UID:
edoccha_9958075227502883
Format:
1 online resource (pages cm)
ISBN:
0-8213-9875-X
Series Statement:
Directions in development : countries and regions
Content:
This book was undertaken at a pivotal time in the region. The weak summer monsoon in 2009 created drought conditions throughout Pakistan. This followed an already tenuous situation for many rural households faced with high fuel and fertilizer costs and the impacts of rising global food prices. Then catastrophic monsoon flooding in 2010 affected over 20 million people, devastating their housing, infrastructure, and crops. Damages from this single flood event were estimated at US10 billion, half of which were losses in the agriculture sector. Notwithstanding the debate as to whether these obser
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-9874-1
Language:
English
