Foreword
In the context of global climate change scenario, conservation and rational use of
ecological and biological resources needs to be prioritized for sustaining the
environment. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) states that “Adverse effects of climate change” means changes in the
physical environment or biota resulting from climate change, which have significant
deleterious effects on the composition, resilience or productivity of natural and
managed ecosystems or on the operation of socio-economic systems or on human
health and welfare.
The knowledge of ecological, biological and social dimensions of climate
change from a sustainable and equitable development perspective is plausible, if
interdependent approach adopted within a unified framework. Evidence influences
the anthropogenic warming at a global scale resulting in a cause and effect relationship of resource use. These necessitate for undertaking fundamental and basic
research at micro-level for understanding the dynamics of environmental changes in
the society.
The present edited volume by distinguished experts with a blending from the
discipline of natural, biological and social sciences is very unique and timely
contribution in the field of climate change and its effect in the society. All the
26 chapters in the volume depicted the emerging and typical issues concerning the
climate change and eco-biological and social contexts. Most of the chapters relate to
the studies which are conducted with case studies and particular experiment. These
studies have thrown new light on the possibilities and potentials of adaptability to
climate change vulnerability which can be utilized for the benefit of the society at
large. I am sure the present volume will be a landmark publication in the domain
of socio-economic and eco-biological dimensions of climate change and its
vulnerability.
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In the context of global climate change scenario, conservation and rational use of
ecological and biological resources needs to be prioritized for sustaining the
environment. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) states that “Adverse effects of climate change” means changes in the
physical environment or biota resulting from climate change, which have significant
deleterious effects on the composition, resilience or productivity of natural and
managed ecosystems or on the operation of socio-economic systems or on human
health and welfare.
The knowledge of ecological, biological and social dimensions of climate
change from a sustainable and equitable development perspective is plausible, if
interdependent approach adopted within a unified framework. Evidence influences
the anthropogenic warming at a global scale resulting in a cause and effect relationship of resource use. These necessitate for undertaking fundamental and basic
research at micro-level for understanding the dynamics of environmental changes in
the society.
The present edited volume by distinguished experts with a blending from the
discipline of natural, biological and social sciences is very unique and timely
contribution in the field of climate change and its effect in the society. All the
26 chapters in the volume depicted the emerging and typical issues concerning the
climate change and eco-biological and social contexts. Most of the chapters relate to
the studies which are conducted with case studies and particular experiment. These
studies have thrown new light on the possibilities and potentials of adaptability to
climate change vulnerability which can be utilized for the benefit of the society at
large. I am sure the present volume will be a landmark publication in the domain
of socio-economic and eco-biological dimensions of climate change and its
vulnerability.
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