Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics

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Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics
Module II
Course on
Coping With Drought
ICRISAT
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Coping with Drought
Coping with Drought
Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics
Audience This course is meant for farmers,
students and those interested in agriculture to
acquaint with drought and coping with this
natural hazard. Structure This course is
divided into Modules and Lessons within each
module.
To select a Module and Lesson within a Module,
click on the Module and Lesson on the screen.
Course on Coping with Drought
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• After completing 7 Lessons in this Module you
  have learned to
• Explain the impacts of drought on
  agriculture, livestock, environment and our
  society.
• Describe the economic effects that results
  due to impacts of drought
• Recognize the impacts of drought comparing
• to the other natural disasters

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Impacts of Drought
Virtual Academy for the Semi Arid Tropics
The 7 Lessons in this Module are Lesson 1
How drought affects us in general? Lesson 2
How drought affects agriculture? Lesson 3 How
drought affects livestock? Lesson 4 What are
the economic effects of
drought? Lesson 5 How drought affects
environment? Lesson 6 How drought impacts our
society? Lesson 7 How of drought impacts
compared with other natural
disasters?
Course on Coping with Drought