‘Climate change’ is a global problem. How India will be affected by climate change? How Himalayan and coastal states of India will be affected by climate change?

Theme

T159 Climate change impacts on India: food security, Himalayan & coastal states

What UPSC asks in this theme

Cross-paper: climate change and food security in tropical countries, and impacts on India, especially Himalayan and coastal states.

What to cover

• Impacts on agriculture, water, health
• NAPCC missions
• State action plans

Writing the answer

• Region-wise impacts

These notes are for the whole theme, built from all 2 of its PYQs. UPSC does not publish model answers.