Climate Change Vulnerability : Measuring Impact and Developing Climate-Resilient Adaptation Options for Rural Livelihoods

This book addresses the crucial climate change challenges faced by rural communities, with a focus on how climate change affects their livelihoods. Those who are involved in developing climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, particularly in resource-poor rural areas, will find this book to be invaluable.

The book explores region-specific adaptation studies to provide insights into the potential for these solutions to be adapted to other rural regions globally, leading to wider adoption of successful strategies. Key features: 1. spatial dimension of climate change vulnerability: it examines the geographic and environmental factors that influence rural communities' vulnerability to climate change, offering valuable insights into how vulnerability varies across different regions. 2. Climate-resilient adaptive strategies: it focuses on practical, community-based adaptive solutions that can help rural populations build resilience to climate impacts, highlighting successful case studies and adaptation models. 3. Sustainable development strategies: it provides guidance on formulating sustainable development strategies in the context of a changing climate, focusing on long-term solutions that enhance the viability of rural livelihoods and contribute to the achievement of SDG 15: Life on Land.

Dr. Satyabrata Mandal is a geographer by training and a passionate researcher dedicated to understanding climate impacts on human–environment systems. A Ph.D. graduate from the University of Calcutta, he has authored numerous high-quality research papers in international journals and book chapters that contribute to emerging debates in climate science. Dr. Mandal has published extensively in leading scientific journals, including Applied Geography, Ecological Indicators, the Journal of Environmental Management, Earth System and Environment, Land Degradation & Development, International Journal of Bioclimatology, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Current Science, and many more. His research spans critical areas such as agroclimatology, extreme weather events, and climate adaptation strategies for vulnerable communities. His work has earned him several prestigious recognitions, including the Young Scientist award, Best Paper award, and Best Research awards from nationally reputed scientific organizations. As an alumnus of Ramakrishna Mission, Presidency College, and the University of Calcutta, Dr. Mandal currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Geography at Banwarilal Bhalotia College, Asansol, India, where he continues to mentor young geographers and advance impactful climate studies.

Dr. Muhammad Mubashar Dogar is an accomplished climate scientist with extensive expertise in global and regional climate variability, climate modeling, and climate change impacts on socioecological systems. He earned his Ph.D. in climate modeling from Hokkaido University, Japan, with distinctions under the prestigious Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) funding. His research has been recognized with the RONPAKU Medal Award for outstanding contributions to understanding natural climate variability and the impacts of external forcings, including anthropogenic influences and volcanic activity. Dr. Dogar has published extensively in leading scientific journals, including Nature Scientific Reports, Climate Dynamics, and Geophysical Research Letters (GRL). His research spans critical topics such as climate teleconnections, extreme weather events, and adaptation strategies for vulnerable communities. Currently, Dr. Dogar is a young research fellow at JAMSTEC, where he focuses on assessing the impacts of climate change on ecosystems and livelihoods.

Professor (Dr.) Burhan Uddin Choudhury obtained his Ph.D. in agricultural physics from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), the National Premier Institute, in Pusa, New Delhi. He did a year-long postdoctoral research program on soil biophysics at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, United Kingdom, as an RI fellow. For the past 20 years, he has been working as a scientist (8 years as a principal scientist) at the National Premier Organization for Agricultural Research, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). Currently, he is serving as the regional head, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Tripura Center, Tripura, India. His research work entails mapping soil and crop resources using remote sensing & GIS, and evaluating soil carbon, land degradation, and adaptation strategies using simulation models at the regional level. Dr. Choudhury led a team of 35 multidisciplinary scientists as the principal investigator to develop adaptive agriculture and livestock technologies.