Climate Change Adaptation policies in Himalayan Region of Nepal. Comparative analysis of INDCs between Nepal, India, and Peru
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Climate Change Adaptation policies in Himalayan Region of Nepal. Comparative analysis of INDCs between Nepal, India, and Peru
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2017
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The Himalayas are also known as the third pole as they comprise the third largest amount of snow on the earth after the Arctic and Antarctica. They are also known as The Water Towers of Asia. With global climate change, the temperatures on the Tibetan Plateau in the Himalayas are rising substantially compared to other regions. The Himalayan people are far from being the top contributors to this climate change, yet they suffer its hardest consequences. Studies show that communities struggle to adapt to the changing environment because of limited information, poor or no access to services, lack of infrastructure, lack of capacity on the part of the central government, an unfavorable geographical location, lack of external support etc. Hence, rural mountain communities in developing nations such as Mustang in Nepal have very low adaptive capacity. In addition to the many existing problems like poverty, the changing climate has exacerbated the numerous difficulties of day-to-day life of people in the mountains. This is just as much an environmental problem as it is a policy and social justice problem. Mustang, a mountainous district in northern Nepal, is not immune to the impact of climate change. This paper focuses on how different adaptation policies and strategies can help the Himalayan region of Nepal adapt better to the constantly changing environment and assuage the impacts exacerbated by climate change. The challenges in Nepal are not unique: other mountainous regions in developing countries have begun to develop strategies to adapt to a changing climate. India and Peru provide two useful comparative cases. Recommendations and reforms for Nepal are discussed after comparative analysis of INDCs (Intended Nationally Determined Contributions) prepared by Peru and India.
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Gurung, Tashi, Wongdi. (2017). Climate Change Adaptation policies in Himalayan Region of Nepal. Comparative analysis of INDCs between Nepal, India, and Peru. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/190859.
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