Venkatachalapathi Suresh BabuNational Institute of Rural Development | NIRD · Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Mitigation
Venkatachalapathi Suresh Babu
M.Sc. (Agri.) Ph.D in Agronomy
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Introduction
working as an Associate Professor in Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Mitigation (CCCDM) at the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad, India. Completed Ph.D. in Agronomy from the University of Agricultural Science, Bangalore. Gained experience in Regional Centre, National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board (MoEF), Bangalore on Mangrove restoration, Shelterbelts, Joint Forest Management, Agro-forestry and presently working on Community Based Disaster Risk Management in NIRD&PR, Hyderabad. Worked on AICRP project on ‘Use of Sewage Effluents in Irrigating Plantations Crops’. In the total tenure of 17 years of research and training experience published several research papers and edited books.
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This paper illustrates the implementation of the Sustainable Livelihoods and Adaptation to Climate Change (SLACC) project in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh States of India during the period of 2014–2019 by the World Bank and National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) under the supervision of Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India. The main objectiv...
Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) built capacity of the farmers from the climate resilience in the Wworld bank supported Sustainable Livelihoods and Adaptation to Climate Change (SLACC) project. The National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) comprising women self-help groups (WSHG) were trained in techniques such has Zero tillage, seed treatment,...
The Sustainable Development Goals on Climate Action indicated that the annual average losses from disasters amount to hundreds of billions of dollars, requiring an investment of
US$6 billion annually in disaster risk management alone. The goal aims to mobilize $100 billion annually by 2020 to address the needs of developing countries and help mitig...
Today, there is a growing realization and commitment of the global community to achieve more sustainable and broad-based agricultural growth by addressing gender related issues in agriculture through national, regional and global initiatives and partnerships. There is need for reorientation of the agricultural research agenda to overcome the existi...
MGNREGS is an opportunity for revitalising agriculture, restoration of ecosystems besides providing livelihood security to the poor and unemployed. It was to assess the impact of MGNREGS on rural labour markets, ascertain the changes in land use, cropping pattern and micro irrigation development in agriculture. The study concluded that for both mal...
South Asia is one of the most vulnerable areas of an increasingly disaster-impacted world, with floods, droughts cyclones and earthquakes causing several casualties and disrupting lives and livelihoods every year. India is one of the most vulnerable countries to natural disasters (Gokhale, 2008). The country has faced a number of natural disasters...
