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Community Perception on Climate Change and Climate-Related Disaster Preparedness in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

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dc.contributor.author Nehren, Udo
dc.contributor.author Subedi, Jishnu
dc.contributor.author Yanakieva, Ina
dc.contributor.author Sandholz, Simone
dc.contributor.author Pokharel, Jibraj
dc.contributor.author Lal, Ajay Chandra
dc.contributor.author Pradhan-Salike, Inu
dc.contributor.author Marfai, Muh Aris
dc.contributor.author Hadmoko, Danang Sri
dc.contributor.author Straub, Günther
dc.date.accessioned 2013-08-05T15:06:20Z
dc.date.available 2013-08-05T15:06:20Z
dc.date.issued 2013 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/9031
dc.description.abstract "Within the last decades, Kathmandu Valley in Nepal has been characterized by rapid population growth and related urbanization processes, leading to environmental degradation, pollution andsupply bottlenecks in the metropolitan area. Effects of climate change are now putting additional stress on the urban system. In our research in Kathmandu, we carried out community and household surveys to analyze community perception on climate change and climate-related disaster preparedness. For this purpose, three categories of communities, 12 in all, were surveyed and interviewed: Squatter settlements, agricultural villages, and traditional villages. All settlements are located close to main rivers and therefore especially exposed to floods and droughts, and in slope position also to landslides. As a main result, we can conclude that people are generally aware of climate change and its potential consequences, such as climate change-related disasters. However, in their daily lives, climate change does not play a significant role and most communities have not taken any adaptation measures so far." en_US
dc.language English en_US
dc.subject climate change en_US
dc.subject community participation en_US
dc.title Community Perception on Climate Change and Climate-Related Disaster Preparedness in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal en_US
dc.type Journal Article en_US
dc.type.published published en_US
dc.type.methodology Case Study en_US
dc.coverage.region Middle East & South Asia en_US
dc.coverage.country Nepal en_US
dc.subject.sector General & Multiple Resources en_US
dc.identifier.citationjournal Journal of Natural Resources and Development en_US
dc.identifier.citationvolume 2013 en_US
dc.identifier.citationpages 35-57 en_US
dc.identifier.citationnumber 04 en_US
dc.identifier.citationmonth April en_US


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