Risk Assessment: Phase II

Official Release of Report, Executive Summary, and User Manual

On December 13, 2024, the main Report of the Climate Risk Assessment project, along with an Executive Summary and a User Manual were officially released in IIT Delhi, in the presence of dignitaries from DST and SDC, experts from national and international organisations, and state partners. The report marks a significant milestone of collaborative research and capacity building between academia and the state climate change cells. By identifying the key risk drivers – whether they stem from hazards, exposure, or vulnerability, the flood and drought risk assessments presented in the report provides a comprehensive understanding of the challenges at hand and the entry point of possible interventions. 
The “User Manual” includes detailed step-by-step procedure for conducting flood and drought risk assessments using a common methodology and indicators that has been developed in adherence to the IPCC AR5 and AR6 framework. The methodology is scientifically rigorous, striking a balance between the accuracy of measurement and ease of use by relevant stakeholders
Link to the Manual

Release of Executive Summary (Draft for consultation and review)

On May 27, 2024, an Executive Summary of the project was released for consultation and review in the National “Climate Change Conclave: Inception, Implementation and Impacts” organised by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, at IIT Delhi.

Capacity building and consultation workshops

Capacity building and consultation workshops conducted to sensitize states on the need for risk assessment, its application, methods, framework and for selection of common indicators. The workshops provided hands-on training to all state representatives to develop risk maps at district and state level.

Meeting on State and District-level Climate Risk Assessment in India Using a Common Framework

The third workshop, held on 3-5 November 2023 in IIT Mandi, was attended by 36 participants (including 2 online participants for a few sessions) from relevant state departments of 18 states and Union Territories of India.

Consultation meeting

An expert consultation workshop was held on 24th March 2023, funded by the Department of Science of Technology, GoI (DST) and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), where:
1. Prof Govindasamy Bala (Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, IISc)
2. Dr. Harini Santhanam (Department of Public Policy, MAHE)
3. Dr. Jagmohan Sharma (Director General, EMPRI)
4. Dr. Jayati Chourey (Executive Director SaciWaters)
5. Dr. Suparana Katyaini (School of Livlihoods and Development, TISS)
6. Prof N H Ravindranath (Centre for Sustainable Technologies, IISC)
7. Dr. Anushiya (Climate, Environment and Sustainability sector, CSTEP)
8. Dr. Anamika Barua (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati)
9. Dr. Indu Murthy (Climate, Environment and Sustainability sector, CSTEP)
10. Dr. Shyamasree Dasgupta (School of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Mandi)
11. Ms. Tashina Madappa (Climate, Environment and Sustainability sector, CSTEP)
12. Triambak Baghel (Climate, Environment, and Sustainability sector, CSTEP)
13. Dr. Priyam Laxmi Borgohain (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati)
14. Dr. Pooja Sankhyayan (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati)
15. Yashpal Luniwal (School of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Mandi)
16. Aarifah Jan (School of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Mandi)
17. Himani Narwal (School of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Mandi)
18. Surbhi Vyas (Centre for Disaster Management and Research, IIT Guwahati)
19. Shankar Ghosh (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati)

State and District-level Risk Assessment in India using a Common Framework

The second workshop, held on 25-26 March 2023 in Bengaluru, was attended by 46 participants from 18 states across India.

Climate Change Risk Assessment and Mapping in the States of Indian Himalayan Region

The first workshop, held on 9-10 October 2022 at IIT Guwahati, was attended by 35 participants from 11 states and 2 UTs.

Vulnerability Assessment: Phase I

Vulnerability assessment started with the release of the manual on the Climate Vulnerability and Risk Assessment: Framework, Methods and Guidelines supported by the Indian Himalayas Climate Adaptation Programme (IHCAP).
Link to the Report
Phase I of this project started with the vulnerability assessment of states in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) in 2018-2019 for adaptation planning and implementation.
This was followed by the development of pan-India vulnerability profiles at state and district levels using a common framework and methodology in 2019-2020 and capacity building of the states to carry out vulnerability assessments on their own.

Publications

Assessing Climate-relevant vulnerability of the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR): a district-level analysis

Natural Hazards, vol.27, Issue no.NA, pp.1-27, ISBN.NA [2022]
Mir Khursheed Alam, Shyamasree Dasgupta, Anamika Barua, N.H. Ravindranath
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-022-05233-x

How Vulnerable are India’s Himalayan Region States to Climate Change?

Economic and Political Weekly, Engage, vol.57, Issue no.11 [2021]
Anamika Barua, Vishaka Gulati, Tapasya Changakakati, Rupam Bhaduri, Shyamasree Dasgupta, Surbhi Vyas, Alam Khursheed, Kritishnu Sanyal, Tashina Esteves, Indu K Murthy, N H Ravindranath, Jagamohan Sharma
https://www.epw.in/engage/article/how-vulnerable-are-indias-himalayan-region-states
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