...Manish Rajak; Lingamurthy S Purpose To empirically test a dual-pathway structural model, that explains how institutional support ( IS ) from Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) enhances climate adaptability ( CA ) among smallholder farmers in India. This study aims to move beyond purely economic...

...Muhammad Jawad Sajid; Qingren Cao; Ming Cao; Shuang Li Purpose Presentation of the different industrial carbon linkages of India. The purpose of this paper is to understand the direct and indirect impact of these industrial linkages. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a hypothetical...

...Sunil Tankha; Denise Fernandes; N.C. Narayanan Purpose This paper aims to report on a case in which encouraging climate-smart agriculture in the form of better irrigation techniques in India can contribute to both climate change mitigation and adaptation goals by improving resource-use efficiency...

... India Adaptation technologies Cost of adaptation Cost of uncertainty Joint probabilities Agricultural production will face uncertainty, as there is regional variation of rainfall, temperature, soils, crop yields, cropping systems and management practices (Palanisami et al., 2011...

... questionnaire as the research instrument and a sampling frame of 350 junior corporate executives, an empirical study was conducted in the Chennai area in southern part of India to evaluate/measure the linkages between awareness to climate change, its impact on the poor and the willingness of private sector...

...A. Damodaran Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a bottom‐up perspective about the operational and policy challenges of undertaking adaptive action in water‐scarce environments of India. Design/methodology/approach A cross section of 112 small, medium and big farmers drawn from...

... a part of the Kosi Basin in the Lesser Himalaya, India in district Nainital has been selected for the case illustration. Design/methodology/approach Land use‐informatics consists of land use mapping and change diction, i.e. decadal changes and annual changes. Climate‐informatics consists of climate...

... is then applied to forest ecosystems in India. The authors find that the total adaptation costs for forest ecosystems in India until 2085 are in the range of $1.34‐2.32 billion. Originality/value The key contribution of this paper is the proposal that for any robust estimation of adaptation costs, people...

... be attributed to the differences in the socio‐economic states of the exposed communities (Das et al., 2009). In India, a number of studies have evaluated the vulnerability of various sectors to climate change. However, at the regional or local level not many studies of vulnerability assessment have...

...Arun Jyoti Nath; Ashesh Kumar Das Purpose The present study seeks to evaluate the role of village bamboo management in the rural landscape of North East India in global climate change mitigation. Design/methodology/approach A set of 100 home gardens and 40 bamboo groves were selected from...

... interventions in reducing livestock water demand (per unit of livestock product) and therefore increasing LWP. Design/methodology/approach A total of 203 sample farm households were selected in intensive and semi‐intensive crop‐livestock systems of Indo‐Ganga basin of India. A household survey...

... composite indices. These indices constituted the predictive variables for vulnerability assessment. They were: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 India Deserts Water retention and flow works Global warming Natural resources Landforms The Himalayan range stretches in an arc...

... projections and linking this to household livelihood modeling and insurance pricing. Two important examples in Malawi and India are discussed, where such schemes have been or are about to be implemented. Findings The authors find that indeed micro‐insurance instruments may help low‐income farming...

..., the awareness to health impacts of climate change has significantly impacted individuals taking up the cause to lead climate change campaigns to counter its onslaught. Research limitations/implications The research is conducted in a population confined to a single region in India. Its scope needs...

...Raghavendra G. Rao Purpose The purpose of this paper is to emphasise mangrove reforestation as a countermeasure for climate change mitigation and adaptation in the Godavari Delta in India. Design/methodology/approach Restoration of the mangrove forest in the Godavari Delta near Kakinada town...