
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 |
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Format: | Online-Resource |
Language: | English |
Published: | Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2006 |
Online Access: | URL des Erstveröffentlichers |
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 |
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Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (164 Seiten) |
ISBN: | 0821366645 9780821366653 |