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Rural Migration, Weather and Agriculture: Evidence from Indian Census Data
Viswanathan, Brinda; Kumar, K S Kavi - eSocialSciences - 2013
This study explores the three way linkage between weather variability, agricultural performance and internal migration in India at state and district level using Indian Census data.[MSE].
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AWARENESS AS AN ADAPTATION STRATEGY FOR REDUCING MORTALITY FROM HEAT WAVES: EVIDENCE FROM A DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN INDIA
DAS, SAUDAMINI; SMITH, STEPHEN C. - In: Climate Change Economics (CCE) 03 (2012) 02, pp. 1250010-1
. With heat waves worsening with climate change, adaptation is essential; one strategy has been to issue heat wave warnings …
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Climate change and forests in India: adaptation opportunities and challenges
K, Murthy I; Tiwari, Rakesh; Ravindranath, N. - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 16 (2011) 2, pp. 161-175
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Awareness as an Adaptation Strategy for Reducing Mortality from Heat Waves: Evidence from a Disaster Risk Management Program in India
Das, Saudamini; Smith, Stephen - eSocialSciences - 2013
Since 2002, the Indian state of Odisha has been undertaking a grassroots awareness campaign on “dos and don’ts†during heat wave conditions through the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) program. The selection criteria for DRM districts were earthquake, flood, and cyclone incidence,...
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Adapting to Monsoon Variability in India: the Case for Irrigation
Zaveri, Esha; Fisher-Vanden, Karen; Wrenn, Douglas H.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
How will future changes in precipitation affect irrigation demand and supply in India? This paper provides econometric evidence for the demand side of the analysis by examining the relationship between monsoon changes and irrigation variability for one of the world’s most water stressed...
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Awareness as an Adaptation Strategy for Reducing Mortality from Heat Waves:Evidence from a Disaster Risk Management Program in India
Das, Saudamini; Smith, Stephen C. - The South Asian Network for Development and …
Since 2002, the Indian state of Odisha has been undertaking a grassroots awareness campaign on "dos and don'ts" during heat wave conditions through the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) program. The selection criteria for DRM districts were earthquake, flood, and cyclone incidence, but subsequently...
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Green Governance - One Solution for two problems? Climate change and economic shocks: risk perceptions and coping strategies in China, India and Bangladesh
Senz, Anja; Reinhardt, Dieter - Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universität … - 2010
Adaptation in Bangladesh - - - Özlem Ipiv / Dieter Reinhardt: Sustainable Green Investments and Policies in Bangladesh: Two … Duisburg-Essen. It brings together different perceptions regarding China, India and Bangladesh as they face the risks and … riskresistant societies and states. On the basis of these concepts, the current situation in China, India and Bangladesh is …
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Indice globale della fame: La sfida della fame 2013: Sviluppare la resilienza delle comunita per la sicurezza alimentare e nutrizionale
von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
L Indice Globale della Fame 2013 (GHI), relativo ai dati del periodo 2008-2012, mostra che la fame mondiale e diminuita di un terzo rispetto al 1990. Nonostante i progressi, il livello della fame nel mondo rimane "grave", con 870 milioni di persone a soffrirne, secondo le stime...
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2013 Global Hunger Index: The challenge of hunger: Building resilience to achieve food and nutrition security
von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI), which reflects data from the period 2008 to 2012, shows that global hunger has improved since 1990, falling by one-third. Despite the progress made, the level of hunger in the world remains serious, with 870 million people going hungry, according to estimates...
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2014 Global Hunger Index: The challenge of hidden hunger
von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
With one more year before the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, the 2014 Global Hunger Index report offers a multifaceted overview of global hunger that brings new insights to the global debate on where to focus efforts in the fight against hunger and malnutrition....
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