World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192011-04-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2775This report presents the impact and lessons learned from the Andhra Pradesh Drought Adaptation Initiative (APDAI). The APDAI was implemented as a package of pilot activities in two dryland districts in Andhra Pradesh (Anantapur and Mahbubnagar) with the aim of developing and testing approaches for natural resource-based economic activities to better respond to current climate variability and long-term consequences of climate change. The report discusses how innovations are being scaled up through integration into regular government programs for greater outreach.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO GOVERNMENTACCESS TO MARKETSADVERSE IMPACTSAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL INPUTSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL SECTORSAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGYALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODSANIMAL HEALTHANIMAL HUSBANDRYANNUAL RAINFALLARID REGIONSATMOSPHEREAVERAGE RAINFALLBIOMASSCANALSCAPACITY BUILDINGCATTLECLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE VARIATIONCLIMATIC CONDITIONSCLIMATIC VARIABILITYCOMMON PROPERTYCOMMUNITY INSTITUTIONSCOMPOSTINGCONVERGENCECOPE WITH DROUGHTCOUNTERFACTUALCROP DIVERSIFICATIONCROP INSURANCECROP PRODUCTIONCROP PRODUCTIVITYCROP YIELDSCULTIVATIONDAMAGE TO CROPSDROUGHTDROUGHT CONDITIONSDROUGHT MANAGEMENTDROUGHT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIESDROUGHT YEARSDRY SEASONDRY SPELLSECONOMIC GROWTHELECTRICITYEMISSIONSEMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEMEEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESFARM LABORFARMERFARMERSFARMING SYSTEMSFERTILIZERSFLOCKFLOOD CONTROLFODDERFODDER PRODUCTIONFOOD INTAKEFOOD SECURITYFORESTFOREST LANDFOREST MAPFORESTRYFORESTSGRAZING LANDGREEN MANUREGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASESGROUND WATERGROUND WATER LEVELGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER AQUIFERSHERDERSHISTORICAL RAINFALLIMPACTS OF DROUGHTINCOMEINSURANCEIPCCIRRIGATIONLAMBSLAND USELANDLESS PEOPLELIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIESLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK MANAGEMENTLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONLIVESTOCK SECTORLOW RAINFALLMEATMOISTUREMOISTURE CONSERVATIONMONSOONSNEGATIVE IMPACTNEGATIVE IMPACTSORGANIC AGRICULTUREORGANIC MATERIALORGANIC MATTERPASTURESPOORPOOR PEOPLEPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMPRECIPITATIONPRODUCTION SYSTEMSPROPERTY RESOURCE MANAGEMENTPUBLIC WORKSRAINRAINFALLRAINWATERRICE PRODUCTIONRURALRURAL BANKSRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL COMMUNITYRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL DISTRICTSRURAL EMPLOYMENTRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTRURAL POORRURAL POPULATIONRURAL POVERTYRURAL POVERTY REDUCTIONRURAL POVERTY REDUCTION PROJECTRURAL WOMENSAFETY NETSAVINGSSHEEPSILVERSMALL FARMERSSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL SECURITYSOIL EROSIONSOIL FERTILITYTARGETINGTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETEMPERATURETEMPERATURE CHANGEVILLAGE ASSEMBLIESVILLAGE ASSEMBLYVILLAGE DEVELOPMENTVILLAGE LEVELVULNERABILITY TO DROUGHTWATER AVAILABILITYWATER CONSUMPTIONWATER MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCESWATER SCARCITYWATER SOURCESWATER STORAGEWEATHER PATTERNSWEED CONTROLWELLSWorld Bank10.1596/2775