Forests of the Western Himalayas and Northeastern States among India’s Climate Change Hotspots: ISFR-2021 | The Weather Channel – Articles de The Weather Channel

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand will experience the greatest temperature increase. At the same time, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Goa, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are expected to experience the smallest temperature increase during the study periods 2030, 2050 and 2085.

The northeastern states and the upper Malabar coast of India are expected to experience the largest increase in precipitation. In contrast, parts of the northeast, such as Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and regions in the northwest such as Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, are expected to experience the smallest increase, and sometimes even a drop in precipitation, according to ISFR-2021. .

The tropical dry deciduous, humid tropical deciduous and tropical semi-evergreen forests, the three most dominant forest types in the country, covering respectively 3,13,617 km², 1,35,492 km² and 71,171 km², will be highly vulnerable to climate change. climate change.

Forests play a vital role in mitigating climate change. Because forests function as a sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide, they are the most important terrestrial carbon reservoirs on the planet. Forests can also become a source of CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) if they are cut, burned or destroyed.

And therefore, forest interventions, especially afforestation and eco-restoration activities, play an important role in mitigating the adverse effects of climate change and provide low-cost opportunities to adapt to the outcomes of change. climate, according to the report.

For the first time, the Forest Survey of India (FSI), which produced the ISFR 2021 report in collaboration with BITS Pilani (Goa campus), undertook a study to map climate hotspots in forest areas of the country.

Studies have established how plants and the structure of vegetation change with temperature and precipitation.

“A better understanding of climate change hotspots in Indian forests would help to plan and develop climate change mitigation strategies and design appropriate adaptation measures,” said an environment ministry official, of Forests and Climate Change.

In its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted under the 2015 Paris Agreement, India plans to create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through ‘other forest and tree cover by 2030 and better adapt to climate change. by strengthening investments in development programs in sectors vulnerable to climate change, in particular agriculture, water resources, fisheries, health and disaster management.

And more recently, at COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021, India pledged to reduce its carbon emissions by 1 billion tonnes by 2030.

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