National climate vulnerability assessment report

2021 APR 23

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Why in news?

  • National climate vulnerability assessment report has been published.

About the findings of the report:

  • The report titled ‘Climate Vulnerability Assessment for Adaptation Planning in India Using a Common Framework’, which identifies the most vulnerable states and districts in India with respect to current climate risk and key drivers of vulnerability.
  • It has identified Jharkhand, Mizoram, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, and West Bengal as states highly vulnerable to climate change.
  • States with lower-middle vulnerability - Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Sikkim and Punjab.
  • States with low vulnerability - Uttarakhand, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Nagaland, Goa and Maharashtra.
  • These states, mostly in the eastern part of the country, require prioritization of adaptation interventions, the report pointed out.
  • It was released by Department of Science and Technology (DST) and supported by the Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation (SDC).
  • The assessments will contribute to the development of more targeted climate change projects and that they will support the implementation and the potential revisions of the State Action Plans on Climate Change.
  • A total of 94 representatives from 24 states and 2 Union Territories participated in the nation-wide exercise jointly supported by the DST and the Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation (SDC).

Prelims Question

Consider the following statements regarding National climate vulnerability assessment report:
1.It was released by department of Science and Technology.
2.Tamil Nadu and Kerala are rated as the states most vulnerable to climate change.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to the Prelims Question