The Geographical Journal of Nepal Vol. 12: 1-24, 2019 Central Department of Geography, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Volume 12 March 2019 JOURNAL OF NEPAL THE GEOGRAPHICAL ISSN 0259-0948 (Print) THE GEOGRAPHICAL ISSN 2565-4993 (Online) Volume 12 March 2019 JOURNAL OF NEPAL In this issue: THE GEOGRAPHICAL Mainstreaming climate change adaptation into sectoral policies in Nepal: A review Pashupati Nepal JOURNAL OF NEPAL Scale and spatial representation: Restructuring of administrative boundary and GIS mapping in Bajhang district, Nepal Shobha Shrestha Landscape dynamics in the northeast part of Andhikhola watershed, Middle hills of Nepal Chhabi Lal Chidi; Wolfgang Sulzer; and Pushkar Kumar Pradhan Tracing livelihood trajectories: Patterns of livelihood adaptations in rural communities in eastern Nepal Phu Doma Lama; Per Becker; and Johan Bergström Distribution patterns of sugar industry in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India Anil Kumar Tiwari; and V. N. Sharma Commercial vegetable farming: Constraints and opportunities of farmers in Kirtipur, Nepal 12 March 2019 Volume Mohan Kumar Rai; Pashupati Nepal; Dhyanendra Bahadur Rai; and Basanta Paudel Reciprocity between agricultural management and productivity in Nawalparasi district Bhola Nath Dhakal Institutions and rural economy in Rolpa district of Nepal Shiba Raj Pokhrel Central Department of Geography Central Department of Geography Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Tribhuvan University Tribhuvan University Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal About the journal Guidelines and instructions for authors An annual publication of the Central Department of Geography, the Geographical Journal Authors are expected to submit articles in clear and concise English. Articles should of Nepal has the score One Star from AJOL/INASP Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/index). 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THE GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL OF NEPAL Volume 12 March 2019 CONTENTS PAGE Mainstreaming climate change adaptation into sectoral policies in 1 Nepal: A review Pashupati Nepal Scale and spatial representation: Restructuring of administrative boundary 25 and GIS mapping in Bajhang district, Nepal Shobha Shrestha Landscape dynamics in the northeast part of Andhikhola watershed, Middle 41 hills of Nepal Chhabi Lal Chidi, Wolfgang Sulzer and Pushkar Kumar Pradhan Tracing livelihood trajectories: Patterns of livelihood adaptations in rural 57 communities in eastern Nepal Phu Doma Lama, Per Becker and Johan Bergström Distribution patterns of sugar industry in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India 81 Anil Kumar Tiwari and V. N. Sharma Commercial vegetable farming: Constraints and opportunities of farmers in 101 Kirtipur, Nepal Mohan Kumar Rai, Pashupati Nepal, Dhyanendra Bahadur Rai and Basanta Paudel Reciprocity between agricultural management and productivity in Nawalparasi 119 district Bhola Nath Dhakal Institutions and rural economy in Rolpa district of Nepal 135 Shiba Raj Pokhrel The Geographical Journal of Nepal Vol. 12: 1-24, 2019 Central Department of Geography, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Mainstreaming climate change adaptation into sectoral policies in Nepal: A review Pashupati Nepal Central Department of Geography, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Email: [email protected] Abstract Nepalese people have experienced climate variability for a long time and the mitigation and adaptation responses they have made to reduce the effect of climate variability are not new phenomena for Nepal. However, mainstreaming climate change issues into sectoral policies from the government can be seen as recent activities in Nepal. Nepal has contributed negligible amount of emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) of global greenhouse gas, it is the fourth most vulnerable country in the world. In this context, this paper aims to review climate change adaptation policies in terms of sectoral integration. This paper has adopted text-mining method for information retrieval and