PPT-Nepal’s Responses to Climate Change

Dr Balkrishna Sapkota Principal Advanced College of Engineering and management What is climate change Climate change is the changes in average weather at a given point and time of year over a long period typically 30 years. @. IceAgeEcologist. HiRes. Workshop, June 1-3, 2015. Barry . Carlsen. Jack Williams. University . of . Wisconsin-Madison. Kevin Burke. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Matt McGlone. Landcare. Research, New Zealand.  . Prepared by Sushil Silwal. Malpi International School. General Description of Geography. -. Geography is the study of all aspects of the earth's surface including its natural and political divisions, the distribution & differentiation of areas and, often, man in relationship to his environment. ANGELA PFAEFFLI. NEPAL. Located in Asia between China and India. Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Sushil. . Koirala. is the current Prime Minister. Population of 27 million. 56,827 . sq. miles. Using these websites, the textbook and your own research- complete a table of information about how people at different scales are responding to climate change. Individual . Local. National. International. Ria. Guest. Monarchy. Where the statue of . Prithvi. . Narayan. Shah once stood. Pink geraniums replaced him after the Maoists toppled it and dragged its head through the streets during the civil war.. Landforms. Their locations on the fringe of South Asia means their physical and human geography have been influenced by the South Asian core.. Nepal and Bhutan each have four geographic zones, with few people living in the rugged mountain areas.. Climatology. is . the study of Earth’s climate and the factors that affect past, present, and future climatic changes.. Climate describes annual variations of temperature, precipitation, wind, and other weather factors.. 17 January 2011. How and Why Does Climate Change?. Climate changes over a broad range of time scales. Years, decades, centuries, millennia. Many factors combine to affect climate. Variability of incoming solar radiation. Is it getting worse?. Are Humans causing it?. Is Time running out?. Is there anything that should be done?. Is the “standard model” the only option?. Climate change?. . “Whatever Nature has in store for mankind, unpleasant as it may be, men must accept, for ignorance is never better than knowledge.” Enrico Fermi 1938.. Climate Matters in the Newsroom Josh Murphy Center for Climate Change Communication (4C) George Mason University Overview Our Mission (4C) “ We develop and apply social science insights to help society make informed decisions that will stabilize the Earth’s life-sustaining climate, and prevent further harm from climate change.” Ms. Manisha Dwa. Director/Project Coordinator. Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO). Coordinator. Women in Astronomy Nepal (WIAN). Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO). Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO) . is an . C. ommittee. , Nepal. Project Team: Caitlin Glover, Elizabeth Jordan, Michael Goodrum, Christopher . Senesi. , Jonathan Wiggins. Project Mentor: Dr. Barry . Bialek. Project Update: September 29, 2010. John . Whelpton. Hong Kong (HKAS) 5 July 2019. EARTHQUAKES IN HISTORY. (after Robinson (2016)). 12. th. century B.C. - a series of quakes a factor in the collapse of . Mycenean. and other Bronze Age civilisations?. A Report of the American Psychological Association Task Force on the Interface Between Psychology & Global Climate Change HOLOY & GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANaddressing a multifaceted phenomenon and set of cha