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| Jammu, Srinagar worst affected by climate change: Action Plan | | | Muhammad Mukaram
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 12: The people in twin capitals of Jammu and Kashmir are most affected by the significant climate change over the years, in a revised State Action Plan for Climate Change approved by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests revealed.
It says the people of Jammu and Kashmir living in urban areas especially in Jammu and Srinagar districts face significant impacts of climate change that affects to their human health and livelihood.
"Climate change impacts range from increase in extreme weather events, flooding to high temperatures leading to public health concerns, resource congestions, etc. As the urban regions of the state are dynamic systems that face unique climate impacts, their adaptation must be location specific and tailored to local circumstances," the Action Plan says. It says the capital cities-Jammu, Srinagar-and other district towns of the state are challenged with problems of rapid urbanization, expansion of informal settlements, substantial poverty, inadequate infrastructure and environmental degradation and these and other concerns plague cities' ability to grow and prosper.
It has been seen that weather and climate variability has a profound influence on human health.
Official sources within the environment department said the impact of climate change over human health are multifaceted involving increased incidence of vector, water and food borne diseases, malnutrition and undernourishment, injuries and death caused by extreme hydrogeological events and thermal stress.
The Action Plan says the climate variability and change can severely affect the tourism industry in the state. "The unplanned and unprecedented growth of the tourism industry in the state has resulted in severe detrimental impact on local environment. The inflow of tourists beyond the carrying capacity of the location has put tremendous pressure on existing resources and infrastructure in urban areas," it says.
The Action Plan has warned that long term climate change impact will exacerbate the existing stress while undermining growth and development. It said the detailed analysis of the development process over last four decades shows that one of the major reasons for slow economic and social development is the unplanned population growth.
According to its recommendations, which have been approved by the Union Environment and Forest Ministry, the importance of infrastructure and improvement of living standards of population is crucial to sustain economic development. It has recommended to mainstream climate change adaptation in urban infrastructure development and create new possibility of adaptive resilience, which would support a new future for cities in the face of climate change. |
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