People’s Perception on Impact of Climate Change in Paschim Amawa and Tikuligadh Village Development Committee (VDC) Of Rupandehi District, Nepal

Authors

  • Khet Raj Dahal Kantipur Engineering College
  • Manju Manandhar Shanti Janadarsha Service Centre, Dhulikhel
  • Chhatra Mani Sharma Kathmandu University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ije.v4i1.12185

Keywords:

Livelihood, Climate change, Adaptation, Nepal, Amawa and Tikuligadh

Abstract

The issue of climate change is one of the global challenges and great concerns to humanity. Although Nepal has a negligible share in the global emissions of greenhouse gases, it is more vulnerable to climate change impact due to its fragile mountain ecosystems. A study was carried out to assess people’s understanding on climate change, identify its impacts on their communities and document how they are coping with those impacts. Descriptive and explorative research designs with purposive sampling method were used to collect data from the field. The study showed that more than 50% respondents were familiar with the concepts of climate change and remaining had no idea. Those who were familiar with climate change got knowledge about it from mass media. The result of this study showed that the climate change has several impacts on the study area such as decrease in agricultural production, loss in biodiversity, decrease in water resources and increase in health hazards. During field survey, people suggested that the Government of Nepal must have effective plan, policy and program for holistic approach and develop low cost technology for adaptation to climate change impact and improve livelihood.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ije.v4i1.12185

International Journal of Environment

Volume-4, Issue-1, Dec-Feb 2014/15, page: 141-160

 

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Published

2015-02-22

How to Cite

Dahal, K. R., Manandhar, M., & Sharma, C. M. (2015). People’s Perception on Impact of Climate Change in Paschim Amawa and Tikuligadh Village Development Committee (VDC) Of Rupandehi District, Nepal. International Journal of Environment, 4(1), 141–160. https://doi.org/10.3126/ije.v4i1.12185

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2015)

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Research Papers

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