Resilience to impacts of climate change on ecosystems and livelihood of Kerala
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Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Livelihood
1) Crop weather relationships and forecasting models
2) Impact of climate change on agriculture production, animal husbandry, and livelihood
3) Soil nutrient dynamics
4) Plant and animal health
5) Climate resilient technologies and farmer practices
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Forestry and Biodiversity
1) Impact of climate change on forest wealth
2) Threat to biodiversity and forest ecosystem balance
3) Human-animal conflicts
4) Institutions and market-based tools in forest management
5) Agroforestry systems - Trees outside the forest, sacred groves
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Wetland, Costal Ecosystems and Fisheries
1) Vulnerability of coastal ecosystems to climate change
2) Ecosystem services flow from wetlands
3) Special agro-ecological zones (Kole, Kuttanad, Pokkali, Kaipad) and potential impacts
4) Impact of climate change on fisheries sector and livelihood
5) Threat to marine and inland systems
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Water Resources
1) Impact on ground water resources
2) Impact on surface water resources
3) Water quality and management
4) Water conservation technologies and consumption practices
5) Hydrology and river management
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Climate Change Hazards and Risk Reduction
1) Climate variability/ climate change, trend analysis
2) Climate change, nature-based solutions, adaptation, and mitigation
3) Extreme weather events and climate hazards (Droughts, floods, heat and cold waves, tropics cyclones and temperature extremes, etc.)
4) Disaster risk reduction mapping
5) Disaster management
6) Climate modeling, aerosols, monsoon dynamics, and teleconnections
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Public Health
1) Climate change and Epidemics
2) Animal-borne water-borne and air-borne diseases
3) Nutritional deficiency and related problems
4) Diseases due to temperature rise and heat waves
5) Climate change and Mental health