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Adaptive agriculture in flood affected areas [1]

Eastern Uttar Pradesh, in the foothills of the Nepal Himalayas, has been prone to floods for centuries. In the last 60 years, however, their frequency has increased dramatically. People living in the region have slowly developed ways to cope with the floods. These adaptive measures had not been documented until now. A booklet has recently been produced detailing adaptive agricultural practices in this specialised region.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2008
Shiraz A. Wajih [2]
Leisa India [3]
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Tags:
Agriculture [4], Climate Change [5], Floods [6], Climate Adaptation [7], Farmers [8], Women [9], Uttar Pradesh [10]
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-adaptation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-pradesh