Climate Change Impacts in Drought and Flood Affected Areas : Case Studies in India

The aim of this study is to assist the government in this endeavor by focusing on selected priorities. The overarching objective of this report is to promote the mainstreaming and integration of climate related risks in India's development pol...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Environmental Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2012
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SEA
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9727673/climate-change-impacts-drought-flood-affected-areas-case-studies-india
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language English
en_US
topic AEROSOLS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE WATER
AQUACULTURE
ARID AREAS
ARID CONDITIONS
ARID REGIONS
ASSET MANAGEMENT
ATMOSPHERE
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
CARBON
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON FIXATION
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE MODELS
CLIMATE MODELS
CLIMATE SYSTEM
CLIMATE VARIABILITY
CLIMATIC EVENTS
COASTAL AREAS
COASTAL WATER
COMPENSATION
CONVERGENCE
CROPPING SYSTEMS
DAMAGES
DECISION MAKING
DESERTS
DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS
DISASTER
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTERS
DROUGHT
DROUGHT MANAGEMENT
DROUGHTS
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
EMERGENCY HEALTH
EMISSIONS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
EVAPORATION
EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
EXTREME EVENT
EXTREME EVENTS
EXTREME WEATHER
EXTREME WEATHER EVENT
FARMER
FARMERS
FERTILIZATION
FLOOD
FLOOD DAMAGE
FLOOD FORECASTING
FLOOD MANAGEMENT
FLOOD PROTECTION
FLOODING
FLOODS
FOOD SECURITY
FORESTRY
FORESTS
FOSSIL FUELS
FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
FRESHWATER AVAILABILITY
FRESHWATER RESOURCES
GENERATOR
GLOBAL ATMOSPHERE
GLOBAL SCALE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GREENHOUSE GASES
GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
GROUNDWATER USE
HYDROLOGY
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSURANCE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
IPCC
IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
LAND USE
LAND USE PLANNING
LANDS
METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
METEOROLOGY
MONSOON
MONSOONS
MOUNTAIN GLACIERS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGOTIATIONS
NUTRIENTS
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
PRECIPITATION
PRECIPITATION EVENTS
PRECIPITATION RATE
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
RADIATIVE FORCING
RAIN
RAINFALL
RAINWATER
RELIEF
RISK ASSESSMENT
RIVER
RIVER BASINS
ROCK AVALANCHES
RUNOFF
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
SAFETY
SAVINGS
SEA
SEA LEVEL RISE
SNOW
SNOW COVER
SOIL
SOUTH AMERICA
STORM
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
SUSTAINABLE WATER USE
TEMPERATURE
TRANSACTION COSTS
TROPICAL CYCLONES
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
VEGETATION
WATER AVAILABILITY
WATER CONSERVATION
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER POLICY
WATER RESOURCE
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SCARCITY
WATER SHORTAGE
WATER SHORTAGES
WATER SUPPLY
WATER USE
WEATHER EVENTS
spellingShingle AEROSOLS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE WATER
AQUACULTURE
ARID AREAS
ARID CONDITIONS
ARID REGIONS
ASSET MANAGEMENT
ATMOSPHERE
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
CARBON
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON FIXATION
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE MODELS
CLIMATE MODELS
CLIMATE SYSTEM
CLIMATE VARIABILITY
CLIMATIC EVENTS
COASTAL AREAS
COASTAL WATER
COMPENSATION
CONVERGENCE
CROPPING SYSTEMS
DAMAGES
DECISION MAKING
DESERTS
DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS
DISASTER
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTERS
DROUGHT
DROUGHT MANAGEMENT
DROUGHTS
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
EMERGENCY HEALTH
EMISSIONS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
EVAPORATION
EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
EXTREME EVENT
EXTREME EVENTS
EXTREME WEATHER
EXTREME WEATHER EVENT
FARMER
FARMERS
FERTILIZATION
FLOOD
FLOOD DAMAGE
FLOOD FORECASTING
FLOOD MANAGEMENT
FLOOD PROTECTION
FLOODING
FLOODS
FOOD SECURITY
FORESTRY
FORESTS
FOSSIL FUELS
FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
FRESHWATER AVAILABILITY
FRESHWATER RESOURCES
GENERATOR
GLOBAL ATMOSPHERE
GLOBAL SCALE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GREENHOUSE GASES
GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
GROUNDWATER USE
HYDROLOGY
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSURANCE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
IPCC
IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
LAND USE
LAND USE PLANNING
LANDS
METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
METEOROLOGY
MONSOON
MONSOONS
MOUNTAIN GLACIERS
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGOTIATIONS
NUTRIENTS
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
PRECIPITATION
PRECIPITATION EVENTS
PRECIPITATION RATE
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
RADIATIVE FORCING
RAIN
RAINFALL
RAINWATER
RELIEF
RISK ASSESSMENT
RIVER
RIVER BASINS
ROCK AVALANCHES
RUNOFF
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
SAFETY
SAVINGS
SEA
SEA LEVEL RISE
SNOW
SNOW COVER
SOIL
SOUTH AMERICA
STORM
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
SUSTAINABLE WATER USE
TEMPERATURE
TRANSACTION COSTS
TROPICAL CYCLONES
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
VEGETATION
WATER AVAILABILITY
WATER CONSERVATION
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER POLICY
WATER RESOURCE
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SCARCITY
WATER SHORTAGE
WATER SHORTAGES
WATER SUPPLY
WATER USE
WEATHER EVENTS
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Climate Change Impacts in Drought and Flood Affected Areas : Case Studies in India
geographic_facet South Asia
India
description The aim of this study is to assist the government in this endeavor by focusing on selected priorities. The overarching objective of this report is to promote the mainstreaming and integration of climate related risks in India's development policies and processes, where this is appropriate. The objectives and scope of work were developed in close consultation with the Ministry of Environment and Forests as the primary counterpart, a cross-section of concerned ministries and departments in the central government and in three selected states (Maharashtra, Orissa, and Andhra Pradesh), and scientific experts from academic, policy and research institutions. In the states, the department of water resources, government of Orissa, and the department of rural development and water conservation, government of Maharashtra, supported these assessments, reflecting a multi-sectoral interest in and demand for adaptation solutions. The focus of this report is on vulnerabilities in natural resources and rural livelihoods, which stand at the front line of climate change impacts. The approach was dictated by government priorities, which indicated the need to: (a) assess climate risks to agriculture and livelihoods in areas facing elevated and increasing exposure to droughts and floods; (b) generate better information on current coping and climate risk management strategies in response to droughts and floods; (c) develop and demonstrate the use of a climate modeling framework that can be used to identify future climate risks; and (d) use the information to assist in developing the key elements of a forward looking adaptation plan that can help improve climate resilience and adaptive capacity.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Climate Change Impacts in Drought and Flood Affected Areas : Case Studies in India
title_short Climate Change Impacts in Drought and Flood Affected Areas : Case Studies in India
title_full Climate Change Impacts in Drought and Flood Affected Areas : Case Studies in India
title_fullStr Climate Change Impacts in Drought and Flood Affected Areas : Case Studies in India
title_full_unstemmed Climate Change Impacts in Drought and Flood Affected Areas : Case Studies in India
title_sort climate change impacts in drought and flood affected areas : case studies in india
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9727673/climate-change-impacts-drought-flood-affected-areas-case-studies-india
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8075
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spelling okr-10986-80752021-04-23T14:02:36Z Climate Change Impacts in Drought and Flood Affected Areas : Case Studies in India World Bank AEROSOLS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE WATER AQUACULTURE ARID AREAS ARID CONDITIONS ARID REGIONS ASSET MANAGEMENT ATMOSPHERE AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON FIXATION CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE MODELS CLIMATE MODELS CLIMATE SYSTEM CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATIC EVENTS COASTAL AREAS COASTAL WATER COMPENSATION CONVERGENCE CROPPING SYSTEMS DAMAGES DECISION MAKING DESERTS DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTERS DROUGHT DROUGHT MANAGEMENT DROUGHTS EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE EMERGENCY HEALTH EMISSIONS ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION EVAPORATION EVAPOTRANSPIRATION EXTREME EVENT EXTREME EVENTS EXTREME WEATHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENT FARMER FARMERS FERTILIZATION FLOOD FLOOD DAMAGE FLOOD FORECASTING FLOOD MANAGEMENT FLOOD PROTECTION FLOODING FLOODS FOOD SECURITY FORESTRY FORESTS FOSSIL FUELS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FRESHWATER AVAILABILITY FRESHWATER RESOURCES GENERATOR GLOBAL ATMOSPHERE GLOBAL SCALE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GREENHOUSE GASES GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT GROUNDWATER RESOURCES GROUNDWATER USE HYDROLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSURANCE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC IRRIGATION IRRIGATION SYSTEMS LAND USE LAND USE PLANNING LANDS METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION METEOROLOGY MONSOON MONSOONS MOUNTAIN GLACIERS NATURAL RESOURCES NEGOTIATIONS NUTRIENTS PHOTOSYNTHESIS POTENTIAL IMPACTS PRECIPITATION PRECIPITATION EVENTS PRECIPITATION RATE PROGRAMS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION RADIATIVE FORCING RAIN RAINFALL RAINWATER RELIEF RISK ASSESSMENT RIVER RIVER BASINS ROCK AVALANCHES RUNOFF RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL LIVELIHOODS SAFETY SAVINGS SEA SEA LEVEL RISE SNOW SNOW COVER SOIL SOUTH AMERICA STORM SURFACE TEMPERATURE SUSTAINABLE WATER USE TEMPERATURE TRANSACTION COSTS TROPICAL CYCLONES UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME VEGETATION WATER AVAILABILITY WATER CONSERVATION WATER MANAGEMENT WATER POLICY WATER RESOURCE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WATER RESOURCES WATER SCARCITY WATER SHORTAGE WATER SHORTAGES WATER SUPPLY WATER USE WEATHER EVENTS The aim of this study is to assist the government in this endeavor by focusing on selected priorities. The overarching objective of this report is to promote the mainstreaming and integration of climate related risks in India's development policies and processes, where this is appropriate. The objectives and scope of work were developed in close consultation with the Ministry of Environment and Forests as the primary counterpart, a cross-section of concerned ministries and departments in the central government and in three selected states (Maharashtra, Orissa, and Andhra Pradesh), and scientific experts from academic, policy and research institutions. In the states, the department of water resources, government of Orissa, and the department of rural development and water conservation, government of Maharashtra, supported these assessments, reflecting a multi-sectoral interest in and demand for adaptation solutions. The focus of this report is on vulnerabilities in natural resources and rural livelihoods, which stand at the front line of climate change impacts. The approach was dictated by government priorities, which indicated the need to: (a) assess climate risks to agriculture and livelihoods in areas facing elevated and increasing exposure to droughts and floods; (b) generate better information on current coping and climate risk management strategies in response to droughts and floods; (c) develop and demonstrate the use of a climate modeling framework that can be used to identify future climate risks; and (d) use the information to assist in developing the key elements of a forward looking adaptation plan that can help improve climate resilience and adaptive capacity. 2012-06-14T19:30:16Z 2012-06-14T19:30:16Z 2008-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9727673/climate-change-impacts-drought-flood-affected-areas-case-studies-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8075 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study Economic & Sector Work South Asia India