Perceptions of Climate Change from North India: An Ethnographic Account

Perceptions of Climate Change from North India: An Ethnographic Account explores local perceptions of climate change through ethnographic encounters with people in a small village in an eco-sensitive zone. It highlights the precarious reality of climate change and explores issues such as access to water, NGO intervention, and climate information for farmers. The book is of interest to students and scholars of anthropology, environmental sociology, and rural development.

Format: Hardback
Length: 166 pages
Publication date: 08 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Perceptions of Climate Change from North India: An Ethnographic Account delves into the local perspectives on climate change by conducting ethnographic encounters with the individuals residing in the frontline regions of climate change in the lower Himalayas.

Drawing from a year-long data collection in a small village situated in an eco-sensitive zone in North India, this book offers an ethnographic account of the local responses to climate change, resource management, and indigenous environmental knowledge. Through her observations, Aase Kvanneids sheds light on the precarious reality of climate change in this region, highlighting issues such as access to water, NGO interventions, and climate information for farmers.

In addition to addressing these contemporary topics, Kvanneids explores classic themes in the study of rural India, including ritual, gender, social hierarchy, and political economy. Overall, this book provides valuable insights into how those who are most vulnerable to climate change perceive its causes and effects, and it explores the various approaches to addressing climate change on both local and global scales.

This book will be of immense interest to students and scholars specializing in the anthropology of climate change, environmental sociology, and rural development.

Weight: 422g
Dimension: 159 x 241 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367421434