Climate Change, Disasters and Security…Issues, Concerns and Implications for India

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Climate Disasters- CRED 2007 Report

1987-1998Average- 195

2000-2006Average- 365

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Time Line Trend of Natural Disasters 1975-2007

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Climate Change- Disasters –Security Nexus

Conflict

Natural Hazard

DisastersVulnerable Conditions

Resource scarcityPoverty/inequalityPolitical instabilityLack of developmentLack of human security

Climate Change

Security

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Disasters- Indian Scenario

India supports 1/6th of world’s population on 2 % of world's landmass

• 59% of land vulnerable to Earthquakes • 28% of land vulnerable to Drought• 40 million hectares (12%) of land vulnerable to Floods• 80% of coast vulnerable to Cyclones • Different types of manmade Hazards• 1 million houses damaged annually + human, economic, social, other losses

INDIA ECONOMIC LOSSES DUE TO DISASTERS

PERIOD

Annual- Impact on People 1. Losses in lives - 4334.2. People affected - 30 Million.3. Houses lost - 2.34 Million.

50 % 139 %

Losses in Losses in Thousand Thousand

Crores Crores

Annual- Financial Losses Percentage of Central Revenue (for relief) – 12%.

311 %

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Projected Impacts of Climate Change in India

Coastal Zone Area (coastal districts ) approx 379,610 Km2, Population density of 455 pers /Km2, 1.5 times

national average of 324 pers/ Km2

Sea level rise highest along Gulf of Kutchh/ coast of West Bengal

01m Sea Level Rise displace approx 7.1 million people, about 5,764

Km2 of land are will be lost, 4200 km of road

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Recommendations

Integrated Risk Management Framework Adaptation and Mitigation Structural to Non Structural Mitigation Impact Assessment CCDRI Modeling

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Recommendations

Vulnerability Atlas Climate Change to “Climate Affairs” Development as a Tool for Risk Reduction Centre State Relations International Cooperation Climate Change- Need for Single Authority

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