Overcoming drought : adaptation strategies for Andhra Pradesh, India

Author(s)

• World Bank

Bibliographic Information

Overcoming drought : adaptation strategies for Andhra Pradesh, India

（Directions in development, Environment and sustinable development）

World Bank, c2006

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-129) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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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Details

• NCID: BA79179760
• ISBN:
  • 9780821366646
• LCCN: 2006046556
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, DC
• Pages/Volumes: xxviii, 136 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HD2075.A5
  • DC22 : 338.1/4
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Agriculture -- India -- Andhra Pradesh
  • LCSH : Droughts -- India -- Andhra Pradesh -- Management
  • LCSH : Andhra Pradesh (India) -- Economic conditions
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA24435657