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World Bank - Environment and Sustainable Development: Overcoming Drought
Adaptation Strategies for
Andhra Pradesh, India
Abstract
Climate change is both an environment and a development issue. Any
human-induced change in climate conditions will affect not just ecosystems
and biodiversity, but will also affect agricultural productivity, water
quantity and quality, human health, and human settlement patterns. All
this has direct and potentially damaging implications for developing
countries as it can, ultimately, undermine their aspirations of sustainable
development.
Developed after detailed consultations with a range of stakeholders,
this report is a ground-breaking attempt to draw up a comprehensive
drought management framework. It has been based on a probability
model that brings together risk-mitigation and risk-financing techniques,
and also considers the long-term impact of climate change. It has also led
to a practical application on the ground, with the Government of
Andhra Pradesh piloting an innovative Drought Adaptation Initiative
with Bank support.
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