Climate-Induced and Geophysical Disasters and Risk Reduction Management in Mountains Regions

Nature-based solutions: An innovative pathway to addressing mountain hazards at speed and scale

“…While there is no "one-size-fits-all NbS model" for addressing hazards as measures are context specific and defined by the geo-physical, ecological and climatic context of a place, and the type of hazards to be addressed (Ramya et al, 2023); 5 getting the design right for scaling is key -that is developing solutions that are led by the government, owned by citizens, supported by wider agencies and substantiated by science. In the case of addressing mountain hazards, key is co-designing solutions blending ecological, hydrological and engineering functions of ecosystems and promoting the regional scale partnership across all countries sharing the risk of hazards and disaster.…”

Site suitability analysis for Ecotourism potential using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and GIS in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand

“…This becomes even worse when touristic activities promote the disordered increment of built-up areas and road networks without bringing in the focus of environmental and geological factors, which in turn triggers the natural hazards like landslides (Cohen, 1978), (Khanduri,2017). In addition to that, issues of climate change uncontrolled construction activities in the seismic vulnerability zones are making it more prone to natural hazards, especially in the Himalayan region (Ramya et al 2023), which has been inducted in the seismic zone IV and V (Rautela et al, 2015). Ecotourism, as discussed above which seeks to alleviate the pressure on the ecosystem as well as promote the livelihood of the local population still seems to be in its juvenile stage, where the limelight still focuses on tourism (Weaver & Lawton, 2007).…”