This report presents the impact and lessons learned from the Andhra Pradesh Drought Adaptation Initiative (APDAI). The …

drought, including the rise in food prices. To address immediate needs, the humanitarian response to the drought is being … address long term vulnerabilities related to the drought …

climate risk management strategies in response to droughts and floods; (c) develop and demonstrate the use of a climate …

The objective of this study is to raise awareness and understanding of exposure and vulnerability to drought in Central …, as well as donors. More specifically, the report should help the ministries of, agriculture, irrigation and water … mitigation can soften the impact of drought in Central Asia and the Caucasus and reduce damage and relief and recovery costs. The …

model was developed as a powerful tool for thorough drought risk assessments and for investigation of risk coping strategies …The study objectives were designed to enhance the state's capacity to assess long-term effects of drought and increase … resilience to drought risks at state, district, and community levels. The process for development of study objectives featured …

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 …

, either explicit (risk management) or implicit (safety net and containment of both the central and state governments … insurance scheme based on the premise that insurance is a cost effective risk management techniques. They also provide some new …