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THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES HOW UKRAINE'S RUSSIANS RESPOND LINGUISTICALLY IN THE DIFFERENT REGIONS OF UKRAINE IN VIEW OF THE CONSTRAINTS OF UKRAINIZATION POLICIES IN EDUCATION AND THE LOCAL LANGUAGE SETTING. THE ARTICLE IDENTIFIES POSSIBLE RESPONSES TO THE NEW SITUATION, AND SHOWS THAT RUSSIANS OPT FOR LANGUAGE RETENTION IN CERTAIN REGIONS, AND FOR LANGUAGE INTEGRATION IN OTHERS. THIS VARIATION IN RESPONSE CAN BE EXPLAINED BY THE RELATIVE NUMBER OF RUSSIANS AND MIXED MARRIAGES VARIABLES. THE ARTICLE ALSO SUGGESTS THAT A FEAR OF CULTURAL LOSS MAY HAVE PROMPTED SOME RESPONSES.

Climate change could have a critical impact on agriculture in Nepal due to dry-season water shortages, and changes in the variability of water availability and associated uncertainty. This makes water storage systems (most notably ponds and tanks) increasingly important. This report explores the potential role of small-scale water storage infrastructure in two subbasins within the larger Koshi River Basin in central and eastern Nepal, yet shows that upscaling such infrastructure requires an appreciation of the other drivers of change in agriculture aside from climate (e.g., rising cost of living and poor terms of trade for agriculture). It also identifies the social relations and dynamics (distribution of land, water and labor) which could mediate the success of future interventions. It is clear from the research that, while small-scale water storage has the potential to significantly strengthen livelihoods in the Nepali hills, it is necessary to tailor projects to the existing political-economic context.