Lecture 16 - "Eco-village: A model for integrating climate and disaster risks" by Somya Bhatt

Speaker: Somya Bhatt, Advisor, Climate Change, Environment, Climate Change, Natural Resource Management Division, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, GIZ Office New Delhi

Description: An analysis of 63 years (1951-2013) of data from the Indian Meteorology Department shows that the annual maximum and minimum temperatures have been increasing in Himachal Pradesh. The increase in temperature will result in more evaporation and require more irrigation for crops. The analysis also predicts a definite decrease in annual rainfall for the state. More importantly, there is a strong trend towards a decrease in the number of rainy days, resulting in the annual rainfall for the state falling on fewer days. This implies more intense rainfall, increasing the possibility of flash floods, soil erosion, and landslides. This forbodes increased vulnerability to natural disasters for the state. Nearly 90% of the state population and their livelihood is dependent on natural resources for agriculture since the region is predominantly mountainous.

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