Risk, Uncertainty and Maladaptation to Climate Change: Policy, Practice and Case Studies (Disaster Risk Reduction)

✍ Scribed by Anindita Sarkar (editor), Nairwita Bandyopadhyay (editor), Shipra Singh (editor), Ruchi Sachan (editor)

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2024
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 240
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book focuses on integrated disaster risk reduction arising out of climate change and shows how communities build resilience through adaptive and transformative strategies at the local and global levels. It integrates disaster risk, uncertainty, and maladaptation to climate change with evidence from empirical research and a systematic review of existing studies. The book also proposes two important contributions, which makes it distinctive. First, it gives a systematic review of the literature to capture the changing context and concept of risk, uncertainty, and maladaptation to climate change. Second, it uses case studies from around the globe to demonstrate the ways that communities have fostered to build resilience to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

There is a growing recognition that decision-makers often rely on intuitive thinking processes rather than undertaking a systematic analysis of options in a deliberative fashion. This latter approach requires accepting a plurality of narratives, embracing multiple disciplinary perspectives, and above all, integrating the appropriate disciplines that can help in finding better solutions. Thus, the book adds value to the existing knowledge on climate change adaptation, perception, and policy initiatives to address disaster risk reduction. It considers all these interconnected issues of risk, uncertainty, and maladaptation through a series of conceptual review- and evidence-based case studies to create new knowledge to address climate change adaptation and a resilient future. The book is a useful contribution to resilience scientists, policymakers, and practitioners from diverse disciplines.

✦ Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Contents
Contributors
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Contextualizing “Risk”, “Uncertainty” and “Maladaptation” in the Context of Climate Change
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Defining the Concepts
1.2.1 Climate Change
1.2.2 Maladaptation
1.2.3 Risk
1.2.4 Uncertainty
1.3 Interconnections Between “Risk”, “Maladaptation”, and “Uncertainty”
1.4 Importance of Research and Innovation
1.5 Conclusion
References
2 Comforting Lies: Authoritarianism, Anti-environmentalism and Climate Change Denial
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Unequivocal Scientific Data on Climate Change
2.3 Pathological Deferment in Diplomatic Efforts on Climate Change Mitigation
2.3.1 Science Related Populism, Corporate Denial Machine and Apathetic Civic Participation
2.3.2 Rising Tendencies of Authoritarianism, Populism and Anti-environmentalism
2.4 Follow the Science: Generating Resilience in Diverse Cultural Complexes
2.5 Conclusion
References
3 Managing Risks in the Agricultural Sector Facing Climate Change: Insights from Morocco
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Disaster and Vulnerabilities in Agriculture
3.2.1 Vulnerability
3.2.2 Adaptation
3.3 Risk Identification and Assessment in Agriculture
3.4 Development of Risk Reduction and Management Strategies
3.5 Planning for Resilience in the Moroccan Agriculture
3.6 Moroccan Strategies Regarding Agricultural Risks
3.7 Conclusion
References
4 Climate Change Adaptation, Risk Reduction and Indigenous Knowledge Based Resilience: A Case of Bonda Tribal Women in Odisha
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Research Methodology
4.3 Contextualizing the Study
4.4 Tribes of Odisha and Bonda Tribe
4.5 Tribes and Environment—The Symbiotic  Coexistence
4.6 Underlying Gender Dynamics and Environment: Evidence from Field
4.7 Bonda Tribes of Odisha
4.8 About the Bonda Tribal Women
4.9 Bonda Women, Indigenous Knowledge and Resilience to Climate Change
4.10 Conclusion
References
5 Reducing the Risks of Transboundary Climate Change Impacts in India and Bangladesh: Options for Cooperation
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Borderless Climate Risk and Potential Significance
5.3 Adaptation and Vulnerability
5.4 Risks and Cooperation on Transboundary River
5.5 Sundarbans: Conflict, Cooperation and Adaptation
5.6 Trans-Himalayan Climate Collaboration
5.7 Risk-Informed Governance and Management
5.8 Natural Disasters and Displacement
5.9 Cross-Border Migration and Vulnerability
5.10 Institutional Maladaptation and Hydro Diplomacy
5.11 Results and Discussion
5.12 Conclusion
References
6 Assessing the Efficacy of Glacier Inventories to Evaluate Climate Change Impacts: Key Takeaways from Baspa River Basin
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Materials and Methods
6.2.1 Rationale for Selecting the Study Site
6.2.2 Mapping of the Glaciers in Baspa River Basin
6.2.3 Used Inventories for Comparisons
6.2.4 Area Uncertainty Estimation
6.2.5 Sensitivity Analysis for Glacio-Hydrological Model
6.3 Results and Discussion
6.3.1 Cumulative Glacier Counts and Area Uncertainties
6.3.2 Hypsometric Inconsistencies
6.3.3 Glacio-Hydrological Inconsistencies
6.3.4 Implications of Area Inconsistencies for Models
6.3.5 Glacio-Hydrology: Studies from Tien Shan
6.3.6 Glacio-Hydrology: Studies from Karakoram and Nepal
6.3.7 Glacio-Hydrology: Studies on River Basin-Scale Modelling
6.3.8 Studies Considering Area Uncertainties in Glacio-Hydrology Modelling
6.3.9 Implications for Glacier Mass, Volume, and Sea Level Modelling
6.4 Conclusions and Recommendations
References
7 Peopling of the Sagar Island in the Indian Sundarbans: A Case of Maladaptation to Climate Change
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Materials and Methods
7.2.1 RS-GIS Mapping Exercise
7.2.2 Households Survey
7.3 Results and Discussion
7.3.1 Embankment as (Mal)Adaptation to Populate the Sundarbans
7.3.2 Population Relocations as (Mal)Adaptation to Shrinking Islands
7.4 Conclusion
References
8 “Maladapted” Public Transport Solutions: A Case of Amritsar in Punjab, India
8.1 Introduction
8.2 BRTS—Challenges in Indian Cities
8.3 BRTS—Success Stories
8.4 Methodology
8.5 Amritsar—A Mobility Profile
8.6 BRT in Amritsar
8.7 Causes of BRT as a Maladapted Solution in Amritsar
8.7.1 The Felling of Trees
8.7.2 Incomplete Network
8.7.3 The Competition with Auto Rickshaws
8.8 The Use of Diesel-Fueled Buses
8.9 Traffic Congestion and Shortage of Fleet
8.10 Spatial Strategies to Make the BRTS More Adaptive in Amritsar
8.11 The RAAHI Scheme: From Diesel to E-Auto Rickshaws
8.12 Strategies to Make the E-auto Rickshaw More Sustainable
8.13 Discussion and Conclusions
References
9 Mountains Are Calling, for Help: An Anthropological Analysis of Tourism-Induced Maladaptation
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Knocking the Door: Methodological Approach Toward Second Home Study
9.3 Conceptualizing Second Home Investments
9.3.1 Definition and Characteristics
9.3.2 Growth in Second Home Ownership and Driving Factors
9.4 Climate Change and Its Implications
9.4.1 Understanding the Relation Between Culture and Climate Change
9.4.2 Role of Second Home Investments in Exacerbating Climate Change
9.5 Conclusion
References
10 Exploring the Potentials of Community Participation in Landslide Risk Reduction: A Case Study of Dumsi Pakha in the District of Kalimpong, West Bengal
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Methodology
10.3 Results and Discussions
10.3.1 Study Area
10.3.2 Findings
10.4 Limitations
10.5 Conclusion
References
11 Livelihoods of Farmers Vulnerable to Climate Change: Evidence from Drought-Prone Regions of India
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Methods and Materials
11.2.1 Sampling Technique and Sample Size
11.2.2 Estimation Method: Indicator Approach
11.2.3 Selection of Rational Indicators for the Development of Livelihood Vulnerability Index
11.3 Results and Discussion
11.3.1 Farmers’ Perception of Climate Change
11.3.2 Adaptation Strategies in Surveyed Area
11.3.3 District-Wise Exposure Index
11.3.4 District-Wise Sensitivity Index
11.3.5 District-Wise Adaptive Capacity Index
11.3.6 District-Wise Livelihood Vulnerability Index
11.4 Conclusion and Policy Recommendations
References
12 Religion as a Means to Address Disaster Uncertainty: Case Study of Kullu and Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Materials and Methods
12.3 Findings
12.3.1 Schein's Multi-layered Organizational Culture Mode
12.3.2 Explanation of the Layers in Disaster Context Underlying Assumptions
12.3.3 Case Study of Malana
12.3.4 COVID-19 Interventions
12.3.5 Vaccination Policy
12.4 Conclusion
References