Climate change is already taking place. Rural areas will be particularly affected as it impacts water resources, agriculture, overall biodiversity and ecosystems like forests and coastal zones, as well as human health. This report by GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit deals with the issue.
While the trend of temperature increase — though not its magnitude — is fairly clear, key climate variables like precipitation are hard to project. This means that decision-making for climate change adaptation is fraught with uncertainty.
700 million people in rural India depend on climate-sensitive sectors for their livelihood and are at maximum risk from climate change.
