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1/n ๐Ÿ“ข๐Ÿงต: The @IPCC_CH launched their new report (WG2-AR6) this week, exploring the impacts of #climate risks, #adaptation & vulnerability. Here are some insights on the key takeaways for #India.๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐ŸŒโ™ป๏ธ
#ClimateReport #IPCC #IPCCReport
๐Ÿ”—Read Asia Ch. 10 โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3twyIVI Image
2/n #India๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ is at risk of multiple #climaticrisks, many of which are accelerating in frequency & intensity. Rising temp.๐ŸŒก๏ธare likely to cause severe heat stress in summer, esp. in cities where temp.๐ŸŒก๏ธcan be more than 2โ„ƒ warmer than the surroundings due to heat island effects. Image
3/n Extreme rainfall events are projected to lead to more frequent #flooding in settlements near vulnerable rivers & flood risks across the country will become more frequent & severe. Higher than ๐ŸŒ mean sea level rise for #Asiaโ€™s coasts exposes ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณโ€™s large coastal population. Image
4/n Other extreme events like cyclones & slow-onset disasters like glacial melt, water scarcity & declining #biodiversity are other risks that #India faces. Many of these risks will have complex & uncertain consequences for #food, #health & #energy systems in the future.
#IPCC
5/n Agricultural yield losses are witnessed across major producing regions, where negative effects are apparent in regions closer to the equator, putting #India at a high risk of crop losses. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒพ๐ŸŒช๏ธโ›ˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ“ˆ
#ClimateReport #IPCC #IPCCReport #FoodSystems #ClimateChange Image
6/n Potential malaria outbreaks in the #Himalayan region, Southern & Eastern states are projected for the 2030s, while global #airpollution-related mortality attributable directly to #climatechange is also expected to increase to 40 #deaths per year per million people by 2100.
7/n Average mortality from #floods, storms & droughts is nine times higher in countries & regions ranked as highly vulnerable such as #India. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒช๏ธ๐ŸŒ€๐Ÿ“ˆ
#ClimateReport #IPCC #IPCCReport #ClimateAction
8/n Studies from #India suggest a lack of recognition by local authorities of climatic factors as being legitimate drivers of rural-urban #migration, even as longer-term #climatechange-induced migration flows to rise across #Asia.๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿ“ˆ
#ClimateReport #IPCC #IPCCReport
9/n One-third of total sampled evidence on livelihood impacts was observed in just three countries - #Nepal, #India & #Bangladesh - indicating accumulating experience with livelihood impacts in #SouthAsia.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ“ˆ
#ClimateReport #IPCC #IPCCReport #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis Image
10/n #Climatechange is likely to have dire economic consequences for #India in a variety of sectors, including โ€œagriculture, water, coastal, marine, health and energyโ€, & will impede our ability to address poverty alleviation. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ’กโ›ˆ๏ธ๐ŸŒก๏ธ๐Ÿ“ˆ
#ClimateReport #IPCC #IPCCReport Image
11/n #Cities are on the frontlines of adaptation efforts. #India must manage massive & rapid #urbantransitions while also addressing #climaterisks & mitigating #GHG emissions. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ™๏ธโ›ˆ๏ธ๐ŸŒ€๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ“ˆ
#ClimateReport #IPCC #IPCCReport #ClimateCrisis Image
12/n Indian cities are at risk of multiple hazards & are sites of extreme inequality, which must be addressed to avoid human & economic suffering associated with #climaterisks. In #Mumbai, sea-level rise could cause damages of up to $50 billion by 2050 without #adaptation. #IPCC
13/n #Adaptation in cities across #SouthAsia is at an initial stage, where most action seems to focus on capacity building & vulnerability assessments (which may not also consider the uncertainty of changing #climaterisks). #ClimateReport #IPCC #IPCCReport #ClimateAction
14/n The report presents urban adaptation options like infrastructure (e.g. sea walls), sustainable land use planning (protecting exposed areas through zoning or building codes), ecosystem-based adaptation (e.g. Nature-based Solutions), relocation & disaster management. #IPCC
15/n However, it's essential to think through the complex social dimensions of all of these options; social justice & equity must be well thought through to ensure that practices are not maladaptive.
#ClimateReport #IPCC #IPCCReport #ClimateActionNow
16/n @IPCC_CH's report is an urgent call for adaptation efforts across the ๐ŸŒbut financial & implementation capacity must be built. #India & countries in #SouthAsia have limited access to adaptation #finance: the region has only attracted 9% of global adaptation funds. #IPCC
17/n #SouthAsia/#India needs transformational action that cuts across sectors, regions & #governance levels to reduce economic losses & damage to lives & biodiversity.๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿž๏ธโ™ป๏ธ
#ClimateReport #IPCC #IPCCReport #ClimateActionNow
18/n @IPCC_CH calls for political commitment to tackle the #climaterisks, which requires political will & implementation at local, state, district, & national levels. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒฑโ™ป๏ธ #ClimateReport #IPCC #IPCCReport #ClimateActionNow
19/n #India needs collective efforts to design financial & governmental mechanisms to facilitate actions that can contribute to transformational adaptation to reduce the root causes of vulnerability by shifting systems away from unsustainable & undesirable trajectories. #IPCC
20/n This explainer thread has drawn from the information presented in the Asia Summary Chapter โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3twyIVI & the Global to Regional Atlas โžก๏ธ bit.ly/34bQzsn.
#ClimateReport #IPCC #IPCCReport #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateAction #ClimateActionNow

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