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District-Level Climate Risk Assessment
January 6 , 2025
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- IIT Guwahati, IIT Mandi and the Centre for Study of Science, Technology, and Policy (CSTEP) has released the report “District-Level Climate Risk Assessment for India: Mapping Flood and Drought Risks Using IPCC Framework”.
- 51 districts fall into the ‘Very High’ flood risk category, and another 118 districts fall into the ‘High’ flood risk category.
- These are primarily in Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat, Odisha, and Jammu and Kashmir.
- 91 districts fall in the ‘Very High’ drought risk category and another 188 districts in the ‘High’ drought risk category.
- These are primarily in Bihar, Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Maharashtra.
- 11 districts are at ‘Very High’ risk of both flood and drought.
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