Climate Change Impacts
and Implications: An Indian Perspective
Gajendra Kumar, Rima Kumari, B. S. P. C. Kishore, Purabi Saikia,
Amit Kumar and M. L. Khan
Abstract Climate change is one of the most complex global environmental
problems, impacting the physical and biological systems of aquatic, terrestrial and
marine environments. India is among one of the most vulnerable countries that has
already been experiencing changes in climate and the impacts of climate change.
Various sectors such as agriculture, forestry, health, socio-economy, etc. have found
to be severely affected by the implications of climate change in the country. Significant impacts over the forest ecosystems, global biodiversity and ecosystem integrity
have also been observed in recent days. Apart from reduction in forest productivity,
a shift in the forest type boundaries along altitudinal and rainfall gradients have been
found. Loss of sea ice, rapid warming, and higher organic inputs affect marine and
lake productivity, while combined impacts of wildfire and insect outbreaks decrease
forest productivity. All these emerging uncertainties due to climate change have
found to aggravate the problems of future food security within the country. Despite
putting numerous efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, India has failed
in responding sufficiently in dealing the issue of climate change. Thus, it is imperative to come up with more effective adaptation and mitigation strategies in order to
combat the effects of climate change.
Keywords Climate change · Implications · Adaptation · Mitigation
G. Kumar · B. S. P. C. Kishore · A. Kumar (B)
Department of Geoinformatics, School of Natural Resource Management, Central University of
Jharkhand, Brambe, Ranchi 835205, Jharkhand, India
e-mail: amit.kumar@cuj.ac.in
R. Kumari · P. Saikia
Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Natural Resource Management, Central
University of Jharkhand, Brambe, Ranchi 835205, Jharkhand, India
M. L. Khan
Department of Botany, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar 470003,
Madhya Pradesh, India
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in Resource use and Conservation, Environmental Science and Engineering,
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and Implications: An Indian Perspective
Gajendra Kumar, Rima Kumari, B. S. P. C. Kishore, Purabi Saikia,
Amit Kumar and M. L. Khan
Abstract Climate change is one of the most complex global environmental
problems, impacting the physical and biological systems of aquatic, terrestrial and
marine environments. India is among one of the most vulnerable countries that has
already been experiencing changes in climate and the impacts of climate change.
Various sectors such as agriculture, forestry, health, socio-economy, etc. have found
to be severely affected by the implications of climate change in the country. Significant impacts over the forest ecosystems, global biodiversity and ecosystem integrity
have also been observed in recent days. Apart from reduction in forest productivity,
a shift in the forest type boundaries along altitudinal and rainfall gradients have been
found. Loss of sea ice, rapid warming, and higher organic inputs affect marine and
lake productivity, while combined impacts of wildfire and insect outbreaks decrease
forest productivity. All these emerging uncertainties due to climate change have
found to aggravate the problems of future food security within the country. Despite
putting numerous efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, India has failed
in responding sufficiently in dealing the issue of climate change. Thus, it is imperative to come up with more effective adaptation and mitigation strategies in order to
combat the effects of climate change.
Keywords Climate change · Implications · Adaptation · Mitigation
G. Kumar · B. S. P. C. Kishore · A. Kumar (B)
Department of Geoinformatics, School of Natural Resource Management, Central University of
Jharkhand, Brambe, Ranchi 835205, Jharkhand, India
e-mail: amit.kumar@cuj.ac.in
R. Kumari · P. Saikia
Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Natural Resource Management, Central
University of Jharkhand, Brambe, Ranchi 835205, Jharkhand, India
M. L. Khan
Department of Botany, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar 470003,
Madhya Pradesh, India
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
N. Roy et al. (eds.), Socio-economic and Eco-biological Dimensions
in Resource use and Conservation, Environmental Science and Engineering,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32463-6_2
11