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About Bhagirath Behera
Bhagirath Behera is a professor of environmental economics at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.Revitalizing South Asia’s groundwater resources with direct-seeded rice
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Direct-seeded rice contributes to lower greenhouse gas emissions, benefiting the environment, and increasing farmers’ total income by reducing cultivation costs.
Protecting victims of climate-induced migration and displacement in South Asia
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South Asia is home to a quarter of the world’s population and is extremely susceptible to climate change-induced displacement and migration.
Fixing the agriculture–climate change maladaptation information gap
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Further research is needed on the risks associated with adaptation measures that can increase current or future vulnerability to climate change.
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