Climate Change & Himalayan Ecosystem - Indicator, Bio & Water Resources

J. Sundaresan · P. Gupta · K.M. Santosh · R. Boojh

Jul 2013 · Scientific Publishers

About this ebook

 Data/Information is the essential requirement for planning and development. “Climate Change & Himalayan ecosystem-indicator, Bio & water resources” consists basic information and data on glaciers, climate change indicators & projections, water resources and  biodiversity hot spots ofMountHimalaya.  Studies on  “Climate change and the recession pattern of the Glaciers in the Himalaya” of  this book  concludes that “Possibility of the rivers in theHimalayasdrying up as a consequence of rapid degeneration of the glaciers is not borne out by the past history”. In this book , study conducted in watershed ofCentral Himalaya, a Decision Support System (DSS) is introduced as interactive tool that understands the problem and explores various courses about water demand and supply management to help decision makers. Himalayan foreland basin derivatives hold records of climatic changes in response to monsoonal circulation. In this study detrital records (11 to 5 Ma) of Ramgangasub-basinofHFBare focused to understand the climate aspect during its deposition. Himalayan biodiversity conservation is discussed in detail in this book. It infers that inHimalayawith the current technological capability, it is very certain that the present species extinction rate will overtake the biodiversity inventorization and characterization. Carbon sequestration potential of the forests ofHimalayais analyzed in this book. This book has a detailed account of the altitudinal shiftiness of butterflies due to increase of air temperature atWest Kamengdistrict of Arunachal Pradesh. Changes in  NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) over a period of several years, is examined in this study to assess the changes caused by climate or socioeconomic aspects. This book will be a hand book for researchers, students, environmentalist and to administrators who are associated with multi dimensional decision support system in Mountain ecosystem.

About the author

J. Sundaresan

Head, Climate Change Informatics in CSIR- NISCAIR an autonomous institution under Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt of India. He is the Editor of Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS), a publication of CSIR. He is a PhD in Oceanography from Cochin University of Science & Technology , India. Thirty years research experience in coastal oceanography and twenty two years experience in Island studies. Associated with science education, science popularisation and ecological activities for the last 36 years. Actively associated with scientists Associations to sustain ethics, truth and scientific temper in scientific institutions. Published more than fifty publications, an examiner for doctoral thesis evaluation and member of national and international committees. Invited for key note address and invited talk in many Universities. Travelled in many countries. 

P. Gupta

Pankaj Gupta, Principal scientist in CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, an autonomous institute under Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. He is having more than 22 years research experience in the field of geology and in engineering geology. He worked in many research and consultancy projects related to slope stability and other Geotechnical issues with especial reference to mountain roads. He did his Masters in Applied Geology from the University of Roorkee (now it is named as IIT Roorkee). He also did his Ph. D. from University of Roorkee. He has published 25 research papers in international/National Journal/conference/Symposium/seminar etc. He has received UGC/CSIR fellowship and best paper awards and guided many B.E. & M. Sc. Students for their thesis work. He was external examiner for the doctoral thesis evaluation, member of many professional bodies and member of Bureau of Indian Standard committee for making BIS Code. He is a reviewer for many research journals and has reviewed the papers for the Fifth International Conference on case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, New York, NY April 13-17, 2004. Travelled in many countries across Europe.

K.M. Santosh

K. M. Santosh has obtained M.Sc. degree in Oceanography from Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT). His Ph.D. is from Mangalore University in Bio-Science”. Presently he is a Faculty in Department of Physical Oceanography, School of Marine Sciences, CUSAT. Dr. Santosh has more than 15 years of experience this includes scientific, research and teaching fields. He has worked as Remote Sensing Specialist in King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the UNCC sponsored Project on “Oceanographic Survey in support of the Marine and Coastal Damage Assessment”. Dr. Santosh had worked as an Associate Professor in Arba Minch University (AMU), Ethiopia. He has immense cruise experience covering entire Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal several times and also from Arabian Gulf. He is a reviewer of IJMS. Participated in many national workshops and International conferences. Performed as a faculty in the area of Remote Sensing and GIS for the National level training programme on “Climate Change & Spatial Technology”.

R. Boojh

Programme specialist at the UNESCO Office in New Delhi, responsible for Ecological and Earth Sciences, World Heritage Biodiversity and natural heritage programmes and is also focal point for the UN Decade for Education for Sustainable Development (DESD). He has over 30 years of experience of working with the academic institutions, voluntary sector, Government and international organizations. He has a distinguished academic career with Doctorate in Ecology and recipient of many awards and honours including the Indian National Science Academy Medal presented by Mrs Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India in January 1984. He has travelled widely and has been visiting fellow at many European and US universities and academic institutions. He has Published over 100 research/technical papers / popular articles and 11 books.