Climate Induced Crisis Management

Climate change is a global phenomenon, however, it's manifestation and impacts vary locally and so do the adaptation capacities, preferences and strategies. The area with the richest bio-diversity, in fact, may be the most vulnerable to changing the climate. These are the places where people live and where a spate of human activity affects the delivery of ecosystem services derived from marine habitats. An accurate scale to measure Climate-Induced Crisis Management (CICM) among fishery based farmers has been developed. Using the comprehensive scale, systematically assessed the ability of farmers in the management of climate-induced crisis through a combination of management of input, process and output variables. An investigation has unearthed adaptation strategies of farmers to mitigate adverse effects of climate change and scientifically validated them for large-scale adoption by other farmers in the country. The study opened new vistas for research in extension education on climate-induced crisis management and carried out a systematic & in-depth analysis of the mitigation strategies on crops/verities, contingency planning, soil and water conservation, crop rotation, etc..

Dr. Vinaya Kumar H M was born in Karnataka, India.He studied in Karnataka, India at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. Where he successfully completed Ph.D. in Agricultural Extension with ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship, secured four University Gold medal in 2015. He is an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Extension at AAU,Anand,India.