Sustainable Water Management, Local Adaptation, Urban Planning – How India Can Evade Adverse Climate Change Impacts

Scaling up renewable energy capacity, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, using clean and green energy, and adopting sustainable practices can help India evade catastrophic climate change effects.

Climate change: Apart from the use of renewable energy resources and the adoption of sustainable water management practices, strategies that can be adopted by India to evade climate threats include enhancing forest and ecosystem conservation, and promoting energy efficiency.

Climate change is resulting in extreme weather events across the globe. India is one of the countries most adversely affected by the impacts of climate change. For instance, over the past few decades, India has been experiencing extreme heat waves. This year, unprecedented rain occurred in the pre-monsoon period in India. India is one of the countries most exposed and vulnerable to heat globally, and has witnessed a significant increase in three-day concurrent hot days and hot night events from