Production of cereals, including wheat and pulses, will decline by 9 per cent

- In the next 15 years, 600 million people will be added in urban areas

Climate change can pose many challenges for India. The United Nations Working Group on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group-2, in its latest report, said that this serious threat, from rising sea levels to declining groundwater, could lead to serious climate change in India. And there can be serious health challenges ranging from declining crop yields. India will be among the countries most affected by the economic effects of climate change, the report said. Rising sea levels will also create a problem of lack of clean water. India will be among the countries whose population will be affected by rising sea levels. By the end of this century, approximately 3 million people living in coastal areas of India may be at risk of flooding. By the end of this century, 2.5 to 20 million people will be affected.

At least 50 per cent of India's population could face water scarcity by 2020 due to climate change and increasing demand. Currently, about 5% of the country's population is facing this crisis. It is estimated that due to the climate crisis, the population living along both the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers may face further floods.

According to the report, with the global temperature rising by 1.5 degrees Celsius, the world could face a variety of climate change risks in the next two decades.

Rising sea levels on the one hand and the water crisis on the other will have a direct impact on India's agricultural sector. Production of wheat, pulses, coarse grains and cereals in the country is expected to decline by about 5 per cent by 2020. If carbon emissions remain high, corn production in South India could fall by up to 15 per cent. "Declining crop production could lead to significant price increases in India, which will have a negative impact on food security and economic growth.

The effects of climate change are being felt in almost all parts of the country. "The adverse effects of this change are being felt everywhere, from the Himalayan region in the north to the coastal areas in the south to central India," Prakash said. "No part of the country is safe from this." Urban areas of the country may be more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than rural areas. This is also worrisome as 400 million people will be added to urban areas in the next 15 years.

Even at the macroeconomic level, difficulties will not be less for India. Climate change will cause the country to lose ૮૬ 2 per tonne of global carbon emissions. Last year, India called on the developed world to create a special fund to address the effects of climate change. However, no assurances were made to create separate funds for losses and losses from the developed economies of the world. Seeing this, India expressed disappointment. India said that developed countries should take responsibility for the long-standing threat of climate change and provide financial resources to developing countries.