Climate change is recognized as a major contributor to the increase in heat-related deaths,
and the frequency of heatwave days is expected to continue rising in the future. Addressing …

Mountains are characterized by their specificities such as fragility, marginality and
remoteness. They are prone to various hazards such as drought, flood, forest fire, landslide …

In semi-arid regions, land vulnerability and food security are crucial challenges for the
scientific community, as millions of livestock keepers depend on rangeland ecosystem …

Riverbank erosion incidence and consecutive flood disasters have increased because of
extreme climatic dynamics in the current couple of decades. Farming community livelihood …

Abstract Small Island Develo** States (SIDS) are generally considered highly vulnerable
to climate change because they suffer from most common environmental problems due to …

Vulnerability and capacity assessment of hazard-prone communities is integral to the
development of efficient disaster risk reduction strategies. Both concepts are known to be …

Climate change has increased the vulnerability of many communities and ecosystems,
including those on islands. This study evaluates the patterns of scientific publication and …

The inability of a system to plan for, respond to, and adapt to hazards and unfavorable
occurrences can lead to social vulnerability. Managers and planners can use social …

Climate variability, in particular, monsoon and temperature variability is an emerging threat
for agricultural system across the globe. So far, a number of studies have analyzed the …

Abstract The Himalayan foothills of West Bengal are a part of the great Eastern Himalaya,
which is by locational virtue a recognized flood-prone area. The area is also well known for …