The Economics of Climate Change Adaptation in India – Research and Policy Challenges Ahead

The failure of the Climate Summit in Copenhagen in December 2009 emphasized the limitations of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation as a singular policy response to climate change and highlighted the urgent need to design effective adaptation strategies. Current GHG mitigation efforts seek to limit the global average temperature rise to 2 degrees centigrade. There is some scientific evidence that suggests that this may not lead to catastrophic climate change impacts, but will still have significant effects on vulnerable populations. URL: [http://www.sandeeonline.org/uploads/documents/publication/886_PUB_Policy_Note_42.pdf]