Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-129) and index.
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Drought and the Andhra Pradesh economy : historical perspective -- Ch. 3. Methodological framework -- Ch. 4. Reducing vulnerability of agriculture to drought in eight drought-prone districts -- Ch. 5. Managing economic impact of drought at the state level -- Ch. 6. Conclusions and recommendations -- Annex 1. Programs addressing drought in Andhra Pradesh -- Annex 2. Definitions of drought -- Annex 3. Stochastic crop production loss model -- Annex 4. WXGEN in EPIC -- Annex 5. EPIC : crop growth model -- Annex 6. Planting area model -- Annex 7. Input-output analysis for Andhra Pradesh -- Annex 8. Structure of the Andhra Pradesh economy (1980-1 to 2002-3).
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Using recent advances in modeling climate-related risks and adjusting state of the art catastrophic risk modeling techniques to drought, the study conducts an innovative long-term assessment of drought risks in Andhra Pradesh, India, and suggests strategies to reduce their impact, under several economic, drought management and climate change scenarios. The analysis deepens an understanding of climate risk adaptation strategies, including implications for agricultural and catastrophic risk insurance.