Crop insurance for adaptation to climate change in India
M Swain - 2014 - eprints.lse.ac.uk
In India, agriculture is inherently a risky venture due to uncertainty in production and volatility
in price, and more so in the context of increased climatic aberrations and globalisation …
in price, and more so in the context of increased climatic aberrations and globalisation …
Disasters, deaths, and the Sendai goal one: Lessons from Odisha, India
NS Ray-Bennett - World Development, 2018 - Elsevier
Natural disasters (such as floods, cyclones, heat waves, and lightning) have the potential to
cause human loss and injury. Due to climate change, the number of people affected by …
cause human loss and injury. Due to climate change, the number of people affected by …
Post-disaster reconstruction and institutional mechanisms for risk reduction: A comparative study of three disasters in India
V Thiruppugazh - Disaster recovery: Used or misused development …, 2014 - Springer
This study examines the institutional mechanisms employed in post-disaster reconstruction
programs in India after three major disasters occurring between 1993 and 2004 in three …
programs in India after three major disasters occurring between 1993 and 2004 in three …
Super-Cyclone in 1999
NS Ray-Bennett, NS Ray-Bennett - Avoidable Deaths: A Systems Failure …, 2018 - Springer
This chapter introduces the case studies. On 17–18 October 1999, Odisha, an Indian state
was affected by a super-cyclone (wind velocity of 270–300 km/h) which killed more than …
was affected by a super-cyclone (wind velocity of 270–300 km/h) which killed more than …
Experiences of women with super cyclone in coastal Odisha
The super cyclone that hit the coast of Odisha on 29 30 October 1999 was one of the most
violent and devastating disasters that Odisha has ever experienced, and its effects were …
violent and devastating disasters that Odisha has ever experienced, and its effects were …
Mismanagement of a natural disaster: A case of the annually flooded villages of Lucknow
R Srivastava - Voice of Intellectual Man-An International Journal, 2011 - indianjournals.com
Disasters caused by natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods, landslides etc. have an
adverse effect on human lives, economic and social infrastructure including the ecosystem …
adverse effect on human lives, economic and social infrastructure including the ecosystem …