A large number of rural households in the state of Odisha, India are dependent on agriculture for their basic livelihoods, which is affected by the frequent occurrence of climate externalities like cyclones and floods. In response, the farm households do also undertake adaptation measures to...

The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed several lives and has already adversely affected the livelihoods of millions of vulnerable households. This policy brief surveys the current status of the disease, its spread and its likely socio-economic effects in the context of Andhra Pradesh, India. Given...

Local adaptation to climate change impacts are increasingly observed across communities. This study is focused on the assessment of vulnerability to climate change and documents the adaptation practices relevant to two sectors namely, farming and fishing in two selected coastal districts of the...

In the international arena, two broad policy responses have emerged to deal with negative impact of climate change, i.e. 'mitigation' and 'adaptation'. Though adaptation is required to reduce unmitigated climatic impact, the ongoing international climate conventions and scholarly studies have...

The state of Odisha, situated at the eastern coast of India, is highly vulnerable to climate variability and change due to the combination of poverty and high frequency of cyclonic related events. During the past few decades, severe cyclonic storms have disrupted the livelihoods of vulnerable...

Institutions do matter in managing water scarcity. Institutional reforms in water sector in recent years have tried to replace the existing ‘command-and-control approach’ with more innovative and comprehensive marketbased approach. Based on a comprehensive literature review, this paper...