As leaders and scientists discuss climate change in Copenhagen, farmers in flood-prone areas of northern India are taking matters into their own hands to adapt to changing weather patterns. Residents of Uttar Pradesh have been experiencing unpredictable weather for years, including heavy rainfall and flooding. The floods, exacerbated by run-off from Nepal, have caused significant damage to homes, crops, and livestock in the region, underscoring the vulnerability of the poorest populations to climate change. While global leaders debate emission cuts and funding in Copenhagen, experts suggest that low-cost adaptation strategies, utilizing community knowledge, could help protect at-risk farmers. In the fields of Manoharchak village, where concepts like "global warming" are unfamiliar, experiments are proving successful and changing the lives of impoverished farmers. These farmers are adapting to unpredictable weather patterns using simple yet effective techniques. Hooblal Chauhan, a 55-year-old farmer, mentioned that they have been adjusting their practices for the past three years to cope with changing weather conditions. The villagers have taken various measures such as raising road levels, constructing homes with higher foundations, elevating hand pumps, and creating new drainage channels. With support from the Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group, farmers are also growing flood-resistant rice and diversifying their crops to include vegetables like peas, spinach, tomatoes, onions, and potatoes, allowing them to have two harvests a year instead of one. According to experts, having a variety of crops is especially useful for farmers when their main crops like wheat and rice do not yield well. In addition to providing a more diverse and nutritious diet, growing vegetables can also generate income when surplus produce is sold. Due to heavy rainfall, farmers in the area are dealing with silt buildup from prolonged periods of water-logging. However, Sumitra Chauhan, a 50-year-old widow who cultivates rice, wheat, and 15 different vegetables on her two-acre farm, has found ways to address this issue. By starting seedlings in nurseries and transplanting them once the water drains, she is able to avoid delays and maintain a thriving vegetable garden filled with mustard, peas, spinach, and tomatoes. Farmers in eastern Uttar Pradesh have adopted new agricultural practices such as "multi-tier cropping" to cope with climate change. This method involves growing vegetables on raised platforms supported by bamboo frames, allowing for cultivation both above and below the platforms. Warmer temperatures and decreased rainfall during monsoon seasons have led to dry spells in the region, prompting villagers to invest in water pumps for irrigation. Oxfam reports that millions of people in India are facing climate-related challenges. Some individuals have been compelled to borrow money, while others have relocated to urban areas in search of work or have been compelled to sell their possessions, such as livestock, in order to survive. According to Ekta Bartarya of the Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group, while developing countries require significant investment to address the impacts of climate change, small and marginalized farmers in India can begin to help themselves by utilizing inexpensive and uncomplicated methods.