Editing Himalayas (section)

===Local adaptation===
[[File:Garhwal Himal from Camels Back (5281754856).jpg|thumb|[[Garhwal Himalayas]] in the Indian state of [[Uttarakhand]]]]
[[File:View of the Lakir Monastery.JPG|thumb|[[Likir Monastery]] in [[Ladakh]]]]
In recent years many citizens of these Himalayan communities have started to notice the extreme effects of climate change by experiencing nature itself.<ref name="Climate change and the Western Hima">{{cite journal |last1=Das |first1=Suraj |last2=Mishra |first2=Anindya Jayanta |title=Climate change and the Western Himalayan community: Exploring the local perspective through food choices |journal=Ambio |date=1 March 2023 |volume=52 |issue=3 |pages=534–545 |doi=10.1007/s13280-022-01810-3 |pmid=36480087 |pmc=9735043 |bibcode=2023Ambio..52..534D }}</ref> They have noticed a decrease in precipitation especially in lowland districts, fluctuating temperatures during months of the year that are typically cooler, and changes in weather patterns even compared to early 2000s weather.<ref name="Climate change and the Western Hima"/> Many local villagers have identified climate change simply through the availability of certain native plants decreasing or shifting seasons.<ref name="Climate change and the Western Hima"/> The concept of climate change has now been aligned with the risk of natural disasters and has increased awareness in the local communities.<ref name="Climate change and the Western Hima"/> These impacts of climate change have greatly affected agriculture in the area and has forced farmers to change crops and when they plant them.<ref name="Climate change and the Western Hima"/> In response to this rather than push for policy change, citizens have begun to adapt to climate change.<ref name="Rural coping and adaptation strateg">{{cite journal |last1=Dhungana |first1=Nabin |last2=Silwal |first2=Nisha |last3=Upadhaya |first3=Suraj |last4=Khadka |first4=Chiranjeewee |last5=Regmi |first5=Sunil Kumar |last6=Joshi |first6=Dipesh |last7=Adhikari |first7=Samjhana |title=Rural coping and adaptation strategies for climate change by Himalayan communities in Nepal |journal=Journal of Mountain Science |date=1 June 2020 |volume=17 |issue=6 |pages=1462–1474 |doi=10.1007/s11629-019-5616-3 |bibcode=2020JMouS..17.1462D |s2cid=219281555 }}</ref> According to Dhungana, 91.94% of the respondents experienced drought as major climatic hazards then floods at 83.87%, landslides at 70.97%, and forest fires at 67.74%.<ref name="Rural coping and adaptation strateg"/> In response to this citizens have begun adapting and adopting new practices.<ref name="Rural coping and adaptation strateg"/> As a response to drought at the high altitudes, plantations are planting more protective trees, drought resistant plants, and have begun adopting irrigation practices drawing from nearby streams.<ref name="Rural coping and adaptation strateg"/> In response to flooding, farmers have created more basins, dam construction, and small drainage canals.<ref name="Rural coping and adaptation strateg"/>

The response to landslides includes plantation grasses in previously barren areas, Gabion wall construction, avoiding livestock grazing in landslide-prone areas, and a prohibition on tillage in areas at risk of landslides.<ref name="Rural coping and adaptation strateg"/> To fight the increased rate of forest fires, citizens have begun beating the fires with green branches and mud, construction of fire lines, and are raising awareness about the wildfires.<ref name="Rural coping and adaptation strateg"/> Fire lines are lines of varying width built through the leaf litter of a forest floor down to the soil and minerals to prevent a spread of fire past the line.<ref>{{cite web |last1=BMP |title=Fire Lines and Lanes. |url=http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agcomm/pubs/for/for67/bmp12.pdf |publisher=BMP No. 12, Fire Lines and Lanes}}</ref> The main reason for these adaptations is to decrease the risk that climate change poses over these marginalized communities while taking advantage of the moment and allowing for a positive change towards a more sustainable or adaptable future.<ref name="Rural coping and adaptation strateg"/> Major barriers to these adaptations include a lack of funds, a lack of knowledge, a lack of technology, a lack of time, and lack of mandatory policy.<ref name="Rural coping and adaptation strateg"/>