(E-BOOK) Bundelkhand Drought by National Institute of Disaster Management

Title : Bundelkhand Drought by National Institute of disaster Managment

Foreword			i
Preface			iii
Acknowledgements			vii
List of Figures			xi
List of Tables			xii
1	Introduction		1
	1.1	Background	1
	1.2	Present Scenario	2
	1.3	Past Studies	5
	1.4	Scope of the Present Study	6
2	Bundelkhand Profile		9
	2.1	Study Area	9
	2.2	History	9
	2.3	Ecophysiography, Climate and Natural Resources of Bundelkhand	12
	2.4	Land Use and Settlement Pattern	15
	2.5	Demography and Urbanization	17
	2.6	Development of Agriculture (the main occupation)	20
	2.7	Industry Growth	21
	2.8	Institutions	23
	2.9	Major NGOs and their initiatives in Bundelkhand	24
3	Miseries in Bundelkhand		29
	3.1	Bundelkhand Drought: A Tale of Miseries	29
4	Drought Hazard Analysis		41
	4.1	Scientific Study	41
	4.2	Data used	44
	4.3	Methodology of Study	45
	4.4	Analysis of Datasets	47
	4.5	Drought Hazard Mapping	47
	4.6	Drought Frequency and Intensity Analysis	53
	4.7	Hazard Analysis (Frequency and Intensity)	59
	4.8	Composite Drought Hazard Mapping	60
5	Capacities: Mitigation and Development		65
	5.1	Traditional Knowledge	65
	5.2	Mitigation Activities and Development	68
	5.3	Development Schemes in Bundelkhand	70
	5.4	Agroforestry	81
	5.5	Alternative Employment	87
	5.6	Drought Impact Assessment	89
	5.7	Mainstreaming Drought Risk Mitigation through Convergence	96
6	Strategic Recommendations		105
	6.1	Policies and strategies	105
	6.2	Institutional framework	111
	6.3	Information Flow	115
	6.4	Opportunities and Limits	116
	6.5	Way Forward	118
	6.6	Recommendations and Future Research Needs	120
7	Bibliography		125
8	ICSSR Project Evaluation Report		131
9	About the Authors		133

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