The book focuses on the impact of natural calamities on the production of cotton and sugar, which are essential for the Indian society. The study explores the relationship between shareholders return of listed cotton companies and cotton production, as well as between shareholders return of listed sugar companies and sugar production.

This work combines research and empirical evidence on the economic costs of disasters with theoretical approaches. It provides new insights on how to assess and manage the costs and impacts of disaster prevention, mitigation, recovery and adaption, and much more.

AS ALEX PRUD’HOMME and his great-aunt Julia Child were completing their collaboration on her memoir, My Life in France, they began to talk about the French obsession with bottled water, which had finally spread to America. From this spark of interest, Prud’homme began what would become an ambitious quest to understand the evolving story of freshwater. What he found was shocking: as the climate warms and world population grows, demand for water has surged, but supplies of freshwater are static or dropping, and new threats to water quality appear every day. The Ripple Effect is Prud’homme’s vivid and engaging inquiry into the fate of freshwater in the twenty-first century. The questions he sought to answer were urgent: Will there be enough water to satisfy demand? What are the threats to its quality? What is the state of our water infrastructure—both the pipes that bring us freshwater and the levees that keep it out? How secure is our water supply from natural disasters and terrorist attacks? Can we create new sources for our water supply through scientific innovation? Is water a right like air or a commodity like oil—and who should control the tap? Will the wars of the twenty-first century be fought over water? Like Daniel Yergin’s classic The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power, Prud’homme’s The Ripple Effect is a masterwork of investigation and dramatic narrative. With striking instincts for a revelatory story, Prud’homme introduces readers to an array of colorful, obsessive, brilliant—and sometimes shadowy—characters through whom these issues come alive. Prud’homme traversed the country, and he takes readers into the heart of the daily dramas that will determine the future of this essential resource—from the alleged murder of a water scientist in a New Jersey purification plant, to the epic confrontation between salmon fishermen and copper miners in Alaska, to the poisoning of Wisconsin wells, to the epidemic of intersex fish in the Chesapeake Bay, to the wars over fracking for natural gas. Michael Pollan has changed the way we think about the food we eat; Alex Prud’homme will change the way we think about the water we drink. Informative and provocative, The Ripple Effect is a major achievement.

Master the world of forex trading with this comprehensive and informative guide, designed to provide you with detailed knowledge and practical strategies for success. From understanding the basics to implementing advanced trading techniques, this book covers it all. Chapter 1 introduces you to forex, its opportunities, and challenges, setting the foundation for your trading journey. Chapter 2 dives into key concepts and terminology, such as pips, lot sizes, leverage, margin, currency pairs, bid and ask prices, and more. Gain a thorough understanding of these essential terms to navigate the forex market with confidence. Chapter 3 explores the history of forex trading, providing context for the development of the global market. Chapter 4 examines the three primary forex markets: spot, forward, and futures markets. Comparing their features, market size, trading strategies, regulatory environments, and more. Chapter 5 offers guidance on getting started with forex trading, covering elements of a trading plan, continual education, choosing a broker and trading platform, account types, trading goals and strategies, risk management, money management, and trading timeframes. Chapter 6 discusses forex market hours, including the Sydney, Tokyo, London, and New York sessions, and how to determine the best time to trade. Chapter 7 identifies key forex market participants, such as central banks, commercial banks, investment banks, hedge funds, and retail traders. Chapter 8 delves into understanding currency pairs, their types, factors to consider when choosing a pair to trade, and currency correlation. Chapter 9 provides an overview of order types in forex trading, including market execution orders, and pending orders. Chapter 10 helps you understand forex brokers, their types, regulation, fees, and how to choose the right one. Chapter 11 focuses on trading platforms, their features, customizability, charting tools, technical tools, and how to choose the right platform. Chapter 12 emphasizes the importance of managing risk in forex trading, exploring various strategies and best practices to minimize losses. Chapter 13 discusses trading psychology and mindset, offering strategies to overcome negative emotions and maintain a positive mindset. Chapter 14 delves deep into the essential aspects of fundamental analysis. This approach helps traders determine whether a currency is overvalued or undervalued, presenting potential trading opportunities. You will learn how to read economic indicators and their impact on your trading. Chapter 15 provides a comprehensive overview of technical analysis, a methodology that uses historical price data and chart patterns to predict future market moves. You will learn also about candlesticks patterns and the most important technical indicators. Chapter 16 covers volume and inter-market analysis, including multiple time frame analysis and volume indicators. Chapter 17 introduces automated trading systems, such as expert advisors, algorithmic trading, and social trading, and how to implement them in your strategy. Chapter 18 presents advanced forex trading strategies, including breakout, news, swing, scalping, trend following, position trading, price action trading, and more. Chapter 19 helps you evaluate your trading performance, improve your process, and understand performance metrics like win rate, profit factor, risk-reward ratio, and drawdown. With thorough explanations and insights in every chapter, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to excel in the forex market, regardless of their experience level. Enhance your trading skills and knowledge with this essential guide to forex trading.

We in the United States have almost come to accept natural disasters as part of our nation's social fabric. News of property damage, economic and social disruption, and injuries follow earthquakes, fires, floods and hurricanes. Surprisingly, however, the total losses that follow these natural disasters are not consistently calculated. We have no formal system in either the public or private sector for compiling this information. The National Academies recommends what types of data should be assembled and tracked.

On top of a decade of exacerbated disaster loss, exceptional global heat, retreating ice and rising sea levels, humanity and our food security face a range of new and unprecedented hazards, such as megafires, extreme weather events, desert locust swarms of magnitudes previously unseen, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Agriculture underpins the livelihoods of over 2.5 billion people – most of them in low-income developing countries – and remains a key driver of development. At no other point in history has agriculture been faced with such an array of familiar and unfamiliar risks, interacting in a hyperconnected world and a precipitously changing landscape. And agriculture continues to absorb a disproportionate share of the damage and loss wrought by disasters. Their growing frequency and intensity, along with the systemic nature of risk, are upending people’s lives, devastating livelihoods, and jeopardizing our entire food system. This report makes a powerful case for investing in resilience and disaster risk reduction – especially data gathering and analysis for evidence informed action – to ensure agriculture’s crucial role in achieving the future we want.