CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN RURAL AREAS OF INDIA

The Indo-German development project Climate Change Adaption in Rural Areas of India (CCA RAI) aims to enhance the adaptive capacities of vulnerable rural communities in India so that they are better equipped to cope with climate variability and change.

GOALS

India, with its diverse agro-climatic zones, is particularly affected by climate change. 700 million Indians living in rural areas directly depend for their survival and livelihoods on climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture, forests and fisheries and natural resources such as water, biodiversity, mangroves, coastal zones, and grasslands.

In 2010 the risk analysis specialist Maplecroft calculated and ranked the vulnerability of the human populations of 170 countries to extreme climate-related events and changes in major climate parameters over the next 30 years. The outcome: India is ranked as the second most vulnerable country in the world, after neighbouring Bangladesh. The report states: 'Almost the whole of India has a high or extreme degree of sensitivity to climate change, due to acute population pressure and a consequential strain on natural resources. This is compounded by a high degree of poverty, poor general health and the agricultural dependency of much of the populace.'

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING MATERIALS

Explore >> Climate Change Adaption in Rural Areas of India (CCA RAI)This resource is for enhancing our knowledge about what have been accomplished on adaptation and mitigation in a region like India.

TEACHING NOTES / CONTEXT FOR USE

Thi website help to understand how climate change is already impacting people in India's rural areas and why there is a need for adaptation.

ASSESSMENT

Research this website and make a summary of the different measures implemented in India for adaptation and mitigation the adverse impact of climate change.