INDIA: According to the new research “Gross Domestic Climate Risk,” which was released on Monday, nine Indian states, including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Punjab, are among the top 50 places in the world where the built environment is most at risk of being harmed by climate change.
According to reports, the physical climate risk to the built environment in over 2,600 states and provinces worldwide in 2050 was calculated by Cross Dependency Initiative (XDI), a member of a network of businesses committed to quantifying and communicating the consequences of climate change.
The CEO of XDI, Rohan Hamden, stated that this is the most advanced worldwide analysis of physical climate risk to date, providing breadth, depth, and granularity that we haven’t seen before. Using a like-for-like technique, the finance sector can now, for the first time, compare Mumbai, New York, and Berlin directly.
The information contrasted these regions based on simulations of the harm that extreme weather and climate change, such as flooding, forest fires, heat waves, and sea level rise, will do to structures and other property.
Furthermore, according to XDI, entities that are not on the list are not at “low risk,” and numerous states and provinces that are at high risk for extreme weather and climate hazards do not appear at the top of this ranking because of their lower density of residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.
According to a study, China, the US, and India will be home to 80% of the top 50 most vulnerable states and provinces in 2050. China has the most states regarding climate risk to the built environment, followed by India.
There are nine Indian states total, with Bihar ranking 22nd, Uttar Pradesh 25th, Assam 28th, Rajasthan 32nd, Tamil Nadu 36th, Maharashtra 38th, Gujarat 48th, Punjab 50th, and Kerala 52nd, according to the report.
Assam would have the largest increase in climate risk to the built environment, with a roughly 330 percent increase by 2050 compared to 1990.
According to sources, in the top 100 are several provinces from Pakistan, including Sindh. Devastating flooding between June and August 2022 damaged more than nine lakh homes in Sindh province, which made up about 30% of Pakistan’s land area.
Significantly, this is the first physical climate risk research that compares every country, state, and territory and is only centred on the built environment.
China, which tops the list, has a concentration of at-risk states and provinces that are situated in the floodplains and deltas of the Yangtze and Pearl rivers in the globally interconnected east and south.
Florida, Texas, and California, three economically significant states in the US, would be most impacted.
Brazil, Pakistan, and Indonesia are some other nations with numerous provinces and states in the top 50. The cities of London, Milan, Munich, and Venice are considered high-ranking states in Europe.
Also Read: Indian Railways Orders Safety Drive after Faulty Braking System Causes Train Collision
