Emerging Economies Climate Report 2022
The report reveals that over half of companies in emerging economies have been impacted by extreme weather events over the last 12 months.The report shows that 58% of companies in Africa and South Asia
Drought
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Indigenous knowledge for disaster risk reduction in South Asia
This report by SDMC documents the indigenous knowledge of different communities living in multi-hazard zones Nepal, Sri Lanka and India. Shows that communities use the indigenous knowledge to anticipate natural hazard that afflicts them to prepare better to face the disaster.
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Uttar Pradesh drought cost-benefit analysis, India
This case study analyzes the costs and benefits of alternative strategies for mitigating the impact of drought on rural livelihoods in Uttar Pradesh. It explores both insurance mechanisms for spreading drought risk and, as an alternative, the development of groundwater irrigation for eliminating such risk.
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Reducing the effects of monga
THE government has taken up a scheme of cultivating a short duration variety of Aman paddy on 40,000 hectares of land in the five monga-stricken districts of the northern region to generate employment opportunities. This scheme is expected to generate income for the day-labourers and other poor people during the lean period of October and November.
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Drought stares seven dists in the face
BHUBANESWAR: IT
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Clashes Over Water Kill Four In Drought-Hit Kenya
Fighting over boreholes in arid northern Kenya has killed at least four people as competition for resources mounts in the drought-hit region, the Kenyan Red Cross said on Friday. Locals said the death toll was higher after two days of clashes between the Murulle and Garre clans in Elwak, Mandera District.
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Double trouble
drought and flood have affected Sangli district in Maharashtra at the same time. Four tehsils are under floodwaters, while five others face crop loss due to lack of water. The district administration and irrigation department officials said the present situation was because of uneven rainfall in the district. Experts, however, claimed that this dual-problem was not new to Sangli.
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China Grim on Prospects for Climate Pact
Negotiations seeking a global pact to tackle global warming are troubled and could end in disastrous failure, China's top climate change envoy warned on Monday, saying rich countries are failing to deliver on promises.
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WB announces USD 36 million aid package to Nepal
The World Bank (WB) today approved USD 36 million aid package for Nepal to support its efforts at reducing hardships and speeding up recovery from the problems caused by rising food and fuel prices, drought and recent floods.
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NASA data show some African drought linked to warmer Indian Ocean
A new study, co-funded by NASA, has identified a link between a warming Indian Ocean and less rainfall in eastern and southern Africa. Computer models and observations show a decline in rainfall, with implications for the region
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Vulnerability and the impact of climate change in South Africas Limpopo river basin
This brief is based on a paper that uses farm households