Wetland Social-Ecological System and Livelihood Resilience of Marginal Communities Grassroots Insights from India

Seminar
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  • Date and time: Thursday 23 May 2024, 1pm to 2pm
  • Location: In-person and online
    ENV/105X, Environment Building, Campus West, University of York (Map)
  • Audience: Open to staff, students (postgraduate researchers only), the public
  • Admission: Free admission, booking required

Event details

Farmers in India are increasingly experiencing multiple, interlinked stressors from climate to soil and water. Ranjay will share his insights from over 450 survey responses from farmers in two communities adjacent to wetlands in Uttar Pradesh, India. He will discuss the most problematic experienced stressors, and the strategies farmers are adopting to combat them.

Bio:

Dr Ranjay K Singh headshot photograph
Dr Ranjay K. Singh is Principal Scientist and Assistant Director General (Agricultural Extension) at the
Indian Council of Agricultural Research in New Delhi. His research interests address human-
environment interactions within community-based biodiversity conservation, adaptation and
resilience to climate change, and grassroots innovations. Dr Singh works to inform policy to achieve
sustainable, practical futures for farmers and the surrounding biodiversity.