Climate and Weather

British Council and TERI have identified 52 youth over the country who are empowered to pilot climate change adaptation and mitigation activities in their communities as part of their International Climate Championships 2009 program.

You too can play an active role in these activities. Use the contacts provided in this newsreport to be an active member of the global climate change crusade.

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Greenpeace has done a lot of commendable work in the field of climate change. This link takes you through their climate change campaigns involving the masses.

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CMWSSB or Metro Water was established in 1978 and serves 180 sq kms of area and 5.5 million population.

The map shows that there is a decreasing trend of rainfall over most of peninsular India (barring Maharashtra) including the western part of the Gangetic plain and the north eastern states apart from Assam.

An increasing trend of rainfall has been observed for the eastern part of the Gangetic plain, Assam, Telengana and all coastal regions of the country.

This map shows the regions in the country that are regularly affected by floods.

The major flood prone regions are Punjab, Haryana, most of the Gangetic plains including Uttar Pradesh, North Bihar and West Bengal, the Brahmaputra valley, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, and South Gujarat.

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Rainwater is amongst the purest water one can get distilled as it is by the sun. However, in a rainwater harvesting system, the water comes in contact with several surfaces, such as the roof or gutters. Its flow becomes possibly mixed with leaves or dust.

On a scale of 5, from lowest to highest, this map shows the vulnerability of various districts of the country to climate change. The map shows many of these regions are doubly exposed to the risk of climate change.

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