Indus basin of Pakistan: Impacts of climate risks on water and agriculture
This study, Indus basin of Pakistan: the impacts of climate risks on water and agriculture was undertaken at a pivotal time in the region. The weak summer monsoon in 2009 created drought conditions throughout the country. This followed an already tenuous situation for many rural households faced wit...
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| author | Yang, Yi-Chen Yu, Winston Savitsky, Andre Alford, Donald Brown, Casey Wescoat, James Debowicz, Dario Robinson, Sherman |
| author_browse | Alford, Donald Brown, Casey Debowicz, Dario Robinson, Sherman Savitsky, Andre Wescoat, James Yang, Yi-Chen Yu, Winston |
| author_facet | Yang, Yi-Chen Yu, Winston Savitsky, Andre Alford, Donald Brown, Casey Wescoat, James Debowicz, Dario Robinson, Sherman |
| author_sort | Yang, Yi-Chen |
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| description | This study, Indus basin of Pakistan: the impacts of climate risks on water and agriculture was undertaken at a pivotal time in the region. The weak summer monsoon in 2009 created drought conditions throughout the country. This followed an already tenuous situation for many rural households faced with high fuel and fertilizer costs and the impacts of rising global food prices. Then catastrophic monsoon flooding in 2010 affected over 20 million people, devastating their housing, infrastructure, and crops. Damages from this single flood event were estimated at US dollar 10 billion, half of which were losses in the agriculture sector. Notwithstanding the debate as to whether these observed extremes are evidence of climate change, an investigation is needed regarding the extent to which the country is resilient to these shocks. It is thus timely, if not critical, to focus on climate risks for water, agriculture, and food security in the Indus basin of Pakistan. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1553602024-11-14T11:38:31Z Indus basin of Pakistan: Impacts of climate risks on water and agriculture Yang, Yi-Chen Yu, Winston Savitsky, Andre Alford, Donald Brown, Casey Wescoat, James Debowicz, Dario Robinson, Sherman water resources environment climate change glaciers This study, Indus basin of Pakistan: the impacts of climate risks on water and agriculture was undertaken at a pivotal time in the region. The weak summer monsoon in 2009 created drought conditions throughout the country. This followed an already tenuous situation for many rural households faced with high fuel and fertilizer costs and the impacts of rising global food prices. Then catastrophic monsoon flooding in 2010 affected over 20 million people, devastating their housing, infrastructure, and crops. Damages from this single flood event were estimated at US dollar 10 billion, half of which were losses in the agriculture sector. Notwithstanding the debate as to whether these observed extremes are evidence of climate change, an investigation is needed regarding the extent to which the country is resilient to these shocks. It is thus timely, if not critical, to focus on climate risks for water, agriculture, and food security in the Indus basin of Pakistan. 2013 2024-10-15T19:38:15Z 2024-10-15T19:38:15Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155360 en Open Access World Bank Yang, Yi-Chen; Yu, Winston; Savitsky, Andre; Alford, Donald; Brown, Casey; Wescoat, James; Debowicz, Dario; Robinson, Sherman. 2013. Indus Basin of Pakistan: Impacts of Climate Risks on Water and Agriculture. Directions in development: countries and regions. Washington, DC: World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13834 |
| spellingShingle | water resources environment climate change glaciers Yang, Yi-Chen Yu, Winston Savitsky, Andre Alford, Donald Brown, Casey Wescoat, James Debowicz, Dario Robinson, Sherman Indus basin of Pakistan: Impacts of climate risks on water and agriculture |
| title | Indus basin of Pakistan: Impacts of climate risks on water and agriculture |
| title_full | Indus basin of Pakistan: Impacts of climate risks on water and agriculture |
| title_fullStr | Indus basin of Pakistan: Impacts of climate risks on water and agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indus basin of Pakistan: Impacts of climate risks on water and agriculture |
| title_short | Indus basin of Pakistan: Impacts of climate risks on water and agriculture |
| title_sort | indus basin of pakistan impacts of climate risks on water and agriculture |
| topic | water resources environment climate change glaciers |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155360 |
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