The Indus Basin of Pakistan : the impacts of climate risks on water and agriculture /

This book was undertaken at a pivotal time in the region. The weak summer monsoon in 2009 created drought conditions throughout Pakistan. 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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yu, Winston H.
Autor Corporativo: World Bank
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, [2013]
Colección:World Bank e-Library.
Temas:
Climatic changes > Pakistan.
Crops and climate > Pakistan.
Water resources development > Environmental aspects > Pakistan.
Climat > Changements > Pākistān.
Cultures et climat > Pākistān.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation > Aspect de l'environnement > Pākistān.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Hydrology.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Limnology.
Climatic changes
Crops and climate
Ecology
Economic history
Water resources development > Environmental aspects
Indus River Watershed > Economic conditions.
Indus River Watershed > Environmental conditions.
Indus, Bassin de l' > Conditions économiques.
Indus, Bassin de l' > Conditions environnementales.
Asia > Indus River Watershed
Pakistan
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book was undertaken at a pivotal time in the region. The weak summer monsoon in 2009 created drought conditions throughout Pakistan. 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 US10 billion, half of which were losses in the agriculture sector. Notwithstanding the debate as to whether these obser.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780821398753
082139875X

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