Indigenous Drought Coping Strategies and Risk Management against El Nino in Papua New Guinea

In this phase, a study was conducted on the institutional preparedness to cope with future el nino-induced risks on agriculture. Although people suffered shortages of food and water, each community had various coping strategies. This paper documents the indigenous coping strategies used by people in six worst affected districts in the highlands and lowlands of PNG.

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Year of publication:	2003
Authors:	Bang, Sergie K. ; Sitango, Kud
Institutions:	Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), United Nations
Subject:	drought \| indigenous knowledge \| Environmental Economics and Policy

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series Working Papers Number 32687
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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