Adaptation Frameworks for Climate Change-Eloquent to Himalayan Ecosystems

• Published in: Impact of Global Changes on Mountains Vol. 1; pp. 153 - 164
• Main Authors: Joshi, P.K., Sachdeva, Kamna, Joshi, A.K.
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: CRC Press 2015
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Ecosystem Services; Mountain Ecosystems; Mountain Population; HKH; View Point; Forest Fi Res; Sard; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005b; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005a; Socio-economic Development; Sustainable Mountain Development; Fragile Mountain; Urban Heat Islands; Whitebark Pine; Climate Change; IPCC 2007a; Land Slides; Andean Countries; Mountain Regions; Mountain Communities; Hindu Kush Himalayan Mountains

Global climate change has substantial impacts on the Himalayan ecosystems and its resources (Barnett et al. 2005). For centuries, the region is also known to face formidable environmental and livelihood challenges in its effort to safeguard its valuable natural resources including land, water and fo...