QUESTION 17
GS3
15 marks
‘Climate change’ is a global problem. How will India be affected by climate change? How will the Himalayan and coastal states of India be affected?
WRITE IN
11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Explain climate change impacts on India, especially Himalayan and coastal states.
HowAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1India overall: rising temperature, heatwaves, erratic monsoon, droughts and floods, crop yield loss, health and urban stress≈50 words
- 2Himalayan states: glacier retreat, GLOFs, cloudbursts and landslides, water insecurity, ecosystem shifts (Kedarnath 2013, Chamoli 2021, South Lhonak 2023)≈50 words
- 3Coastal states: sea-level rise, stronger cyclones (rising Arabian Sea activity), salinisation, mangrove and fisheries loss, erosion (Sundarbans)≈50 words
- 4Response: NAPCC missions, state action plans, early warning, coastal regulation≈50 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Global problemImpacts on IndiaHimalayan statesCoastal statesResponseConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only global effects
- Not separating Himalayan and coastal impacts
Draw this
- Map of India marking Himalayan and coastal vulnerabilities
Value addition
- ReportIndia's average temperature rose about 0.7°C during 1901–2018.MoES, Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region, 2020
- ReportAt least one-third of Hindu Kush Himalaya glaciers may be lost by 2100 even if warming is held to 1.5°C.ICIMOD HIMAP, 2019
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