Browsing by Author "Jha, Shashidhar Kumar"
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Assessment of climate change pattern in the Pauri Garhwal of the Western Himalayan Region: based on climate parameters and perceptions of forest-dependent communities
Jha, Shashidhar Kumar; Negi, A. K.; Alatalo, Juha Mikael; Negi, R. S.; Patasaraiya, Maneesh Kumar ( Springer , 2020 , Article)© 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. This study assessed the climate change in Pauri district, Uttarakhand, India, a region highly vulnerable to climate change with potentially high loss of livelihoods and lives. The ... -
Climate change vulnerability in urban slum communities: Investigating household adaptation and decision-making capacity in the Indian Himalaya
Pandey, R.; Pandey, Rajiv; Alatalo, Juha M.; Thapliyal, Kavita; Chauhan, Sharmila; Archie, Kelli M.; Gupta, Ajay K.; Jha, Shashidhar Kumar; Kumar, Manoj... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Climate change is predicted to have severe impacts on mountainous regions, including urban settlements, and livelihoods of the urban poor. Adaptive capacity for marginalized groups is largely determined ... -
Forest Degradation Index: A Tool for Forest Vulnerability Assessment in Indian Western Himalaya
Jha, Shashidhar Kumar; Negi, Ajeet Kumar; Alatalo, Juha Mikael; Prabhu, Vignesh; Jha, Mani Bhushan; Kumar, Hemant... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)The global climate is showing altered temperatures and precipitation levels. Forests can be a stabilizing force in climate change. They regulate the nutrient cycle, protect species and diversity, and support livelihoods ... -
Rural development program in tribal region: A protocol for adaptation and addressing climate change vulnerability
Jha, Shashidhar Kumar; Mishra, Sameera; Sinha, Bhaskar; Alatalo, Juha M.; Pandey, Rajiv ( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Tribal peoples globally are among the most vulnerable groups to climate change and variability. This is due to a combination of their relative poverty and their dependence on agriculture and natural support systems (NSS). ... -
Socio-ecological vulnerability and resilience of mountain communities residing in capital-constrained environments
Jha, Shashidhar Kumar; Negi, A. K.; Alatalo, Juha M.; Negi, R. S. ( Springer , 2021 , Article)The study evaluated perceived reactions and counter-actions of Himalayan communities to climate change. The evaluation was conducted through identification and characterization of 62 socio-environment-specific indicators ... -
Sustainable livelihood framework-based indicators for assessing climate change vulnerability and adaptation for Himalayan communities
Pandey, Rajiv; Jha, Shashidhar Kumar; Alatalo, Juha M.; Archie, Kelli M.; Gupta, Ajay K. ( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)This study evaluated the climate change vulnerability of Himalayan communities, and their potential to adapt to these changes, through assessing their perceived reactions and counter-actions to climate change. The evaluation ...