Report of Indian Network of Climate Change Assessment
Q. Indian Network of Climate Change Assessment (INCCA) conducted study in to assess the impact of climate change on four key sectors. Which of the following are those four key sectors?
1. Agriculture
2. Water
3. Natural ecosystems & biodiversity
4. Industry
5. Health- Published on 18 Dec 15a. 1,2,3
b. 2 and 3
c. 1,2,3,5
d. All
ANSWER: 1,2,3,5
- A study has been conducted by the Indian Network of Climate Change Assessment (INCCA) to assess the impact of climate change on four key sectors of Indian economy, namely agriculture, water, natural ecosystems & biodiversity and health.
- It will be conducted in four climate sensitive regions of India, namely the Himalayan region, the Western Ghats, the Coastal Area and the North-East Region (NER).
- Based on this, a report titled "Climate Change and India : A 4X4 Assessment - A Sectoral and Regional Analysis for 2030s" was published in 2010.
- The report projects rise in temperature in the North Eastern Region (NER) in the range of 1.8°C to 2.1°C and increase in the mean annual rainfall in the order of 0.3% to 3% in 2030s, with respect to the 1970s.
- Projected increase of night-time temperature may lead to decrease in the production of rice and may affect the nutritional health of the population. Soil erosion due to increase in intensity of precipitation events may lead to an increase in occurrence of landslides, affecting agriculture activities, including tea plantations. The report also projects that the window of transmission of malaria may remain open for at least for 7 to 9 months in a year.
