Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- 1 Climate Change Challenge (3C) and Social-Economic-Ecological Interface-Building-Exploring Potential Adaptation Strategies for Bio-resource Conservation and Livelihood Development: Prologue -- 1 Human-Environment Systems -- 2 The Climate Change Challenge -- 3 How Will India Be Affected by Climate Change? -- 4 The Need for Integrated Scientific Approaches -- 5 About the Book -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Food Security, Biodiversity and Law -- 2 The Impacts of Climate Change for Food and Nutrition Security: Issues for India -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Climate Change and the Availability of Food -- 3 Climate Change and People's Access to Food -- 4 Climate Change and the Ability to Utilize Food for Long-Term Health -- 5 Food System Stability -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Climate Change Strategies and Developing Nations: Prospects and Priorities for India -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction: The Climate Change Prognoses -- 2 Logic of Collective Action and Optimal Country Strategy -- 3 Forest Carbon Sequestration (CDM-AR, REDD) and Climate Change -- 4 Sustainable Development as a Self-Imposed Precaution -- References -- 4 Climate Change, Risk and Food Security: An Analysis of Wheat Crop in Pakistan -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodological Framework -- 2.1 Classification of Study Area -- 2.2 Variables and Data -- 2.3 Theoretical Spectrum -- 2.4 Panel Data Model Specification -- 2.5 Stochastic Production Function -- 2.6 Per-Capita Availability -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Variation in Climatic Parameters -- 3.2 Risk in Wheat Production -- 3.3 Per-Capita Availability -- 4 Conclusions and Policy Recommendations -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Appendix 5 -- References. , 5 Methodological Issues in Social Science Research for Bioresource Conservation and Livelihood Development Under Global Climate Change -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Scientific Research for Bioresource Conservation and Livelihood Development -- 3 Social Science Research for Bioresource Conservation and Livelihood Development -- 4 Appropriate Technology Development for Bioresource Conservation and Livelihood Development -- 5 Different Types of Research for Bioresource Conservation and Livelihood Development -- 6 Formulation of Research Problem for Bioresource Conservation and Livelihood Development -- 7 Formulation of Hypothesis for Bioresource Conservation and Livelihood Development -- 8 Capacity Building Among Professionals for Bioresource Conservation and Livelihood Development -- 9 Skills Development Among Professionals for Bioresource Conservation and Livelihood Development -- 6 Impact of Ruminants on Global Warming: Indian and Global Context -- Abstract -- 1 Global Warming -- 2 Agriculture and Global Warming -- 2.1 Agriculture Soils -- 2.2 Burning of Crop Residue -- 2.3 Methane Emission from Rice Fields -- 3 Greenhouse Gases in Ruminant Context -- 4 Greenhouse Effect (GHE) -- 4.1 Ruminants and Global Warming -- 5 Ruminants in Indian Context -- 6 Effects of Global Warming -- 7 Mechanism of Methane Production by Ruminants -- 7.1 Mitigation Strategies -- 7.2 Reduction of Methane Mitigation from Ruminants -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- 7 Effects of Demographic Change on Environmental Degradation: Evidence and Implications for India -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 India's Demographic Change -- 3 The Changing Age Structure -- 4 The Changing Household Structure and Energy Use -- 5 The Effects of Urbanization -- 6 Summary and Conclusion -- References -- 8 Biodiversity Status and Climate Change Scenario in Northeast India -- Abstract. , 1 Introduction -- 2 Review of Literature -- 3 Application of Geoinformatics in Biodiversity and Climate Change Research -- 4 Vegetation Assessment in Northeast India Using NDVI -- 5 Challenges to Conserve Biodiversity and Climate Change Mitigation of Northeast Region -- 6 Future Research Prospect -- 7 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 9 A Critical Analysis of Law Relating to Biodiversity Conservation and Forest Ecosystem Management in India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Biodiversity and International Scenario -- 3 Evolution of Forest Law in India -- 4 Legislative Control on Conversation of Forest -- 4.1 Indian Forest Act, 1927 -- 4.2 Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 -- 4.3 Environment Protection Act, 1986 -- 4.4 The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 -- 4.5 Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 -- 4.6 Central and State Policy on Environment and Forest -- 5 Apex Court of India and Protection of Environmental Law Under Sustainable Development -- 6 Conclusion -- 7 Suggestions -- Methodological Issues -- Socioeconomic and Vulnerability Assessments -- 10 Knowledge-Based Climate Economy: Integrated Sciences, Accelerated Convergence and Knowledge Resources Dynamics -- Abstract -- 1 Climate Change Agenda: Knowledge-Based Climate Economy, Risk Society, Rethink-Tanks -- 2 Emergence of Ecology of Subjective and Objective Knowledge -- 3 Debating the Nature of Objective Knowledge, the Resource of All Resources -- 4 Knowledge Resources in the European Union's Lisbon Strategy -- 5 The Convergence Model on the Life Sciences Horizon -- 6 Creating Knowledge-Environments for Accelerated Knowledge Resources Dynamics -- 7 Emerging Frontiers of Problem and Theory-Driven Science: Modelling Biodiversity-Ecosystem Linkages -- 8 Conclusion: A Warning Against Paradigms -- References -- 11 Socio-economic and Agricultural Vulnerability Across Districts of Karnataka -- Abstract. , 1 Introduction -- 2 Vulnerability -- 3 Objectives, Method and Data -- 4 Agricultural Vulnerability Index -- 4.1 Net Sown Area -- 4.2 Commercial Crops -- 4.3 Cropping Intensity -- 4.4 Gross Irrigated Area -- 4.5 Fallow Land -- 4.6 Agricultural Credit Cooperative Societies -- 5 Socio-economic Vulnerability Index -- 5.1 Population Density -- 5.2 SC and ST Population -- 5.3 Literacy Rate -- 5.4 Marginal Landholders -- 5.5 Non-workers -- 5.6 Livestock Units -- 5.7 Per Capita Income -- 6 Approach to Vulnerability Assessment -- 6.1 Principal Component Analysis (PCA) -- 7 Agricultural Vulnerability Index for the Districts of Karnataka -- 8 Socio-economic Vulnerability Index for the Districts of Karnataka -- 9 Discussion and Drivers of Vulnerability -- References -- 12 Knowledge, Perception and Socioeconomic Vulnerability of Urban and Peri-urban Households to Heat Waves in Pakistan -- Abstract -- 1 Background -- 2 Knowledge and Perception About Heat Waves -- 3 Faisalabad Case Study -- 3.1 Socioeconomic Characteristics -- 3.2 Access to Health Facilities -- 3.3 Knowledge About Heat Waves and Its Sources -- 3.4 Perception of Heat Waves Among Respondents -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 13 The Conflict Between Economy and Environment-An Environmentally Extended Social Accounting Matrix for India -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Approaches Available to Integrate Economy and Environment -- 1.2 Rational of Integrating Environmental Indicators in a Social Accounting Matrix -- 1.3 Challenges in Constructing ESAM for India -- 2 Method of Extending ESAM -- 2.1 Estimation of Environmental Data -- 2.2 Estimation of Abatement or Absorption -- 2.3 Estimation for Depletable Natural Resources -- 2.4 Estimation for Environmental Themes -- 3 Multiplier Analysis for Environmental Impact Analysis -- 3.1 Pollution Trade-off Multiplier. , 3.2 Analysis of Results Relating to Output-Pollution Multiplier -- 3.3 Analysis of Income-Pollution Multiplier -- 4 Policy Analysis Using ESAM Multiplier: Some Illustrative Examples -- 4.1 Poverty Alleviation Impact on Environment -- 4.2 Impact of Rural Urban Migration on Environment -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- References -- 14 Climate Change and Uncertainty in Agriculture: Does Crop Insurance Help in India? -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Risk and Mitigation: Findings from NSSO Survey -- 3 Regression Analysis -- 3.1 Selection of Explanatory Variables -- 3.2 Probit Regression -- 3.3 Results -- 4 Sampling Technique and Basic Sample Characteristics -- 5 Production Risk -- 5.1 Uncertain Weather -- 6 Price-Related Uncertainties -- 7 Risk Mitigation -- 7.1 Crop Insurance -- 8 Non Farm Activities -- 9 Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- 15 Climate Change and Natural Capital: Some Veiled Issues on Sustainable Livelihood in Agriculture Sector -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Agriculture-Present Status -- 1.2 Sustainable Agriculture -- 1.3 Livelihood and Sustainable Agriculture-Indian Scenario -- 1.4 Livelihood and Sustainable Agriculture-Scenario in Odisha -- 1.5 Livelihood and Sustainable Agriculture in Western Orissa -- 2 Brief Review of Literature -- 3 Objectives of the Study -- 4 Data and Methods -- 5 Findings and Discussion -- 6 Conclusion and Recommendation -- References -- 16 Economic Impacts of Climate Change in India's Cities -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction and Background -- 2 Role of Cities in Climate Change -- 3 Past Literature -- 4 Data, Model, and Methodology -- 5 Results from Estimations -- 6 Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Output -- 7 Summary and Policy Implications -- 8 Policy Implications -- References. , 17 Economic Impact of Air Pollution from Agricultural Residue Burning on Human Health.