ISBN:
9783030910105
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (272 pages)
Series Statement:
Sustainable Development Goals Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
304.25
Keywords:
Human beings-Effect of climate on
;
Adaptability (Psychology)
;
Climatic changes
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- 1: Introduction: Resilience, Adaptation, and Migration - Exploring the Range of Human Response to Climatic Change -- Introduction -- Social-Ecological Systems and Social-Ecological Regime Shifts -- Slow-Onset Events and Sendai Framework -- Climate Change as a Slow-Onset Event -- Present Initiative -- Conclusion -- References -- 2: Spatio-temporal Variation of Drought Events over the Eastern Rajasthan (India): A Geo-spatial Approach -- Introduction -- Study Site -- Materials and Methods -- Datasets -- NDVI and EVI -- Rainfall -- Soil Moisture -- Methodology -- Remote Sensing-Based Drought Indices -- NDVI -- EVI -- SPI -- SPEI -- PDSI -- MK Trend Analysis -- Results and Discussion -- NDVI -- EVI -- Inter-Relationship of SPI, SPEI, and PDSI -- Statistical Trend Analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- 3: Evaluation of Hydro-geomorphic Responses to Climate Change in North Sikkim District, Sikkim, India -- Introduction -- Location of the Study Area -- Material and Methods -- Result and Discussion -- Temperature and Rainfall Variability -- Changes in Glacial Area -- Changes in Glacial Lake Area -- Response to Landslide -- Hydrological Impacts of Climate Warming -- Runoff and Sediment Yield -- Conclusion -- References -- 4: Disasters, Climate Change, and Migration Concerns in Fiji and the Pacific: An Overview -- Introduction -- Climate-Induced Migration -- Migration in the Pacific -- Migration in Fiji Islands -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- 5: Assessing the Microclimatic Environmental Indicators of Climate Change of a Temperate Valley in the Western Himalayan Region -- Introduction -- Study Area -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Climate -- Temperature -- Precipitation -- Glacier Recession -- Wetland Loss.
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