The role of gender and caste in climate adaptation strategies in Nepal: Emerging change and persistent inequalities in the far-western region

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 351-356

  Onta, Nisha ^a   Resurreccion, Bernadette P ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

adaptation; caste; Climate change; Dalit; gender; Humla; Nepal

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CASTE SYSTEM; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CULTURAL RELATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ROLE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SNOW; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; VULNERABILITY;

NEPAL;

EID: 82655170477     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-10-00085.1     Document Type: Article

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