Global warming threat rises for India, says latest UN report
by The Daily Eye Team April 2 2014, 12:58 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 38 secsIndia’s high vulnerability and exposure to climate change and global warming will slow its economic growth, impact health and development, make poverty reduction more difficult and erode food security, a new report by scientists said on Monday. The latest report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stresses the risks of global warming and tries to make a stronger case for governments to adopt policy on adaptation and cut greenhouse gas emissions. “This is the most extensive piece of science done on climate adaptation up until now,” Aromar Revi, one of the lead authors of the report, told a news conference. “The key issue as far as India is concerned is vulnerability and exposure.”