ADB Approves $200 Million Loan to Strengthen Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management in Assam, India

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ADB Approves $200 Million Loan to Strengthen Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management in Assam, India. By optimizing cobenefits and empowering women through disaster-resilient economic activities, the project will benefit about 1 million people and increase crop production over 50,000 hectares in Assam, India. The project will apply a holistic, integrated, and risk-informed approach to scale up investment in flood and riverbank erosion risk management and its long-term planning while intensifying support for climate and disaster resilience and food security," the ADB said.


     

     

     

 

     


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