Home Institution
Northeastern University
Publication Date
Spring 2019
Abstract
It has been scientifically demonstrated that high altitude, mountainous regions such as the Himalayas are extremely susceptible to and at accelerated risk of the effects of climate change. The regions of Lower Dolpa discussed in this work, Juphal, Dunai, Chun, and Dapu, lie in a glacial watershed, and are at present risk of landslides, floods, wildfires, and rely on agricultural and transhumant livelihoods that are uniquely susceptible to the impacts of changing temperature and weather patterns. People in this region are being forced to incrementally adapt and reframe their understanding of their surroundings due to both aforementioned severe events as well as gradual climactic changes such as warming temperatures and changing weather patterns, which influence a multitude of local factors. This work seeks to creatively explore these themes, and illuminate an extremely understudied region of Nepal, Lower Dolpa, the towns of which gaze upon the mountains undergoing such rapid change, and ask what the true impact of climate change is for people in their everyday lives.
Disciplines
Asian History | Asian Studies | Climate | Creative Writing | East Asian Languages and Societies | Environmental Studies | Human Ecology | Meteorology | Place and Environment | Politics and Social Change | Social and Cultural Anthropology
Recommended Citation
Greenleaf, Casey, "Kanjirowa Blues: An Exploration of Environmental and Climate Consciousness in Lower Dolpa, Nepal" (2019). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 3184.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/3184
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Asian History Commons, Asian Studies Commons, Climate Commons, Creative Writing Commons, East Asian Languages and Societies Commons, Environmental Studies Commons, Human Ecology Commons, Meteorology Commons, Place and Environment Commons, Politics and Social Change Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons
Program Name
Nepal: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples