1.Introduction -- 2.Conceptual Framework: Compliance and Compliance Mechanism -- 3.Theoretical Perspectives and Explanatory Models of Compliance -- 4.Compliance Mechanisms: A General Overview -- 5.Case Study I: Ozone Layer Depletion -- 6.Case Study II: Climate Change -- 7.Conclusion.This book discusses options for an improved compliance system under the Paris Climate Agreement by addressing cur…
Local governance and water management: Maximising availability through people-led initiatives -- Multi-stakeholder engagement in river basin management plan development: Experience from River Ramganga -- Inter-state water conflicts and its influence on transboundary water interactions: A case study of Brahmaputra River basin -- Decoding empowerment through participation in India: The case of wo…
Preface -- Part I: Analytical approach -- Chapter 1: Scenario analysis of low carbon urban energy system in Asian cities -- Chapter 2: Co-benefits: A Comparative Analysis of Enablers and Barriers -- Chapter 3: Limit to Urbanization: Application of Integrated Assessment for Smart City Development in India -- Chapter 4: Pragmatic Collaboration for Resilient Climate Co-benefits Policy Implementati…
Section I: Regional Climate Change Signals -- 1. Land surface feedback and impacts of land use change to Indian Monsoon Rainfall -- 2. Intraseasonal short-term suppression of monsoon by aerosols -- 3. Future hydrologic scenarios in India under climate change -- 4. Links between global climate teleconnections and Indian monsoon rainfall -- 5. Urbanisation and Surface Urban Heat Island Intensity …
This book focuses on the role of higher education institutions in addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges, contributing to the development of this fast-growing field. Further, it includes the results of empirical research and offers ideas regarding on-going and future research initiatives. The contributions also • showcase the research and projects on issues pertaining …
Introduction -- Challenges actions of soil and water management in the changing world -- Climate change as a driver of erosion, sediment dynamics and river morphology transformation -- Ecological restoration and regional sustainable development -- Erosion and sediment transport models and river basin management tools -- Influence of climate change on water quality and drinking water treatment a…
Institutional arrangement and management innovation for integrated water management -- Urbanization and industrial transformation associated with the improved water management -- Optimization of land uses for adapting the water scarcity for river basin -- Development of oasis agriculture by improving water use efficiency within the river basin -- Mitigation the impacts of climate changes to opt…
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Climate change and rural livelihoods in developing countries -- Chapter 3. Climate change in Nepal: Policy and programs -- Chapter 4. Conceptual and analytical framework -- Chapter 5. Chepangs: The community in focus -- Chapter 6. The Study Settings -- Chapter 7. Annual subsistence cycle: Integration of farming and gathering -- Chapter 8. Sources of livelih…
Living in the Australian Environment -- Climate and Drought in the Subtropics: The Australian Example -- Indigenous Water Philosophy in an Uncertain Land -- Late Twentieth Century Approaches to Living with Uncertainty: The National Drought Policy -- Managing Risk?: Social Policy Responses in Time of Drought -- Drought, News Media and Policy Debate -- At the Intersection of Science and Politics:…
Adaptation Options Strategies for Hazards and Vulnerability Mitigation: An International Perspective -- Risk Mitigation Strategies for Tornadoes in the Context of Climate Change and Development -- Mitigation of the Impact of Tropical Cyclones in Northern Australia Through Community Capacity Enhancement -- Improving Access to Water Resources Through Rainwater Harvesting as a Mitigation Measure: …