sameeksha Current Issue : VOL 45 No. 35 August 28 - September 03, 2010    See Full Contents>>
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    Floods and Poverty Traps:Evidence from Bangladesh   (28th July 2007)
     Amrita Dasgupta
          There are large negative effects of floods on the spatial incidence of poverty. These effects are especially strong in the short term in the immediate aftermath of major floods though there also appear to be longer-term negative effects. However, normal flooding is necessary and beneficial for agriculture, transport and fisheries. The probability of catastrophic flooding in Bangladesh is about once in a decade, and micro-flood-insurance is one important policy tool to mitigate the effects of catastrophic flooding on the poor.


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