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Responding to rainfall variability has always been one of the most critical risks facing farmers. It is also an integral part of the job of water managers, whether it be designing interventions for flood management, improving the reliability of water supply for irrigation or advising on prioritie...


Bird, JeremyRoy, SrabaniShah, TushaarAggarwal, Pramod K.Smakhtin, Vladimir U.Amarnath, GirirajAmarasinghe, Upali A.Pavelic, PaulMcCornick, Peter G.[Adapting to climate variability and change in India]Adapting to climate variability and change in India

Climate change magnifies the risk of disasters and increases their costs. As the climate system has warmed, the number of weather-related hazards globally has tripled, and the number of people living in flood-prone areas and cyclone-exposed coastlines has doubled – and this trend is expected to i...


Amarnath, GirirajSikka, Alok K.[Satellite data offers new hope for flood-stricken farmers in India]Satellite data offers new hope for flood-stricken farmers in India

This Research Report presents the first comprehensive overview of the multiple climate hazard risks, and the proposed key issues and challenges facing the South Asian region. This report suggests methods for mapping such risks and estimating their impacts on people and agriculture in South Asia. ...


Amarnath, GirirajAlahacoon, NirangaSmakhtin, Vladimir U.Aggarwal, Pramod K.[Mapping multiple climate-related hazards in South Asia]Mapping multiple climate-related hazards in South Asia

Paper presented at the 37th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS): Promoting Spatial Data Infrastructure for Sustainable Economic Development, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 17-21 October 2016. Beginning on 14 May 2016, a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal caused torrential rain to fall across Sr...


Alahacoon, NirangaPani, PeejushMatheswaran, KarthikeyanSamansiri, SrimalAmarnath, Giriraj[Rapid emergency response mapping for the 2016 floods in Kelani river basin, Sri Lanka]Rapid emergency response mapping for the 2016 floods in Kelani river basin, Sri Lanka

Index-based flood insurance (IBFI) is an innovative approach to developing effective payout schemes for low-income, flood-prone communities. This project aims to integrate hi-tech modelling and satellite imagery with other data to predetermine flood thresholds, which could trigger speedy compensa...


Amarnath, Giriraj[Increasing agricultural resilience and flood-proofing livelihoods in Bangladesh]Increasing agricultural resilience and flood-proofing livelihoods in Bangladesh

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