Socio-Economic Impacts of Climate Change: SWOT Analysis with reference to Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

  Climate Change has been a buzzword now-a-days. For understanding, climate is the average weather conditions for a particular place or area over a time span of 30 years that includes temperature, humidity, rainfall etc. conditions of that place. Therefore, it will not be an exaggeration to say that climate has impact both positive and negative impact on our social as well as economic lives. Climatic changes affect our society over many parameters, like socially, culturally and naturally as well as economically. It showcases  effect on health of people, infrastructure, and transportation systems, energy, food supplies, water supplies, industry supply chains, financial markets and overall global development. Due to such changes, effects are apparent on agriculture, resulting in higher food prices, food insecurity, and under nutrition, reduce water security, increasing poverty, human migration etc. According to a source, a third of its GDP comes from sectors greatly reliant on nature and researchers have found that the climate crisis could cost the country from 6.4% to more than 10% of its national income by 2100.

  Therefore, this paper is an honest attempt that revolves around discovering the socio-economic impacts of climatic changes with special reference to the state of Uttar Pradesh. This paper aims at throwing some light on understanding the concept of climate change and factors that lead to these changes. It also focusses on comprehending the pros and cons of climate changes on our society and economy.

Keywords: Climate, Social factors, Economic factors, SWOT Analysis