Overcoming Drought : Adaptation Strategies for Andhra Pradesh

Using recent advances in modeling climate-related risks and adjusting state of the art catastrophic risk modeling techniques to drought, the study conducts an innovative long-term assessment of drought risks in Andhra Pradesh, India, and suggests strategies to reduce their impact, under several econ...

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Corporate Authors:World Bank
Format: Online-Resource
Language:English
Published:Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2006
Online Access:URL des Erstveröffentlichers
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Summary:Using recent advances in modeling climate-related risks and adjusting state of the art catastrophic risk modeling techniques to drought, the study conducts an innovative long-term assessment of drought risks in Andhra Pradesh, India, and suggests strategies to reduce their impact, under several economic, drought management and climate change scenarios. The analysis deepens an understanding of climate risk adaptation strategies, including implications for agricultural and catastrophic risk insurance
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (164 Seiten)
ISBN:0821366645
9780821366653