Essays about: "Hindu Kush"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Hindu Kush.
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1. TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN AGRICULTURE FOR ADAPTATION/ RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE: HIGH MOUNTAIN ASIA
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Mountain agricultural systems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) are in a unique position to contribute to promoting nature-based solutions in adaptation and resilience to climate change since they are least impacted by the influence of commercial high-production agriculture. This study aims to explore currently available literature for evidence of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) based agriculture in the HKH region and analyse their contribution to region and location specific climate change adaptation. READ MORE
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2. Locative clauses and existential constructions in Khowar
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistikAbstract : The current study investigates how locative clauses and existential constructions are realized and differentiated in the language of Khowar [ISO 693–3: khw] (Hindu Kush Indo-Aryan, HKIA). Khowar is one of several under-researched languages in the Hindu Kush, and as of yet there is no comprehensive description of its linguistic structure. READ MORE
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3. Retroflexion in the Hindu Kush : An areal-typological study of phonology
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskapAbstract : .... READ MORE
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4. Retroflexion in the Hindu Kush : An areal-typological study of phonology
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5. Adapting to melting glaciers : how Western Himalayan societies frame climate change and adaptation
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : The glaciers of the Hindu-Kush Himalayas region flow into 10 major river basins and sustain nearly 2 billion people, with 250 million being directly dependent on them for freshwater sources while a further 1.65 billion rely on their outflows. READ MORE