Results and Discussion
7.4 Conclusions
References
8 Farmers' Perspective and Adaptation Efforts to Tackle the Impacts of Climate Change
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Methodology
8.3 Results and Analysis
8.4 Understanding the Farmer's Perception of Climate Change
8.5 Adaptation Efforts
8.6 Conclusion
References
11 Section 4: Water Resource Management and Riverine Health 9 Multicriteria Drought Severity Analysis in Monaragala District Sri Lanka by Utilizing Remote Sensing and GIS 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Methodology 9.3 Meteorological Drought of Monaragala District 9.4 Agricultural Drought of Monaragala District 9.5 Hydrological Drought of Monaragala District 9.6 Drought Risk Area Map of Monaragala District 9.7 Conclusion and Recommendations 9.8 Conclusion 9.9 Recommendation References 10 Comparative Evaluation of Predicted Hydrologic Response Under Two Extremities of Sustainability Using Transformed Landuse‐Landcover and CORDEX‐Based Climatic Scenarios 10.1 Introduction 10.2 A Brief Account of the Kangshabati River Basin, the Study Area 10.3 Data and Methodological Description 10.4 Results and Observations 10.5 Conclusion References 11 Riverine Health a Function of Riverscape Variable: A Case Study of the River Ganga in Varanasi 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Material and Methods 11.3 Result and Discussion 11.4 Conclusions References
12 Section 5: Climate Change Threat on Natural Resources 12 Socio‐Economic Impacts of Climate Change 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Trends in Climate Variables 12.3 Welfare Impact of Climate Change 12.4 Impact on Agriculture 12.5 Impact of Climate Change on Society 12.6 Conclusion References 13 The Political Economy of Vulnerable Environment in the Age of Climate Change: A Kerala Experience 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Climate Change in Kerala 13.3 Climate and Sea Level Change Projections 13.4 Natural Disasters Associated with Climate Change 13.5 The Political Economy of Climate Change and Associated Disasters 13.6 Who Are the Affected? 13.7 Conclusion and Suggestions References 14 Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) Changes in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia: Explore the Impact of the LULC Changes on Land Surface Temperature (LST)Using Remote Sensing 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Effectiveness of Usage of Satellite Imagery in Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) Change 14.3 The Impact of LULC Changes on Land Surface Temperature (LST) 14.4 Methodology 14.5 Land Use/Cover Changes in Cameron Highland from 2009 to 2019 14.6 Land Surface Temperature Analysis of Comparative Sensors between Landsat Satellite Data and MODIS 14.7 The LULC Effect on LST in Cameron Highlands 14.8 Conclusions References
13 Section 6: Linkages between Natural Resources and Biotic‐Abiotic Stressors 15 Emerging Roles of Osmoprotectants in Alleviating Abiotic Stress Response Under Changing Climatic Conditions 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Role of Osmoprotectant Under Abiotic Stress 15.3 Role of Osmoprotectants Under Drought Stress 15.4 Role of Osmoprotectants
