Climate Change Mitigation & Energy Systems

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People’s local knowledge of climate change in the Middle-Hills of Nepal

In the Pokhare Khola watershed of Dhading district in the Middle-Hills of Nepal, almost all farmers perceived that summers are becoming hotter and longer while 81% of interviewed farmers responded that winters are becoming warmer and shorter. During the period of 1978 - 2008, the overall temperature has risen about 0.20C. Summer temperatures have fluctuated, but mean winter temperature has generally increased over this time. Meteorological data corroborates the farmers’ perceptions.

Renewable Energy over Climate Change and Vulnerabilities; Need,Relevance and Efforts in Nepal

Least Developed Countries (LCD) are suffering from the impacts of climate change and climatic variations at an alarming rate. Industrialization, human civilization and other anthropogenic activities are adversely affecting the composition of atmosphere through the increased liberation of greenhouse gases, thereby accelerating global warming.