March 10, 2014
LINCOLN, Neb. — Climate change and extreme weather are making their presence known in every corner of the globe, making their effect on developing nations important for Nebraskans to understand.
Sujata Manandhar, a postdoctoral research fellow visiting the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from Sendai, Japan's Tohoku University, will give a free public lecture on her study of how perceptions of climate change and its impacts by villagers in the mountainous regions of Northern Thailand can yield important insights into how local populations view climatic concerns and their potential consequences.
The lecture is part of the UNL School of Natural Resources and Nebraska Water Center spring water seminar series. It will be Wednesday, March 19, 4-5 p.m. in the Hardin Hall auditorium, UNL East Campus.
The Thailand study is part of Manandhar's greater interests in researching effects of climate change and its impacts on water resources in developing countries, including her native Nepal.
"My country's background is agriculture, where many people's livelihood is based. The mountainous areas of Nepal are influenced by global warming/climate change little by little. That made me think how climate change will affect water resources and agriculture," Manandhar said.
Her research on Thailand largely supports climate change and that its impacts will increase in the near term.
Her visit to UNL is being sponsored by the Nebraska Water Center and the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute.
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Nebraska Water Center, part of the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute
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