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    Including vulnerable communities in extreme weather early warning systems
    … Including vulnerable communities in extreme weather early warning systems … February 6, 2023 | Perspectives … no warning when his village in the Indian state of Bihar was flooded in 2022. “The river herself tells us when … Robinson for editorial assistance on this article. Related projects Building Community-level Flood Early Warning Systems …
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    George Taylor
    … evaluation and implementation of the Google Flood Alerts early warning system intervention in Bihar, India. He holds a BSc in Mathematics and Economics …
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    George Taylor
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    Closing gaps at the nexus of gender and climate vulnerability
    … a research collaboration with Google.org and Yuganter - a Bihar-based NGO - that is recruiting women to reach women. by … local "disaster contingency plans" that can help take early action before the floods.  The stubborn cycle and … Field-Managers for conducting interviews in Bihar Related projects Building Community-level Flood Early Warning Systems …
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    In Conversation: Costas Meghir and Amer Hasan on early childhood development
    … In Conversation: Costas Meghir and Amer Hasan on early childhood development … June 2, 2025 | In Conversation … research and policy engagement on several early learning projects, focusing on South Asia and East Asia. This … to Improve Maternal and Child-related Outcomes? Related projects Enhancing public preschools and women’s …
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    Image showing economists Costas Meghir (Yale) and Amer Hasan (World Bank) engaged in a discussion
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    Vineet Gupta
    … warnings could be efficiently and widely disseminated in Bihar. Alongside his thoughtful analysis products, his … warnings could be efficiently and widely disseminated in Bihar. Alongside his thoughtful analysis products, his … warnings could be efficiently and widely disseminated in Bihar. Alongside his thoughtful analysis products, his …
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    Vineet Gupta
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    Pande and coauthors: Using technology to save lives during India's monsoon season
    … monsoonal riverine floods. Specifically, our research in Bihar found that villagers rely on flood alerts delivered … to ensure villagers have robust access to a reliable early warning system (EWS) for flooding in the … We will describe this work in future blog posts. Related projects Building Community-level Flood Early Warning Systems …
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    Rescue operation of people udring the Kosi Floods in Bihar, 20 August 2008. Kumarrakajee, Wikimedia Commons
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    Yale researchers offer new economic perspectives on climate mitigation, adaptation & negotiations
    … of climate science, policy, and practice. These projects span critical themes including forest conservation … A large effort is underway to build global capacity for early warnings on disasters like floods and fires that are … EGC Director Rohini Pande and coauthor built an early warning system for riverine floods that overcomes these …
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    A house in a rural area with solar panels out front ingehogenbijl, Shutterstock
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    Maria Storch
    … is focusing on payments for ecosystem services and floods/early warning systems research. Maria Storch … Maria Storch Herb … is focusing on payments for ecosystem services and floods/early warning systems research. … Maria Storch, Pierson …
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    EGC Celebrates the Class of 2025, their achievements and future plans
    … in economic modeling and data analysis to new research projects and challenges." - Lindsey Uniat " Lindsey’s job … Google Flood Alerts early warning system intervention in Bihar, India. After graduation, he will pursue PhD at the … to seeing all that you will accomplish."  - Lucy Page, IE Postdoctoral Associate "It was such a pleasure to work …
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    Event recap: Last-Mile Innovations for Inclusive Governance: Research and Policy Symposium
    … Android-based flood forecasting and alert system in Bihar . Despite advancements in accuracy and timeliness of … tested offline means of communicating the warnings. Early results show that households living in communities with … page, and stay tuned for updates as all three of these projects move to scale. Related publications Empowering women …
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    Empowering Women through Public Policy in Bihar, India
    … Empowering Women through Public Policy in Bihar, India … Ishan Tankha Empowering Women through Public … in which women can effectively navigate the financial system. Beyond this, appropriately-designed public … significant growth in financial service points since early 2020. Authors Troyer Moore and Jorgensen find that the …
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    An interior view of a white-walled building, looking out at a young woman standing in the doorway. Ishan Tankha
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    Rada Pavlova
    … an experimental evaluation of a flood forecasting tool in Bihar. Rada previously worked with ECG communications projects, including reproducing figures for a manuscript … a pleasure and a source of excitement to learn about new projects in your area of interest. – Rada Pavlova Rada …
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    Rada Pavlova