Abstract: India is a large developing country with nearly 700 million rural population directly depending on climate sensitive sectors (agriculture, forests and fisheries) and natural resources (such as water, biodiversity, mangroves, coastal zones, grasslands) for their subsistence and livelihoods. Further, the adaptive capacity of dryland farmers, forest dwellers, fisherfolk, and nomadic shepherds is very low. Most regions of India experience adverse impacts of climate variability at frequent intervals that lead to reversal in development achievements.
Source: Synthesis Report Towards adaptation to Climate Change, presented in a conference “National Policy Dialogue on Adaptation to Climate Change” Organised by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC and MS Swamination Foundation at New Delhi.
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