International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development

Climate change is one of the main environmental challenges facing the world today. India also facing several problems. Climate change is associated with various adverse impacts on agriculture, water resources, forest, biodiversity, health, coastal management and increase in temperature. Decline in agricultural productivity is the main impact of climate change on India. A majority of population depends on agriculture directly or indirectly. Climate change would represent additional stress on the ecological and socio-economic systems that are already facing tremendous pressure due to rapid industrialization, urbanization and economic development. With melting glaciers, flood risks would increase in the near future. In the long-term, there can be no replacement for the water provided by glaciers that could result in water shortages on an unparalleled scale. Floods and drought are thus projected to multiply as a consequence of climate change.