Climate change vulnerability and adaptation experiences from Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh
This document presents five case studies from India providing insights and lessons learned on possible responses to climate change in semi-arid rural areas in the states of Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. It draws experience from the Vulnerability Assessment and Enhancing Adaptive Capacities to Climate Change (V&A) pilot programme aimed at strengthening the resilience of local communities to conditions of unfavourable weather, like adverse alterations in temperature and precipitation leading to the more frequent occurrence of drought, and using the experiences for policy development processes at various levels.
The document contains the introduction and case studies, which cover five priority areas of interventions: water resources management, pasture land development, rice cultivation, community-based institutions, and village-level agro-meteorological observatories.