Climate Change ◽  
Rural Appraisal ◽  
Planning Action ◽  
Adaptation And Mitigation

This research focused on the following things; a) How are the problems resulting from climate change to the quality of the environment and people in Kalikatir village? b) How are strategies in solving the problem of climate change through adaptation and mitigation efforts? c). What was the meaning of da’wah in this community organizing? Researchers used the Participatory Action Research (PAR) method along with Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques for data mining. The dynamics of community organizing included inculturation, knowing, understanding, planning, action, monev, reflection, and report. The results of the research showed that the local climate change presents various problems in the disaster of natural resources, food resistance, economy, and health sectors. Community organizing of people produced a "Farmer Group Learning Center", and also facilitated some access to the information, knowledge, and experience about climate change. Da’wah activities showed in this community organizing on the form of tathwir and tamkin which transformed the teaching of Islam through empowering the community of their human, social, economic, and environmental resources.

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