India among countries worst affected by climate change: Global Climate Risk Index 2021
Published : January 25, 2021 18:19 IST
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In the aftermath of Cyclone Fani’s landfall at Itchhapuram in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, about 30 km from Gopalpur of Odisha, on May 03, 2019. Photo: K.R. Deepak
After the cyclone Fani’s landfall in Puri district of Odisha. Photo: Biswaranjan Rout
India was ranked the seventh worst-hit country in 2019 in the Global Climate Risk Index 2021, released by environmental think tank and sustainable development lobbyist Germanwatch. The Index, published on January 25 moments before the Global Climate Adaptation Summit began, pushes for the need to support developing countries in coping with the effects of climate change.