Global and national climate change concerns in India

Abstract

One of the most important global environmental challenges affecting food production, water supply, health, energy, etc. is climate change. Tackling climate change requires sound scientific understanding and coordinated action at national and global levels. This paper addresses these challenges. Historically, much of the responsibility for increases in greenhouse gas emissions has rested with the industrialized world, although developing countries are likely to be the source of an increasing proportion of future emissions. The climate change projected in different scenarios is likely to affect food production, water supply, coastal settlements, forest ecosystems, health, energy security, etc. The adaptive capacity of the communities most affected by climate change in developing countries is low. Efforts made through the provisions of the UNFCCC is clearly insufficient to meet the challenge of climate change. The most effective way to counteract climate change is to embark on a sustainable development path by switching to environmentally sustainable technologies and promoting energy efficiency, renewable energy, forest protection, reforestation, water conservation, etc. The most important issue for developing countries is shrinking. The vulnerability of their natural and socioeconomic systems to projected climate change. India and other developing countries will face the challenge of promoting mitigation and adaptation strategies, considering the costs of such an effort and considering their impact on economic growth.