IPCC AR5 – what it means for a stronger, more inclusive India

The event, organized by TERI in cooperation with the IPCC and CDKN, focused on India's vulnerability to climate change and the need for urgent adaptation and mitigation. Key discussions highlighted the risk of increased monsoon intensity and decreased rainy days, the threat of climate change as a 'threat multiplier' for India's poor rural population, and the potential for low-carbon economic growth. Speakers emphasized the importance of science, technology, and energy efficiency, while noting that the global carbon budget has already been halved.

• The IPCC AR5 indicates that half of the global carbon budget has already been exhausted, necessitating urgent action.
• Climate projections for India suggest that while the total volume of monsoon rains may increase, the number of rainy days will likely decrease and their intensity will increase. This, combined with higher night time temperatures, could negatively impact rice yields between 2081 and 2100.
• India's large, poor, and natural resource-dependent rural population faces non-climate stressors that are exacerbated by climate change, which acts as a 'threat multiplier'.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2014). IPCC AR5 – what it means for a stronger, more inclusive India. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN-IPCC-India-launch-event-report.pdf

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. IPCC AR5 – what it means for a stronger, more inclusive India. 2014. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN-IPCC-India-launch-event-report.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2014ipcc, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{IPCC AR5 – what it means for a stronger, more inclusive India}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = aug, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN-IPCC-India-launch-event-report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }