Abstract
This chapter introduces the influence of climatic and ecosystem changes in agricultural communities across rural Asia including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Across various case studies in three major themes, this chapter outlines the structure and approach to lead the potential solutions to the problems that arise in the development of adaptation of bioproduction systems to climatic, social, and ecological changes. The solutions include methods to improve potential adaptive capacity and agroforestry systems, and an integrated irrigation water management to increase natural and livelihood resources. Following chapters represent a synthesis of sustainable traditional and modern systems and the methods operative in rural Asia, which identifies the advantages of mosaic systems to enhance resilience and promote sustainable development.
Keywords
- Climate change
- Ecosystem
- Resilience
- Mosaic systems
- Sustainable development
- Rural Asia
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Takeuchi, K., Saito, O., Matsuda, H., Mohan, G. (2018). Introduction: Enhancing Resilience Against Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Rural Asia. In: Takeuchi, K., Saito, O., Matsuda, H., Mohan, G. (eds) Resilient Asia. Science for Sustainable Societies. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56597-0_1
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