Impacts of Climate Change in India

Target Audience: Students of Natural Resource Management

Flood in Orissa (India)

Climate Change models predict that wet parts of the world will become wetter. These areas will receive more rainfall causing havoc.

Flood in Orissa (India)The impacts of climate change will be most severe for the world’s poorest regions, which have the least economic, institutional, scientific, and technicalcapacity to cope and adapt.

Flood in Orissa (India)

Climate change triggered repeated floods will cause disease outbreaks. Cholera like diseases will claim

more lives especially among the poor.

Flood in Orissa (India)

The poor are the most vulnerable and governments need to act fast

and take up adaptation and mitigation measures.

Drought in Rajasthan (India) in 2012The frequency of droughts in this traditionally rain deficit part of India will be increasing due to Climate Change.

Drought in Rajasthan (India) in 2012The total “drought disaster affected” area is predicted to increase from currently 15.4 % percent of global cropland to 44 ±6 % by 2100 based on a modified Palmer Drought Severity Index.http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rajasthan-farmers -look -to -migrate-as-India -faces-drought/277850-3-239.html

Cyclone Phailin in Orissa (India) 2013Damages , because of climate change induced disastrous events ,to infrastructure systems like seaports will lead to a breakdown or substantial disruption in facilities resulting in impacts far beyond the particular location.

Cyclone Phailin in Orissa (India) 2013IPCC special report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) reports that the average maximum cyclone intensity (defined by maximum speed) is likely to increase in the future.

Indian response to Climate ChangeNational Action Plan on Climate Change has 8 missions

1.National Solar Mission2.National Mission for enhanced Energy Efficiency3. National Mission on Sustainable habitat4.National Water Mission5.National Mission for Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystem6.National Mission for Green India 7.National Mission for Sustainable agriculture8.National Mission on Strategic knowledge for Climate Change For more on NAPCC access http://envfor.nic.in/ccd-napcc

Acknowledgement1.All images used are from the net.2.The information used is from World Bank Report, “Turn Down the Heat-why a 40 C warmer world must be avoided”