Adaptation is necessary to manage the risks posed by climate change. Rising to the Call is a collection of stories from all over India about the nature of extreme weather events experienced, how communities are responding and successful adaptation practices emerging out of these experiences. It studies the impacts and replicability of the different approaches to adaptation and brings out valuable insights for developing countries in the region and beyond.
Five regions are considered: The Indian Himalayan region, the Indo-Gangetic plain, the desert region, central and peninsular India, and coasts and islands. Case studies highlight crop diversification, payment for eco-system services, flood-proof housing, restoration of watersheds, protection of mangroves, groundwater management, weather forecasting and advisory services, flood-resistant rice, and more.
This book is a first-of-its kind that looks at adaptation with an ear to the ground. It looks into why some actions worked, the challenges and enabling conditions.
Contents: Introduction. 1. The Indo-Gangetic plain. 2. The Indian Himalayan region. 3. The desert region. 4. The coasts and islands. 5. Central and peninsular India. References.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Chandra Bhushan
Chandra Bhushan Determination, is the second name of Chandra Bhushan. He involves himself, physically and mentally, in anything he feels is upright. He set the sail of his career with Journalism and later on became associated with publishing. In order to break the delusion- 'Books don't sell' he embarked upon organising book fairs. These bookfairs were successively organised in 24 cities. Remained engaged with his small team and the book fairs flourished. Born on 9th September 1965, in Araria (Bihar). He did his schooling from Bihar and Delhi and pursued college education from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. A nomed by nature, he keeps wandering associated with Dainik Jagaran, Dainik Bhaskar, Amar Ujala, and Rashtriya Sahara. Besides, he had worked in 'Purwanchal Prahari'- printed from Guwahati. Many of his books have come out in print- 'Pratinidhi Hindi Kahaniyan' (Editing), 'Kargil ke Shaheed', 'Jamun se Haweli' (collection of Children stories), has been extremely popular. His latest preferred venture is to inscribe and research on the forlon, - northeast India. Two more books have recently been published- 1. Purvottar Bharat aur Algavwad 2. Lohit Kinare (A delectable account of Assam's past, it's lifestyle, Literature, culture and tourism). Fellowship: Received K.K. Birla foundation research fellowship for Journalism in 2001-to research upon the socio-economic structure and separatism in Northeast India. Several concept predominant write-ups, fiction work and interviews have been published in various journals and magazines. He also wrote for Films and Doordarshan. He had contributed towards children literature as well.
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