Climate Change

As per UN Environment Programme, 80% of people displaced by #ClimateChange are women & girls. We need to empower women for disaster preparedness & provide alternative means of livelihood in the wake of a #ClimateCrisis to protect them from #GenderBasedViolence. 

The recent #Cloudbursts in #Kullu district of #HimachalPradesh, as well as the cloud burst which induced flash floods over #Amarnath cave, are due to faster evaporation rates from glacial lakes at high altitudes because of #ClimateChange. #ActOnClimate 

#ClimateChange is causing a gradual shift of apple trees in #HimachalPradesh from lower & mid-elevations to higher altitudes affecting its fruit-bearing capability. This could jeopardise an economy of Rs 5,500 crore & livelihoods of over 2 lakh families. #ActOnClimate

#India has lost Rs. 8.3 trillion ($127.3 billion) in the previous 60 years due to invading alien species, making it the second most invasion-cost-bearing country after the United States, according to a report published at Springer Nature. #ClimateActionNow

According to a study by RMSI Pvt. Ltd., #ClimateChange induced temperature rise by 1 degree Celsius may lead to a rise in the frequency of lightning events by 12 %. This stresses the need for putting in place a warning system to help reduce fatalities to lightning. #ActOnClimate

According to a paper published in The BMJ, for every #ClimateChange induced 1º C in temperature rise, pregnant women are exposed to a higher risk of suffering complications leading to the number of stillbirths and premature deliveries increasing by about 5% #ActOnClimate 

According to a study by Columbia University, India would have 49.6 million new zinc-deficient persons and 38.2 million new protein-deficient persons, while 106.1 million children and 396 million women would be iron deficient by 2050 due to #ClimateChange #ClimateActionNow