Blar i Department of Geography på forfatter "Gautam, Yograj"
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Food System Dynamics and Food Insecurity in Humla, Nepal Himalaya
Gautam, Yograj (Doctoral thesis, 2017-12-14)This study examines the challenges underlying food security of the Himalayan smallholder farmers focusing on three interrelated dimensions: the impact of multiple environmental and socio-economic stressors on food system, ... -
Household Vulnerability to Flood Disasters among Tharu Community, Western Nepal
Pangali Sharma, Til Prasad; Zhang, Jiahua; Khanal, Narendra Raj; Nepal, Pashupati; Pangali Sharma, Bishnu Prasad; Nanzad, Lkhagvadorj; Gautam, Yograj (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Monsoon floods are frequent in the Tarai region of Nepal and claim thousands of lives and substantial numbers of properties every year. Certain human activities are more affected than others in the case of the same hazard. ... -
Rural livelihood diversification and household well-being: Insights from Humla, Nepal
Gautam, Yograj; Andersen, Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-04)Diversification of livelihoods is a commonly applied strategy for coping with economic and environmental shocks and instrumental in poverty reduction. In this paper, we have assessed the role of livelihood diversification ... -
Seasonal Migration and Livelihood Resilience in the Face of Climate Change in Nepal
Gautam, Yograj (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Migration for work remains a livelihood strategy in subsistence farming communities globally, especially in view of unprecedented environmental change. Farmers in the high Himalaya migrate during the winter, when farming ...