The Risks of Climate Change Adaptation: How policies of adaptation, lower the adaptive capacity of indigenous communities
This thesis evolve out of a two months field study in Northeast India, addressing the vulnerability of the Mishing tribe whom are living, surrounded by the Brahmaputra River on Majuli Island. Indigenous communities such as the Mishings are often portrayed as the first victims of global climate change. On Majuli climate change is increasing the scale and frequency of floods on the eroding island Th