Climate Risk Index 2020
According to a report released by Environment think tank, Germanwatch, India is the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change. Germanwatch, based in Bonn and Berlin (Germany), is an independent development and environmental organisation which works for sustainable global development.
Highlights of the Report
- In the Climate Risk Index 2020, India’s rank has worsened from the 14th spot in 2017 to 5th in 2018 in the global vulnerability ladder.
- India has also recorded the highest number of fatalities due to climate change and the second highest monetary losses from its impact in 2018.
- India’s high rank is due to ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content
Already a Member? Login here
Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material since 2018 of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Ecology & Environment
- 1 Declaration on Reducing Methane from Organic Waste
- 2 UNEP Launches Global Peatland Hotspot Atlas
- 3 Climate Action Declaration for Tourism at COP29
- 4 India-ISA Agreement for Solar Projects in Indo-Pacific Countries
- 5 Disaster Mitigation & Capacity Building: Centre Approves Funds
- 6 New Fire-Resilient Plant Species Found in Western Ghats
- 7 Inquiry into Deaths of Elephants in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
- 8 World's Largest Coral Discovered near Solomon Islands
- 9 Coral Triangle's Biodiversity under Threat
- 10 Climate Change Performance Index 2025
