Devkota, Rohini Prasad and Babracharya, Babina and Maraseni, Tek Narayan and Cockfield, Geoff and Upadhyay, Bidur Prasad (2011) The perception of Nepal's Tharu community in regard to climate change and its impacts on their livelihoods. International Journal of Environmental Studies, 68 (6). pp. 937-946. ISSN 0020-7233
Abstract
The Tharu people of Nepal have a longstanding knowledge of their locality and its patterns of weather and agriculture. The impact of climate change severely affects their livelihoods. The aim of this study is to document the perceptions of the Tharu community of Kanchanpur District in
Nepal in regard to climate change and its impacts. We have generated primary data by household survey, focus group discussion, key informant interview, and field observation.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Permanent restricted access to published version due to publisher copyright policy. |
| Depositing User: | Dr Tek Narayan Maraseni |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Historic - Faculty of Business and Law - No Department |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Feb 2012 04:49 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Aug 2014 22:39 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | indigenous people; climate change; precipitation; temperature; agriculture; livelihood |
| Fields of Research : | 05 Environmental Sciences > 0599 Other Environmental Sciences > 059999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified 16 Studies in Human Society > 1604 Human Geography > 160401 Economic Geography 05 Environmental Sciences > 0501 Ecological Applications > 050101 Ecological Impacts of Climate Change |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | D Environment > 96 Environment > 9603 Climate and Climate Change > 960301 Climate Change Adaptation Measures |
| Identification Number or DOI: | doi: 10.1080/00207233.2011.587282 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/20735 |
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