India Warned To Become Hot-Spot Nation In The World
A UN study identified India as one of the “hot-spots”, particularly vulnerable to increase in extreme drought, floods and cyclones in the coming decades, according to reports Sunday.
The study examined possible consequences of global warming in the next 20 to 30 years, and found that India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Indonesia are the global warming hot-spot nations that are already facing considerable political, social, demographic, economic and security obstacles, the study said.
Commissioned by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the CARE International the study asked governments to take urgent action to ensure that weather-related hazards, which are becoming more intense and frequent due to climate change, do not lead to a corresponding rise in disasters.
The study cited the most effective means to curb human vulnerability to disasters by boosting the ability of local and government institutions to respond to crises; empowering local people to have a stronger say in disaster preparedness, response, recovery and rehabilitation and providing services and social protection to the most vulnerable population.
Kilde: www.worldbank.org
