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MEETINGS. JUNE 18, 2008
Climate variability and climate change:
implications for chronic poverty.
Climate variability and climate change:
implications for chronic poverty.
Posted: 18 Jun 2008 10:36 AM CDT
Miscellaneous L. Scott 2008 CPRC Working
Paper No. 108, Chronic
Poverty Research Centre, London, UK,
ISBN: 978-1-906433-07-9, 34 pp.
This paper follows the principles of the
'bottom-up' approach to
adaptation. It believes that one of the
starting points for adaptation
to climate change should be the present.
The focus should not just be
on scenarios of the future; combined
with this should be analysis of
present vulnerability in the face of
current climate variability.
Adaptation does not have to start from
scratch; people have been
coping with climate variability and
extremes for centuries and
continue to cope with it now. At the
same time, though, it
acknowledges that future climate changes
will probably be beyond the
current capacities of the poor to adapt
to successfully. This is one
reason why climate change requires
special consideration within the
development agenda. The focus of the
paper is on India. It looks at
projections of climate change under
different climate models and at
how these changes will alter India's
vulnerability to the climate. In
particular it notes that it is not
necessarily those poorest states
which are the most vulnerable to future
projected changes. The paper
then focuses on the current coping
strategies for climate variability
by the chronically poor and highlights
some of the barriers to and
opportunities for successful adaptation.
Potential responses include
livelihood diversification through
migration; employment generated by
the National Rural Employment Guarantee
Act and the potential to
expand the area of land under
irrigation. These are discussed in
greater detail.
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On 6/17/08, pradeep mohapatra <udyama.pradeep@gmail.com>
wrote:
> good article for your information,
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> On 6/16/08, pradeep mohapatra <udyama.pradeep@gmail.com>
wrote:
> > Dear all,
> > plz find good note on SRI attached
herewith. Now SRI has
> > demonstrated that this can be
another viable practice to mitigate
> > global food crisis once it is scaled
up. this can be one viable option
> > for climate justice and address
variability and more resilient
> > towards food and and environmental
security.
> > be a part of it. best
> >
> > On 6/7/08, pradeep mohapatra <udyama.pradeep@gmail.com>
wrote:
> > > IMF Deputy Managing Director:
Climate Change Poses Serious
> > > Macroeconomic Challenges for
Low-Income Countries
> > > Climate change poses "particularly
serious macroeconomic, fiscal, and
> > > financial challenges for
low-income countries," said Takatoshi
Kato,
> > > Deputy Managing Director of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) at
> > > the Fourth Tokyo International
Conference on African Development
> > > (TICAD IV), which conve...
> > > Date: Jun-04-2008
> > > Contributed by: Immaculate Bugingo
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 5/17/08, pradeep mohapatra <udyama.pradeep@gmail.com>
wrote:
> > > > thanks for your reflection ,
> > > > best.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 5/14/08, Nitya Jacob <nitya.jacob@un.org.in>
wrote:
> > > > > Isnt it ironic they call for
resolving the water crisis given the
amount of
> > > > > water Pepsi and Coke use for
bottling their drinks and bottled water.
Making
> > > > > those bottles and chilling
them for customers adds to global
warming. The
> > > > > bottles then fill up garbage
dumps adding to civic problems and also
global
> > > > > warming.
> > > > >
> > > > > We may enjoy the soft drinks
of these industries, but they should
carry
> > > > > warnings just like cigarettes
do. If Mother Dairy and Amul can see a
market
> > > > > in packaging lassi and
buttermilk, what's to stop these people
from doing.
> > > > >
> > > > > On climate change, it's a
reality but its effects are not being
understood.
> > > > > We need flexibility to
understand and adapt to the effects of
climate, the
> > > > > most notable is erratic
rainfall. A better system of predicting
rain can
> > > > > help farmers manage their
crops better and others to harvest
rainwater more
> > > > > effectively. Unfortunately we
are nowhere close to having an effective
> > > > > system in India, while
websites give better weather
predictions, at least
> > > > > for cities.
> > > > >
> > > > > Nitya Jacob
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Nooyi, Gulabchand call for G8
focus on water crisis
> > > > > CEOs of 19 corporations,
including Indra K Nooyi of PepsiCo and
Ajit
> > > > > Gulabchand of Hindustan
Construction Company, have called upon
the
> > > > > leaders of G8 countries to
take urgent action on the emerging
global
> > > > > crisis in water and
sanitation.
> > > > >
> > > > > +Read More
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 5/9/08, pradeep mohapatra <udyama.pradeep@gmail.com>
wrote:
> > > > > > Asian bank in food crisis
warning
> > > > > > The Asian Development Bank (ADB)
has warned that the crisis of rising
> > > > > > food prices could reverse
gains made in reducing poverty across
the
> > > > > > continent.
> > > > > > --
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> > > > > > Team leader,
> > > > > > UDYAMA,
> > > > > > HIG-283/K-5/KalingaVihar,
> > > > > > Patrapada post,
> > > > > > Bhubaneswar-751019
> > > > > > 0674 2475656,
> > > > > > +91 9437110892
> > > > > > www.udyama.org
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> > --
> > Pradeep Mohapatra
> > Team leader,
> > UDYAMA,
> > HIG-283/K-5/KalingaVihar,
> > Patrapada post,
> > Bhubaneswar-751019
> > 0674 2475656,
> > +91 9437110892
> > www.udyama.org
> > Look to Learn ------- to Know-----
to Show----- to Grow The name ...
> > Skype-pradeep.mohapatra
> >
>
>
> --
> Pradeep Mohapatra
> Team leader,
> UDYAMA,
> HIG-283/K-5/KalingaVihar,
> Patrapada post,
> Bhubaneswar-751019
> 0674 2475656,
> +91 9437110892
> www.udyama.org
> Look to Learn ------- to Know----- to
Show----- to Grow The name ...
> Skype-pradeep.mohapatra
>
>
--
Pradeep Mohapatra
Team leader,
UDYAMA,
HIG-283/K-5/KalingaVihar,
Patrapada post,
Bhubaneswar-751019
0674 2475656,
+91 9437110892
www.udyama.org
Look to Learn ------- to Know----- to
Show----- to Grow The name ...
Skype-pradeep.mohapatra
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