South Asia Climate Types Effects & Adaptations

Tropical Wet & Dry: Dhaka EFFECTS: Flooding can destroy crops. Floodingimpede transportation Polluted drinking water Schools & businesses close. ADAPTATIONS: Farmers grow rice, which requires a lot of water.

Semiarid: Jodhpur EFFECTS: ADAPTATIONS: <14 in. of rain p/yr Difficulty growing crops Scarce drinking water Disease ADAPTATIONS: Drip irrigation Eating samas, a wild grass

TROPICAL WET & DRY: CALCUTTA EFFECTS: Flooding Backed up sewer system Contaminated drinking water Disease spreads easily ADAPTATIONS: Rebuilding canals Repairing sewer lines Clearing rivers of garbage to prevent flooding

ARID (desert): PUNE EFFECTS: ADAPTATIONS: Farming is difficult. (cloud seeding) Farmers plant drought-resistant crops