Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Message from Alexander von HumboldtFoundation -- Message from the German ConsulateGeneral in Bangalore -- Contents -- 1 Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change: Prologue -- References -- 2 Accepting Climate Change Challenges: Gambling with the Future or Path-Finding for Long-Term Sustainability? -- 1…Introduction -- 2…Are We Asking the Right Questions? -- 3…What Happens When Westernized Lifestyles Spread Over Entire Planet -- 4…Managing Transitions and Making Them Happen -- 5…Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 3 Ethics of International Action on Climate Change: How Would Mahatma Gandhi Have Looked at it? -- 1…Moral Irony of Climate Change -- 2…Kyoto 1997 and After -- 3…Outcome of Action -- 4…An Ethical Assessment -- References -- 4 Ethical Analysis of the Global Climate Dilemma -- 1…What is an Ethical Analysis -- 2…Developed Countries: Lifestyles and Carbon Emissions -- 3…India -- 4…Global (Climate Change) Adaptation Index -- 5…India: Growth and Inflation -- 6…Employment and Poverty -- 7…Ground Water Use -- 8…The Burden of Traditional Fuels in Rural India -- 9…Economic Growth and Requirements of Commercial Energy -- 10…Indian Emissions -- 11…Domestic Political Concerns -- 12…Renewable Energy -- 13…Green House Gas Mitigation -- 14…Technology -- 15…Conclusion -- 5 Ecosystem-Resilience: A Long Journey to Nature Policy -- 1…A Philosophy of Ecology-Based Resource-Management and Development Policy -- 1.1 Domestication of Nature -- 1.2 How Can We at Last Learn to be Domestication Wise? -- 2…Learning from History: Is Growing Prosperous the Main Key? -- 2.1 Whale Oil as a Source of Lighting -- 2.2 Nuclear Energy: The Atomic Power Plants -- 2.3 Building Resilience Through Access to Rights, Resources and Public Understanding of Science. , 3…Recognizing the Scales of Ecological Complexity -- 3.1 The Whole Question of Earth's Carrying Capacity -- 3.2 The Tragedy of the Commons -- 3.3 Adam's Fallacy: A Guide to Economic Theology -- 4…Rethinking Sustainable Development -- 4.1 Building Ecosystem-Resilience -- 4.2 Rural Resilience -- 5…Interface-Building Across Disciplines: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment -- 5.1 Bringing Nature Back in: A Long and Thorny Journey to Nature Policy -- References -- 6 Climate Change Induced Coral Bleaching and Algal Phase Shift in Reefs of the Gulf of Mannar, India -- 1…Introduction -- 2…Materials and Methods -- 3…Results and Discussion -- 4…Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 7 Economic Valuation and Sustainability of Dal Lake Ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir -- 1…Introduction -- 2…Methodology -- 2.1 Specification of Travel Cost Model and Variables -- 2.2 Specification of Willingness to Pay Function and Variables -- 3…Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Profile of Dal Lake -- 3.2 Chemical Health of Dal Lake Water -- 3.3 Dal Lake Economy -- 3.3.1 Crop and Livestock -- 3.3.2 Fishery -- 3.3.3 Shikaras -- 3.3.4 Hotel and Houseboats -- 3.3.5 Transporters and Parking -- 3.3.6 Tourists -- 4…Demand Functions for Dal Lake Visitation Rate and Willingness to Pay -- 4.1 Non-Use Value from Dal Lake -- 5…Economies of Dal Lake Restoration -- 6…Govt Intervention -- 7…Conclusion and Policy Implications -- A.x(118). Annexure I: Sample Structure -- A.x(118). Annexure II: Quarter-Wise Estimated Costs and Returns of Sampled Farms (Average Per Farm) in Dal Lake -- A.x(118). Annexure III: Quarter-Wise Estimated Costs and Returns of Sampled Fishermen in Dal Lake -- A.x(118). Annexure IV: Quarter-Wise Estimated Costs and Returns of Sampled Shikara Owners in Dal Lake -- A.x(118). Annexure V: Quarter-Wise Estimated Costs and Returns of Sampled Hotels in Dal Lake. , A.x(118). Annexure VI: Quarter-Wise Estimated Costs and Returns of Sampled House Boat in Dal Lake -- A.x(118). Annexure VII: Quarter-Wise Estimated Costs and Returns of Sampled Transporters in Dal Lake -- References -- 8 Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change: A Complex Interrelationship -- 1…Introduction -- 2…Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change: The Role of Biodiversity -- 3…Adaptation in Agricultural Landscapes -- 4…Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security -- 5…Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture -- 5.1 Origin of Landrace Agro Biodiversity -- 5.2 Distribution of the Agro-Biodiversity of Wild Relatives -- 5.3 Sustainable Conservation for Sustainable Use -- 5.4 Appropriate Breeding -- 5.5 Appropriate Conservation -- 5.5.1 The Future of Small Farms: Policy Support -- 5.6 Diversity Through Sustainable Agriculture: Principles and Practices -- 6…Managing Traditional Crop Diversity for Sustainable Agricultural Production: A Scientific Approach for in situ Conservation On-Farm in the Indian Himalayas -- 6.1 On-Farm Conservation of Crop Diversity in Himalaya -- 6.2 Crop Diversity in Traditional Agro-Ecosystems -- 6.3 On-Farm Conservation of Underutilized Crops -- 6.4 Factors Affecting Farmers' Crop and Variety Choices -- 6.5 Benefit Enhancing Options for Farmers from Local Crop Diversity -- 6.6 Scientific and Institutional Challenges for Managing Crop Diversity On-Farm -- 6.7 Role of Informal Seed System in Promoting Landrace Diversity and Their On-Farm Conservation -- 7…Harmonizing Biodiversity Conservation and Agricultural Intensification by Integrating Plant, Animal and Fish Genetic Resources in Himalaya: A Case Study -- 8…Conclusion -- References -- 9 The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Insect Pests in Cultivated Ecosystems: An Indian Perspective -- 1…Introduction -- 2…Materials and Methods. , 3…Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Observations -- 3.2 Review -- 3.2.1 Density, Distribution and Population Dynamics -- 3.2.2 Insect Diversity and Biodiversity -- 3.2.3 Host Plant Resistance -- 3.2.4 Transgenic Crops for Pest Management -- 3.2.5 Beneficial Insects -- 3.2.6 Biopesticides and Synthetic Insecticides -- 3.2.7 Pest Management Practices -- 3.2.8 What Farmers Can Do? -- 4…Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 10 Arsenic Groundwater Contamination Related Socio-Economic Problems in India: Issues and Challenges -- 1…Introduction -- 2…Causes and Sources of Water Pollution and Arsenic Contamination -- 2.1 Water Pollution -- 2.1.1 Arsenic Contamination: Causes and Sources -- 3…Arsenic Scenario -- 3.1 Arsenic Contamination in India -- 4…Resource Depletion and Groundwater Contamination Problem -- 5…Socio-Economic Problems -- 5.1 Social Problems Due to Arsenic Contamination -- 5.2 Economic Problems Due to Arsenic Contamination -- 5.3 Health Issues and Problems -- 5.4 Agricultural Productivity Issues -- 6…Concluding Remarks -- References -- 11 Climate Change and Tomography -- 1…Introduction -- 2…Algebraic Method -- 2.1 Weight Generation for a Test Case -- 2.2 Pixel Updation -- 3…GPU Implementation -- 4…Results -- 5…Conclusion -- References -- 12 Rethinking Sustainable Development in the Context of Climate Change: Self-Development, Social Transformations and Planetary Realizations -- 1…Introduction and Invitation -- 2…Sustainable Development as Transformative Quest in the Context of Climate Change -- 3…Social Transformations -- 4…Planetary Realizations -- References -- 13 Biofuels Utilisation: An Attempt to Reduce GHG's and Mitigate Climate Change -- 1…Introduction -- 1.1 Global Land Availability and Biomass Production -- 1.2 Advantages of Using Biofuels -- 1.3 EU Mandate -- 1.4 Hypothesis -- 1.5 Biofuels Available. , 1.6 Present Status and Future Prospects -- 1.7 Next Generation Biofuels -- 1.8 Objectives of Study -- 2…Methodology -- 2.1 Growth and Cultivation of Biofuel Plants -- 2.2 Bioethanol Production -- 3…Results -- 3.1 Development of Biofuel Resources -- 3.2 Hydrocarbons from Plants -- 3.3 Jatropha curcas -- 3.4 Possible Alternatives -- 4…Future of Bioenergy -- 4.1 Lignocellulosic Biofuels -- 4.2 Why is Cellulose So Difficult to Turn into Fermentable Sugars? -- 4.3 Synthetic Biology for Biofuels -- 4.4 Synthetic Biology -- 5…Metabolic Engineering -- 6…Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 14 Impact of Forestry Products on Climate Change Mitigation in India -- 1…Introduction -- 2…Scope and Aim -- 3…Literature Survey -- 4…Methodology -- 4.1 Bamboo Mat Corrugated Sheet (BMCS) and Bamboo Mat Ridge Cap (BMRC) -- 4.2 Plywood -- 5…Results and Discussions -- 6…Conclusions -- References -- 15 Climate Change Impact in Cold Arid Desert of North--Western Himalaya: Community Based Adaptations and Mitigations -- 1…Introduction -- 2…Climate Change and its Impact in the Region -- 3…The Issue -- 4…Community Based Adaptations and Mitigations -- 4.1 Water Management -- 4.2 Purpose of Creating Artificial Glaciers -- 4.3 Design and Components of Artificial Glacier -- 4.4 Operational Aspects -- 4.5 Impact of Technology -- 4.6 Constraints in Operation of Technology -- 4.7 Relevance of Artificial Glaciers with Climate Change -- 4.8 Low Carbon Solar Greenhouse Vegetable Production -- 4.9 Conclusions and Policy Suggestions -- A.x(118). Annexure 1: Demography, Land Use and Agriculture Scenario of the Region -- References -- 16 Conservation of Multipurpose Tree Species to Ensure Ecosystem Sustainability and Farmers Livelihood in Indian Arid Zone -- 1…Introduction -- 2…Materials and Methods -- 3…Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Extent of the Arid Zone -- 3.2 Special Habitats. , 3.3 Arid Ecosystem and Climate Change.