...This study, therefore, examines the influence of disasterspecific and generic adaption measures in reducing the damages resulting rom the climate extremes like cyclones and floods in India. A district-level analysis was carried out for the state of Odisha, India from 1999 to 2008 using fixed...

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...