CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

Our Project

Economics of climate change, its impacts on rural livelihood and local adaptation measures in Churia Region of Nepal

Country

Nepal

Duration of Assignment (Years)

Jul 2015 – Sep 2015 (3 months)

Name for Donor/Funding Partner

WWF Nepal

Location 

Shaktikhor VDC of Chitwan district

Consortium Partners

N/A

Narative Description of Project

The main purpose of the project was to identify and document local communities' perception/knowledge about climate change, its impacts on their livelihood and community level adaptive strategies.
✤ To review the general understanding on climate change of local people in past 30 years.
✤ To document the climate change related events and the severity of their effects to the different categories of rural household.
✤ To document local people’s adaptation measures in their livelihood.
✤ To assess the economic impact due to the climate change.

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