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Climate change impacts in drought and flood affected areas: case studies in India [1]

This report demonstrates that climate change will continue to affect the lives and production systems o f the millions in India who reside in high-risk rural areas, with a mounting human toll that falls disproportionately upon the poor. Consequently there is an urgent need for action now to avoid higher future costs and missed opportunities associated with a development path that compromises on climate risk management. Fostering a shared
vision o f the nature o f climate change and the implications for the country

Publication Date: 
02/06/2008
The World Bank [2]
Tags:
Agriculture [3], Water Resources [4], Water Management [5], Climate Change [6], Climate Impacts [7], Floods [8], Drought [9], India [10], Andhra Pradesh [11], Maharashtra [12], Orissa (Odisha) [13]
Centre for Science and Environment
National Knowledge Commission Government of India

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