Satellite data offers new hope for flood-stricken farmers in India
Climate change magnifies the risk of disasters and increases their costs. As the climate system has warmed, the number of weather-related hazards globally has tripled, and the number of people living in flood-prone areas and cyclone-exposed coastlines has doubled – and this trend is expected to increase. Dr Giriraj Amarnath and Dr Alok Sikka of International Water Management Institute (IWMI), discuss.
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| Format: | Press Item biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2018-03-01
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| Subjects: | crop production, climate change, agriculture, food security, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92096 http://www3.asiainsurancereview.com/Magazine/ReadMagazineArticle/aid/40556/Satellite-data-offers-new-hope-for-flood-stricken-farmers-in-India |
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