DOI: 10.1007/s10584-015-1572-2
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84961140591
论文题名: Vulnerability of Chepang households to climate change and extremes in the Mid-Hills of Nepal
作者: Piya L. ; Joshi N.P. ; Maharjan K.L.
刊名: Climatic Change
ISSN: 0165-0009
EISSN: 1573-1480
出版年: 2016
卷: 135, 期: 2018-03-04 起始页码: 521
结束页码: 537
语种: 英语
Scopus关键词: Principal component analysis
; Rural areas
; Adaptive capacity
; Extreme weather events
; Global climate changes
; Livelihood opportunities
; Policy intervention
; Policy measures
; Skill development
; Vulnerability index
; Climate change
; climate change
; education
; extreme event
; global climate
; household survey
; policy approach
; principal component analysis
; risk assessment
; rural population
; social policy
; socioeconomic impact
; training
; vulnerability
; weather
; Nepal
英文摘要: Rural communities, which depend predominantly on natural resources, are increasingly vulnerable as global climate change makes the weather and extreme weather events more unpredictable. To formulate appropriate policy measures to address their livelihood challenges, assessment of local vulnerability is important. In this study, the vulnerability of Chepang communities in Nepal was analyzed using data collected from 221 households from four villages across four districts. The analysis was based on indices constructed from selected indicators measuring exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. The indicators were weighted using Principal Component Analysis. Inter-village analysis of the vulnerability index indicated that exposure in a locality is modified by the inherent adaptive capacity of the households, and this determines overall vulnerability. Inter-household analysis of vulnerability indicated that poor households with low adaptive capacity were vulnerable irrespective of their location. The availability of non-farm livelihood opportunities and community access to formal/vocational education and skill development training will reduce household vulnerability to climate change. Policy interventions should focus on improving the adaptive capacity of households, prioritizing financial and human assets. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/84355
Appears in Collections: 气候减缓与适应 气候变化事实与影响
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作者单位: Hiroshima University, 1-5-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima Shi, Hiroshima, Japan
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Piya L.,Joshi N.P.,Maharjan K.L.. Vulnerability of Chepang households to climate change and extremes in the Mid-Hills of Nepal[J]. Climatic Change,2016-01-01,135(2018-03-04)