Abstract In the Third and Fourth Assessment Reports (TAR and AR4, respectively) by the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), vulnerability is conceived as a function …

Abstract The Yangtze River Basin (YZRB) and Yellow River Basin (YRB) are important
ecological regions in China. In recent decades, intense climate change and human activities …

With the growing population, solid waste management (SWM) is becoming a significant
environmental challenge and an emerging issue, especially in the eco-sensitive Indian …

The frequency and intensity of extreme heat events have been increasing due to the
combined effects of global climate change and urbanization. Urban green infrastructure …

Research on cultural heritage and disasters often focuses on the vulnerability of heritage
and ways to disaster-proof it against geophysical, societal, and environmental hazards …

The Himalayan region, due to its fragile ecology, is extremely vulnerable to even small
perturbations in climate that might not only affect the pristine ecosystems but also the …

Socio-environmental vulnerability to climate change in mountain landscapes depends upon
multiple factors that can vary across altitude zones. However, there is limited knowledge on …

Smallholder farmers in Afghanistan are already facing various risks in agricultural
production due to past continuous insurgencies. Climate change is likely to amplify the risk …

Abstract Indian Gangatic Plain is food basket of the country and vulnerable to variety of
factors. The western region of the Gangatic plain is worst affected due to river bank erosion …

Urban poor with limited resources and residing in precarious informal settlements are often
one of the most vulnerable populations to climate variability and change. The present study …