Dr Manikantan P - Climate change projections for the Indian sub-continent.

welcome to the topic climate change projections for the Indian subcontinent climate change is one of the most pressing issues the world is facing today with the far reaching impacts on ecosystems economics and human societies the Indian subcontinent with its diverse geography and land population is a particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change in this module we will

discuss the latest projections for the climate change in the Indian subcontinent and examine the potential impacts on the region next we are going to explore the current climate change the Indian subcontinent is Ally experiencing uh the effects of climate change uh with the raising temperature uh changing rain patterns and more frequent extreme weather events

according to the indoor govern mental panel on climate change uh the average surface temperature in India has increased by about 0.7 de CES over the last century and is projected to rise further in the coming decades uh this warming trend is expected to lead to more frequent and severe heat waves particularly in urban areas rainfall

pandemics in the region are also changing with some areas experiencing more intense rainfall and others EXP experiencing more other symptoms uh this variability in a rainfall can have a serious consequences for agriculture water resources and food Security in the region moreover rising sea levels are another major concern particularly for lowly coastal areas such as Mumbai and

Kolkata which are already experiencing increased flooding and erosion next we are going to uh discuss about the projections for the future concern according to the ipcc a quick assessment report provides detailed projections for climate change in the Indian subcontinent based on the different greenhouse gas emission scenarios under our business and usual scenario where emissions continue to