Jharkhand, Mizoram, Orissa, Chhattisgarh,Assam, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal, mostly eastern part of India, are highly vulnerable toclimate change, said the first of its kind national level state and district-wise Climate vulnerability assessment report, released by the science & technology ministry on Saturday. It showedMaharashtraas the least vulnerable state in the country.
It noted that Assam, Bihar, and Jharkhand have, in fact, over 60% districts in the category of ‘highly vulnerable’ districts with Karimganj in Assam being the most vulnerable.
The report titled Climate Vulnerability Assessment for Adaptation Planning in India Using a Common Framework noted that all districts or states are vulnerable, but some are relatively more vulnerable than others, requiring prioritised adaptation interventions to face the impact of such as extreme weather events, Stress on Resources“>Water Resources, Soil degradation and Desertification.