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The report provides long-term forecasts at the district level across India
“These weather changes will result in lower per capita consumption levels
that could further increase poverty and inequality in one of the poorest
regions of the world, South Asia,” says report author Muthukumara
Mani, a Lead Economist in the South Asia Region of the World Bank.
“Identifying hotspots will help policymakers in �nding speci�c locations
and household types where the resources are needed the most to address
the rising risk to living standards.”