Farmers' Perceptions of and Adaptations to Changing Climate in the Melamchi Valley of Nepal

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	Farmers' Perceptions of and Adaptations to Changing Climate in the Melamchi Valley of Nepal
	Sujakhu, Nani Maiya 1,2; Ranjitkar, Sailesh 1,3; Niraula, Rabin Raj 4; Pokharel, Bharat K.4; Schmidt-Vogt, Dietrich 1,3,5; Xu, Jianchu1,3
刊名	MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
	2016-02-01
卷号	36 期号:1 页码:15-30
关键词	Climate change CRiSTAL adaptation strategies Melamchi Valley Nepal
英文摘要	Knowledge of farmers' perceptions of and adaptations to climate change is important to inform policies addressing the risk of climate change to farmers. This case study explored those issues in the Melamchi Valley of Nepal through a survey of 365 households and focus group discussions in 6 communities using a Community-Based Risk Screening Tool-Adaptation and Livelihoods (CRiSTAL). Analysis of climate trends in the study area for 1979-2009 showed that mean annual temperatures rose by 1.02 degrees C and the frequency of drought increased measurably after 2003. Farmers reported increases in crop pests, hailstorms, landslides, floods, thunderstorms, and erratic precipitation as climate-related hazards affecting agriculture. They responded in a variety of ways including changing farming practices, selling livestock, milk, and eggs, and engaging in daily wage labor and seasonal labor migration. With more efficient support and planning, some of these measures could be adjusted to better meet current and future risks from climate change.
类目[WOS]	Environmental Sciences ; Geography, Physical
研究领域[WOS]	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Physical Geography
关键词[WOS]	WATER ; LIVELIHOODS ; HIGHLANDS ; RESPONSES ; HIMALAYAS ; IMPACT ; CROPS
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000377707300003
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.kib.ac.cn/handle/151853/26276]
专题	昆明植物研究所_资源植物与生物技术所级重点实验室
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Kunming Inst Bot, Ctr Mt Ecosyst Studies, Lanhei Rd 132, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.East & Cent Asia, World Agroforestry Ctr, Kunming 650201, Peoples R China 4.HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperat Jhamsikhel Dhobi Gha, GPO Box 688, Kathmandu, Nepal 5.Univ Cent Asia, Mt Soc Res Inst, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sujakhu, Nani Maiya,Ranjitkar, Sailesh,Niraula, Rabin Raj,et al. Farmers' Perceptions of and Adaptations to Changing Climate in the Melamchi Valley of Nepal[J]. MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT,2016,36(1):15-30.
APA	Sujakhu, Nani Maiya,Ranjitkar, Sailesh,Niraula, Rabin Raj,Pokharel, Bharat K.,Schmidt-Vogt, Dietrich,&Xu, Jianchu.(2016).Farmers' Perceptions of and Adaptations to Changing Climate in the Melamchi Valley of Nepal.MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT,36(1),15-30.
MLA	Sujakhu, Nani Maiya,et al."Farmers' Perceptions of and Adaptations to Changing Climate in the Melamchi Valley of Nepal".MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 36.1(2016):15-30.