Safety Nets and Natural Disaster Mitigation : Evidence from Cyclone Phailin in Odisha

Safety Nets and Natural Disaster Mitigation : Evidence from Cyclone Phailin in Odisha

To what degree can vulnerability to extreme weather events be mitigated by access to a rural livelihoods program, particularly with regard to the impacts on women? This paper addresses this question through a natural experiment arising from two ind...

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Main Authors: Christian, Paul, Kandpal, Eeshani, Palaniswamy, Nethra, Rao, Vijayendra
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
CLIMATE CHANGE
SAFETY NETS
GENDER
NATURAL DISASTERS
CYCLONE
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
EXTREME WEATHER
RURAL LIVELIHOOD
BAY OF BENGAL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/808311522070466796/Safety-nets-and-natural-disaster-mitigation-evidence-from-cyclone-Phailin-in-Odisha
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29555

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/808311522070466796/Safety-nets-and-natural-disaster-mitigation-evidence-from-cyclone-Phailin-in-Odisha
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29555

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