Reminder!!!
For YETI
Debabrata Phukon
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From: Madhavi Latha <madhavi@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2018, 9:32 am
Subject: REMINDER: Talk by Chandra Sekhar Bahinipati on July 16, 2018
(Monday) at 3:45 pm
To: Madhavi Latha <madhavi@xxxxxxxxx>
On 7/6/2018 12:11 PM, Madhavi Latha wrote:
You are cordially invited to a talk titled
*Does development reduce damage risk from climate extremes? Empirical
evidence for floods in India*
by
*Chandra Sekhar Bahinipati*
*Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati (IITT), India*
Date & Time: Monday, July 16, 2018 at 03:45 pm
Venue: ATREE Auditorium
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*Abstract:*
Using a dataset on reported loss and damage from floods across the Indian
states between 1953 and 2011, this study inquires whether development makes
Indian states to become flood resilient. Although the role of
disaster-specific and the generic adaptation measures in mitigating loss
and damage from natural disasters have been largely researched, there are
limited empirical studies in the Indian context, particularly those that
conducted an analysis at the sub-national level and used a dataset of more
than 50 years. Besides, this study has an advantage of exploring the causal
relationship between human development and the impacts from floods.
Employing zero-inflated negative binomial and fixed effects models, this
study comes up with three major findings. *First*, an increasing trend is
observed for the reported loss and damage indicators not only in India but
also across the flood-affected states. *Second*, both human development and
income indicators are found as statistically insignificant in most of the
cases, indicating that the states are not becoming flood-resilient with
respect to present development. *Third, *there is a lack of evidence of
learning effect. Therefore, the paper suggests that the ongoing development
strategies must take into account climate risk and address the persistent
adaptation deficit. These findings could have larger policy implications
since we are likely to encounter such events frequently in the upcoming
decades.
*Keywords: *Human Development; Income; Loss and Damage; Floods; Resilience;
Indian States
*About the Speaker:*
Chandra Sekhar Bahinipati has obtained his Ph.D. (Economics) from Madras
Institute of Development Studies, India, and currently, he is working as an
Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati (IITT),
India. His research interests include climate change economics, economics
of adaptation, loss and damage, environmental economics, natural resource
management and development economics. Apart from teaching principles of
economics, econometrics and impact evaluation at IITT, he is currently
working on two sponsored research projects: (i) Role of information,
institutions and incentives in enhancing adoption of climate resilient
agricultural interventions in southern Indian states, and (ii) Evidence
based systematic review of adoption of agricultural interventions across
the Indian states and its’ impact on environmental outcomes.
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*Tea/coffee will be served downstairs at 3:30 PM*
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Madhavi Latha G
The Academy for Conservation Science and Sustainability Studies
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE),
Royal Enclave, Srirampura, Jakkur PO
Bangalore 560064, India
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Madhavi Latha G
The Academy for Conservation Science and Sustainability Studies
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE),
Royal Enclave, Srirampura, Jakkur PO
Bangalore 560064, India
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Phone: +91-80-23635555 Extn: 121
Fax: +91-80-23530070
E-mail: madhavi@xxxxxxxxx
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Madhavi Latha G
The Academy for Conservation Science and Sustainability Studies
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE),
Royal Enclave, Srirampura, Jakkur PO
Bangalore 560064, India
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Phone: +91-80-23635555 Extn: 121
Fax: +91-80-23530070
E-mail: madhavi@xxxxxxxxx
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