The global cost of disasters is growing: The economic burden of disasters is intensifying. While the direct costs of disasters averaged $70–80 billion a year between 1970 and 2000, between 2001 and 2020 these annual costs grew significantly to $180–200 billion. But the real cost is far higher. Disaster costs …
Understanding farmers’ knowledge, atttitude and adaptation measures towards climate change in Anantapur District of A.P. - A presentation by Dr. K. Ravi Shankar at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.
For the country as a whole, the rainfall for the season (June-September) was 106 % of its long period average (LPA). Out of the total of 641 districts, 100 were affected by moderate meteorological drought (seasonal rainfall deficiency of 26% to 50%), while 39 were affected by severe meteorological drought …
The early rains of the 2013 monsoon ended the drought in Maharashtra. But the long-term problem remains. A combination of measures is required to tackle the issue.
"Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis" is the contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This comprehensive assessment of the physical aspects of climate change puts a focus on those elements that are relevant to understand past, document current, …
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said on Tuesday that the country should adopt genetically modified (GM) crops in order meet the higher foodgrain requirement under the landmark food security law. "We have to accelerate the pace of agricultural growth on a sustainable basis to meet the additional requirement of foodgrain for …
Patna : The Bihar government on Wednesday declared drought in 33 of the 38 districts as the state has received 668.6 mm rainfall as against the annual average at 892.2 mm — a deficit of 28 per cent. The rainfall deficit in 15 of these 33 districts is as high …
The State government has declared as many as 167 hoblis in 80 taluks of 21 districts has drought affected this year, even as other parts continue to receive excess rainfall. Citing it a matter of ‘serious concern,’ the government said that some of the hoblis showed all the three drought …
The government is likely to seek financial aid from the Centre to tackle drought and floods in the State. Official sources said the government had prepared a memorandum seeking about Rs 475 crore to take up relief works in flood-affected areas, and Rs 744 crore in drought-hit areas. The actual …
This new analysis published by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society links human-caused climate change to half of 2012′s extreme weather. Attribution of extreme events is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper are 19 analyses by 18 different research groups, often …
Combined efforts of the agriculture and revenue departments are a must during the drought survey so that not a single affected farmer is left out, said Agriculture Additional Secretary and District Monitoring Officer R. Vasuki. Addressing a special meeting held here on Saturday, she said that village administrative officers and …
It will also look into drought-like situation in 51 taluks in State The State government will set up a Cabinet sub-committee headed by Revenue Minister V Sreenivas Prasad to look into natural calamities in the State. The Committee will assess and oversee relief measures not only in the flood-affected coastal …
The Climate Change Secretariat of the Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy will shortly commence climate resilient living programme in Walapane in the Nuwara Eliya district and Medirigiriya in the Polonnaruwa District. Ministry officials told The Island that the three-year programme would focus on climate change adaptation strategies. The Secretariat …
Sri Lanka’s contribution to global warming was negligible but it was severely affected by the impacts of climate change, Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development Minister Jagath Pushpakumara said. Addressing the inaugural session of International Conference under the theme, "Climate Change Impact and Adoption for Food and Environmental Security" at …
1,166 farmers committed suicide in financial year 2012-13 The Maharashtra government has officially admitted to a rising farm suicide rate that saw, on an average, more than three farmers taking their own lives every day in the financial year 2012-13. In a written reply to a question raised in the …
Cotton, soya bean have been severely damaged to heavy rains. Floods due to heavy rainfall in Vidarbha have severely damaged cash crops, including cotton, oranges and soya beans. The Maharashtra government has set up a three-member committee to look into the damages caused to these crops and also to farm …
By 2030, average temperatures could rise by one to 4.5 degrees Celsius in the Himalayan region Global warming, coupled by unplanned construction boom and industrial layout, could spell doom “worse than that of Uttarakhand” for the ecologically fragile Jammu and Kashmir, experts have warned at a recent meeting of the …
State had demanded Rs.7,888 crore The Union government has sanctioned a drought-relief package of Rs.107 crore to Kerala. The amount was sanctioned by the National Disaster Management Committee, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, to carry out long-term agricultural projects and to resolve drinking water shortage in some districts. State’s …
While Opposition parties criticised the Cabinet's decision of taking the ordinance route for the implementation of National Food Security Bill, agricultural experts and industry associations have asked the government to fix leakages in the Public Distribution System (PDS) and investment in improving production, storage and transportation of food grains before …
Climate change will overturn hard won gains in reducing poverty in South Asia as changing weather patterns make accessing water and food resources even more difficult, according to a new report named Turn down the Heat - Climate Extremes, Regional Impacts and the Case for Resilience, released by the World …
The 2012 drought in Maharashtra's Marathwada region was mainly the result of lack of good water governance and poor operation of watershed development and irrigation projects. A policy that restrains sugar cane cultivation and modernises all types of water resource development works will go a long way in ensuring that …
