Measuring the impact of climate change on Indian agriculture

WORLD BANK TECHNICAL PAPER NO. 402 Work in progress W TPLI40 for public discussion March jqq3 Measuring the Impact of Climate Change on Indian Agriculture .1Ird11wi );, Robc,rtl I Ick/c/hin. Robert Ec e,,soli, .Jyofi Parikh,. - Iptrci Sa~-l Ixaz'i Kin//a(l; *(1111tW JA,usis,. .Stephw L/ ...O//  RECENT WORLD BANK TECHNICAL PAPERS No. 327 Valdes and Schaeffer in collaboration with Martin, Surveillance of Agricultural Price and Trade Policies: A Handbookfor Paraguay No. 328 De Geyndt, Social Development and Absolute Poverty in Asia and Latin America No. 329 Mohan, editor, Bibliography of Publications: Technical Department, Africa Region, July 1987 to April 1996 No. 330 Echeverria, Trigo, and Byerlee, Institutional Change and Effective Financing of Agricultural Research in Latin America No. 331 Sharma, Darnhaug, Gilgan-Hunt, Grey, Okaru, and Rothberg, African Water Resources: Challenges and Opportunitiesfor Sustainable Development No. 332 Pohl, Djankov, and Anderson, Restructuring Large Industrial Firms in Central and Eastern Europe: An Empirical Analysis No. 333 Jha, Ranson, and Bobadilla, Measuring the Burden of Disease and the Cost-Effectiveness of Health Interventions: A Case Study in Guinea No. 334 Mosse and Sontheimer, Performance Monitoring Indicators Handbook No. 335 Kirmani and Le Moigne, Fostering Riparian Cooperation in International River Basins: The World Bank at Its Best in Development Diplomacy No. 336 Francis, with Akinwumi, Ngwu, Nkom, Odihi, Olomajeye, Okunmadewa, and Shehu, State, Community, and Local Development in Nigeria No. 337 Kerf and Smith, Privatizing Africa's Infrastructure: Promise and Change No. 338 Young, Measuring Economic Benefitsfor Water Invesrmenits and Policies No. 339 Andrews and Rashid, The Financing of Pension Systems in Central and Eastern Europe: An Overview of Major Trends and Their Determinants, 1990-1993 No. 340 Rutkowski, Changes in the Wage Structure during Economic Transition in Central and Eastern Europe No. 341 Goldstein, Preker, Adeyi, and Chellaraj, Trends in I-Iealth Status, Services, and Finance: The Transition in Central and Eastern Europe, Volurme I No. 342 Webster and Fidler, editors, Le secteur informel et les institutions de microfinancement en Afrique de l'Ouest No. 343 Kottelat and Whitten, Freshwater Biodiversity in Asia, with, Special Reference to Fish No. 344 Klugman and Schieber with Heleniak and Hon, A Survey of Health Reform in Central Asia No. 345 Industry and Mining Division, Industry and Energy Department, A Mining Strategyfor Latin America and the Caribbean No. 346 Psacharopoulos and Nguyen, The Role of Government and the Private Sector in Fighting Poverty No. 347 Stock and de Veen, Expanding Labor-based Methodsfor Road Works in Africa No. 348 Goldstein, Preker, Adeyi, and Chellaraj, Trends in Health Status, Services, and Finance: The Transition in Central and Eastern Europe, Volume II, Statistical Annex No. 349 Cummings, Dinar, and Olson, New Evaluation Proceduresfor a New Generation of Water-Related Projects No. 350 Buscaglia and Dakolias, Judicial Reform in Latin American Courts: The Experience in Argentina and Ecuador No. 351 Psacharopoulos, Morley, Fiszbein, Lee, and Wood, Poverty and Income Distribution in Latin America: The Story of the 1980s No. 352 Allison and Ringold, Labor Markets in Transition in Central and Eastern Europe, 1989-1995 No. 353 Ingco, Mitchell, and McCalla, Global Food Supply Prospects, A Background Paper Preparedfor the World Food Summit, Rome, November 1996 No. 354 Subramanian, Jagannathan, and Meinzen-Dick, User Organizations for Sustainable Water Services No. 355 Lambert, Srivastava, and Vietmeyer, Medicinal Plants: Rescuing a Global Heritage No. 356 Aryeetey, Heitige, Nissanke, and Steel, Financial Market Fragmentation and Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa No. 357 Adamolekun, de Lusignan, and Atomate, editors, Civil Service Reform in Francophone Africa: Proceedings ofa Workshop Abidjan, January 23-26,1996 No. 358 Ayres, Busia, Dinar, Hirji, Lintner, McCalla, and Robelus, Integrated Lake and Reservoir Management: World Bank Approach and Experience (List continues on the inside back cover)  WORLD BANK TECHNICAL PAPER NO. 402 Measuring the Impact of Climate Change on Indian Agriculture Ariel Dinar, Robert Mendelsohn, Robert Evenson, Jyoti Parikh, Apurva Sanghi, Kavi Kumar, James McKinsey, Stephen Lonergan The World Bank Washington, D.C.  Copyright