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Mapping India’s Exposure to Climate Change: A District Level Study


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1 Inequality and Human Development Programme, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru 560 012, India
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Exposure is a key component in determining climate risk; however, inconsistencies around its conceptualization have been relatively less explored. This article first makes a case for studying exposure as a crucial factor in understanding the consequences of climate change and highlights the fact that exposure is a necessary factor in understanding both vulnerability and adaptation. It then goes on to trace the regional differences in exposure to climate change in India, and identifies the most climate change-affected districts in the country.

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Climate Change, Exposure, Extreme Events, Long-Term Climate Variations, Vulnerability.
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Authors

Ka. Sa. Kalaiarasi
Inequality and Human Development Programme, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru 560 012, India
Kritika Singh
Inequality and Human Development Programme, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru 560 012, India
Nisar Kannangara
Inequality and Human Development Programme, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru 560 012, India

Abstract


Exposure is a key component in determining climate risk; however, inconsistencies around its conceptualization have been relatively less explored. This article first makes a case for studying exposure as a crucial factor in understanding the consequences of climate change and highlights the fact that exposure is a necessary factor in understanding both vulnerability and adaptation. It then goes on to trace the regional differences in exposure to climate change in India, and identifies the most climate change-affected districts in the country.

Keywords


Climate Change, Exposure, Extreme Events, Long-Term Climate Variations, Vulnerability.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv125%2Fi2%2F124-129