Satellite data offers new hope for flood-stricken farmers in India

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2018-03-01

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Amarnath G, Sikka A. 2018. Satellite data offers new hope for flood-stricken farmers in India. Asia Insurance Review: 80-82.

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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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Giriraj Amarnath  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7390-9800
 Alok Sikka  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9843-9617
AGROVOC Keywords
crop production; climate change; agriculture; food security
Subjects
CLIMATE SERVICES AND SAFETY NETS; AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT; FLOODS; WATER MANAGEMENT
Countries
India
Regions
Asia; Southern Asia
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International Water Management Institute

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