Climate adaptation in the Indu-Gangetic Basin
Indus and Ganga Basins (IGB), which spread over 220 million ha and with over one billion population, grapples with multiple risks. Climate change will exacerbate the water-related recurrent disasters of floods and droughts. Variability and extreme events of rainfall and temperature are increasing. M...
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2022
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| author | Amarasinghe, Upali A. Sikka, Alok Surinadu, L. |
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| description | Indus and Ganga Basins (IGB), which spread over 220 million ha and with over one billion population, grapples with multiple risks. Climate change will exacerbate the water-related recurrent disasters of floods and droughts. Variability and extreme events of rainfall and temperature are increasing. Monsoon rains in four months from June to September bring 80% of the total rainfall. Irrigation is critical, especially for dry-season agriculture and for livelihoods and food security. Groundwater depletion, water quality, and environmental issues reached critical points threatening sustainable agriculture in many locations. This paper focuses on innovative water-related adaptation strategies being pilot tested and implemented to reduce the risks and enhance productivity and resilience in the agriculture sector in the Basins. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1257362025-05-20T05:26:57Z Climate adaptation in the Indu-Gangetic Basin Amarasinghe, Upali A. Sikka, Alok Surinadu, L. climate change adaptation groundwater recharge climate-smart agriculture solar powered irrigation systems crop insurance water accounting strategies Indus and Ganga Basins (IGB), which spread over 220 million ha and with over one billion population, grapples with multiple risks. Climate change will exacerbate the water-related recurrent disasters of floods and droughts. Variability and extreme events of rainfall and temperature are increasing. Monsoon rains in four months from June to September bring 80% of the total rainfall. Irrigation is critical, especially for dry-season agriculture and for livelihoods and food security. Groundwater depletion, water quality, and environmental issues reached critical points threatening sustainable agriculture in many locations. This paper focuses on innovative water-related adaptation strategies being pilot tested and implemented to reduce the risks and enhance productivity and resilience in the agriculture sector in the Basins. 2022-08-16 2022-11-30T21:43:05Z 2022-11-30T21:43:05Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125736 en Limited Access Edward Elgar Publishing Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Sikka, Alok; Surinadu, L. 2022. Climate adaptation in the Indu-Gangetic Basin. In Seo, S. N. (Ed.). Handbook of behavioral economics and climate change. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. pp.143-161. [doi: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800880740.00014] |
| spellingShingle | climate change adaptation groundwater recharge climate-smart agriculture solar powered irrigation systems crop insurance water accounting strategies Amarasinghe, Upali A. Sikka, Alok Surinadu, L. Climate adaptation in the Indu-Gangetic Basin |
| title | Climate adaptation in the Indu-Gangetic Basin |
| title_full | Climate adaptation in the Indu-Gangetic Basin |
| title_fullStr | Climate adaptation in the Indu-Gangetic Basin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate adaptation in the Indu-Gangetic Basin |
| title_short | Climate adaptation in the Indu-Gangetic Basin |
| title_sort | climate adaptation in the indu gangetic basin |
| topic | climate change adaptation groundwater recharge climate-smart agriculture solar powered irrigation systems crop insurance water accounting strategies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125736 |
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