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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.
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > 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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> > > >
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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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