Climate change in India: Navigating Security Threats, Political Complexities and Economic Prospects

Abstract

  Currently, global warming is a serious threat to India and the world. Due to global warming climate change occurs, due to climate changes, so many problems arise, such as water scarcity and conflict, food insecurity and agricultural disruption, coastal vulnerability, sea-level rise, extreme weather events like cyclones etc.  Recently the world has seen heavy landslides in mountainous regions. A few days ago Massive landslides occurred in Badrinath, Kedarnath, and Wayanad. A few days ago, a scary video on Badrinath highway was seen on social media, in which a horrific landslide was seen. A part of a mountain was visible looking down. As if the movement of white clouds was going on for a time and the visibility of that place became zero for some time. At present, India is trying to deal with the ill effects of climate change. Policies have also been made for the same, but due to pressure on resources to boost the economy. The policies do not seem to be implemented. This can be seen in the context of the Hasdev forest of Chhattisgarh. India is a federal state. Due to this political complications also arise. There is a tussle between the Center and the states. Centre government has more power and, therefore able to influence policymaking in his favour. Public awareness of the climate is necessary. Only then it is possible to prevent its bad effects. Otherwise, the bad effects of climate change will also increase the instability. But on the other hand, climate change also provides economic opportunities, because due to climate change, the understanding is developing that for sustainable development,we will moves towards renewable energy sources, sustainable agriculture, and a green economy. Employment in all these sectors will also created in the era of climate change.

Keywords- Climate change, global warming, carbon emission, federalism, and renewable