Climate change and community resilience : insights from South Asia / A.K. Enamul Haque, Pranab Mukhopadhyay, Mani Nepal, Md Rumi Shammin, editors.

Includes index.

A Framework for Climate Resilient Community-based Adaptation -- Meta-analysis of Community-based Climate Change Adaptation Programs in Developing Countries -- What Motivates Farmers' Adaptation Behaviour to Climate Change in India? A Systematic Review of Literature -- Resilience Framework for Community-based CCA: The Shyamnagar Story -- Local Strategies to Build Climate Resilient Communities in Bangladesh.

This open access book documents myriads of ways community-based climate change adaptation and resilience programs are being implemented in South Asian countries. The narrative style of writing in this volume makes it accessible to a diverse audience from academics and researchers to practitioners in various governmental, non-governmental and international agencies. At a time when climate change presents humanity with a gloomy future, the stories of innovation, creativity, grassroots engagement and locally applicable solutions highlighted in this book provides insights into hopeful ways of approaching climate solutions. South Asian countries have been dealing with the impact of climate change for decades and thus offer valuable learning opportunities for developing countries within and beyond the region as well as many western countries that are confronting the wrath of climate induced natural disasters more recently. SANDEE has been a pioneer in the development of research and training in environmental economics and related issues in South Asia and Prof Maler has been throughout SANDEE's history, its mentor, and its strongest supporter. Many young economists in South Asia have significantly benefited from Prof Maler's guidance and inputs.

Economics