This book provides the world community with the most up-to-date and comprehensive scientific and technical knowledge based on climate change impact assessment, adaptation and mitigation strategies in the Indian Himalayan region. It identifies major issues related to climate change on environmental sustainability, focusing on impact measurement, policy, adaptation and mitigation strategies at national, regional and local scales. There is a need to strengthen the global response in order to cope with the threat of climate change. The main objective of this book is to update the understanding of scientific analysis and to promote evidence-based policy formulation at regional and local levels. This book on climate change is used as a reference material to climate change for new learners interested in the mountainous region of the Indian Himalayas. This comprehensive book covers a wide range of potential research areas including climate change scenarios, science and its applications, adaptation to climate change theory and assessment, water resources, agriculture, human health, forest, biodiversity, ecosystems, indigenous knowledge, etc.

CONTENTS
1. Climate Change, Its Impacts, and Sustainability Issues in the Indian Himalaya: An Introduction / Seema Rani, Rajesh Kumar, and Pyarimohan Maharana
2. Variability and Trends in Temperature, Rainfall, and Discharge in aWestern Himalayan Catchment / Omvir Singh and Milap Chand Sharma
3. Tree-Ring-Based Hydrological Records Reconstructions of the Himalayan Rivers: Challenges and Opportunities / Mayank Shekhar, Parminder Singh Ranhotra, Amalava Bhattacharyya, Ayushi Singh, Rupesh Dhyani, and Shaktiman Singh
4. Hydroclimatic and Glacial Variabilities in the Himalayan and Tibetan Regions Since Last Glacial Maxima: A Synthesis / Ipsita Roy, Nidhi Tomar, Ayushi Singh, Mayank Shekhar, Parminder Singh Ranhotra, Amalava Bhattacharyya, and Yogesh K. Sharma
5. Recession of Gaglu Glacier, Chandra Basin, Western Indian / Rupendra Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Syed Umer Latief, Rajesh Kumar, and Mayank Shekhar
6. Holocene Climate and Glacial Extents in the Gangotri Valley, Garhwal Himalaya, India: A Review / Parminder Singh Ranhotra, Mayank Shekhar, Ipsita Roy, and Amalava Bhattacharyya
7. Flood Hazards in the Jhelum River Are Mainly Controlled by the Piggyback Thrusting of the Kashmir Basin and Less so by Factors like Climate Change and Urbanization / A. A. Shah, Navakanesh M. Batmanathan, Asiya Qadir, and Rajesh Kumar
8. Climate-Induced Glacier Retreats and Associated Hazards: Need for Robust Glaciers and Glacial Lake Management Policy in Sikkim Himalaya, India / R. K. Sharma, Rajesh Kumar, Pranay Pradhan, and Arpan Sharma
9. Trends in Observed Discharge (19632012) at Rampur Hydrological Station of Satluj River Basin, Western Indian / Riyaz Ahmad Mir and Sanjay K. Jain
10. Climate Change and Its Impact on Forest of Indian Himalayan Region: A Review / Kumar Tripathi, Prem Chandra Pandey, Jyoti Kumar Sharma, Dimitris Triantakonstantis, and Prashant K. Srivastava
11. Climate Change and Its Impact on Indian Himalayan Forests: Current Status and Research Needs / Hukum Singh and Manoj Kumar
12. Assessment of Agroforestry Area and its Carbon Storage Potential Along Altitudes of Tehri Garhwal District, Uttarakhand, in North-Western Indian Himalaya / K. K. Vikrant, D. S. Chauhan, and R. H. Rizvi
13. Climate Change: Concerns and Influences on Biodiversity of the Indian Himalayas / Damanjeet Kaur, Anupreet Singh Tiwana, Supinder Kaur, and Saurabh Gupta
14. Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Lockdown for Sustainable Northwestern Himalayan Region / Shashi Shekhar
15. Exploring Methodological Approaches for Climate Perception Studies in Himalaya / Prachita Arora, S. Nawaz Ali, and P. Morthekai
16. Climate Change-Related Governance and Policies in Indian / Supinder Kaur, Damanjeet Kaur, Anupreet Singh Tiwana, and Saurabh Gupta