"Nepalese farmers grapple with effects of climate change", 28 Jan 2016

Hoping for a better future, Tak Kumari Khadga's family…moved to Sundardanda…[L]ife in their new home was not easy..."The biggest challenge we encountered was the acute shortage of water for drinking and irrigation facilities," said Tak Kumari…[T]he village was already suffering water stress due to its natural springs being dried out by expanding dry seasons. "…On average, I had to walk 3-4 hours on a daily basis for drinking water," she said…Because of a lack of adequate irrigation water, arable land was left unutilized during the dry season…Experts say that the changing climatic pattern will further decrease groundwater levels during dry seasons while increasing the probability of life-threatening flash floods and inundation in the rainy season…One project titled "Strengthening adaptive small scale farming systems in rain-fed areas in Nepal, Bangladesh and India" has been operating since 2011…So far the project has helped 1,335 smallholder farmers adapt to changing climatic conditions…