Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change (eBook)

Prologue.- Accepting Climate Change Challenges: gambling with the future or path-finding for long-term sustainability?.- Ethics of International Action on Climate Change – How Would Mahatma Gandhi Have Looked At It?.- Ethical Analysis of the Global Climate Dilemma.- Ecosystem-Resilience: A Long Journey to Nature Policy.- Climate Change Induced Coral Bleaching and Algal Phase Shift in Reefs of the Gulf of Mannar, India.- Economic Valuation and Sustainability of Dal Lake Ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir.- Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change: A Complex Interrelationship.- The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Insect Pests in Cultivated Ecosystems: An Indian Perspective.- Arsenic Groundwater Contamination Related Socio-Economic Problems in India: Issues and Challenges.- Climate Change and Tomography.- Rethinking Sustainable Development in the Context of Climate Change: Self-Development, Social Transformations and Planetary Realizations.- Biofuels Utilisation – An Attempt to Reduce GHG’s and Mitigate Climate Change.- Impact of Forestry Products on Climate Change Mitigation in India.- Climate Change Impact in Cold Arid Deserts of North-Western Himalaya: Community Based Adaptations and Mitigations.- Conservation of Multipurpose Tree Species to Ensure Ecosystem Sustainability and Farmers Livelihood in Indian Arid Zone.- Exploring the Impacts of Climate Variability on Traditional Agricultural Practices in the Villages of THAR.- Use of Seed and Plant Protection Technologies in Indian Agriculture: Emerging Issues and Environmental Challenges in Cotton Cultivation in Gujarat in the Post Bt Scenario.