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India being agri-based market economy, the intensity in the areas of
agriculture and forestry and low technical and financial adaptive capacity, is
vulnerable to climate change. Climate models indicate that India’s climate
could become warmer and heavy rainfall events are likely to be more. In
the agriculture sector, it is estimated that a loss of 9% to 25% in farm revenue
for a temperature rise of 2-3.5 degrees Celsius. Agriculture in the coastal
regions of Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Karnataka is likely to be affected the
most. Forests are the most important components for the equitable ecosystem. This will be increased the rainfall and productivity of tropical forests in
India. In teak plantations and in moist deciduous forest, higher temperatures
will reduce soil moisture resulting in a decline in productivity of forests.
In coastal areas, India is experienced with rise in sea level. Moreover,
India is among the 27 countries identified as vulnerable to a rise in sea level. It
leads to consequences in coastal infrastructure, tourism and other economic
activities such as oil exploration are also at risk. It is estimated that a 1-meter
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rise in sea level will affect 5763 square kilometers. The following graphs can
explain the rate of carbon emissions in the world.
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In the UN system, Kyoto Protocol is the major experiment for the
environmental protection in international arena. In this context, The UN is
formulated an international treaty (1997) to reduce green house gas emission
by 2008-2012. The treaty pressure on 36 industrial nations to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions, these are key source of global warming.
International scientists warn that the global warming can be lead to, if it is
neglected, changes and occurrences will be severe in catastrophic droughts,
Floods, Collapsing ice sheets and Vanishing coastlines.
The recent Bali Conference on Global Warming indicated