India and Nature-based Solutions
India’s economy shrunk by 23.9% in June and another 7.5% by September 2020 as a fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. While India has been fully committed to meeting its Paris Agreement and other sustainable development targets, it is imperative that it prioritize economic growth in the short term to ensure stability and reducing vulnerability. Placing Nature-based Solutions at the centre of its economic planning can go a long way in helping build back a more resilient and healthy economy in the country.
- The 2015 Adaptation Gap Report states that total government spending on developing capacity and adaptation in India has grown ....
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