District-level Climate Risk Assessment maps flood and drought risk in 698 districts
A report mapping flood and drought risks across 698 Indian districts using the IPCC framework, prepared by IIT Mandi, IIT Guwahati and CSTEP Bengaluru with DST support, was released at IIT Delhi on 13 December 2024.
Summary
The report 'District-level Climate Risk Assessment for India: Mapping Flood and Drought Risks Using the IPCC Framework', covering 698 districts, was released at IIT Delhi on 13 December 2024. It was developed by IIT Mandi, IIT Guwahati and CSTEP Bengaluru, with support from the Department of Science and Technology (DST) in collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). On a comparative scale, 51 districts are in the 'Very High' and 118 in the 'High' flood risk category, with about 85% of them in Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir. For drought, 91 districts are 'Very High' and 188 'High' risk. Eleven districts face 'Very High' risk of both flood and drought: Patna; Alappuzha; Charaideo, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar, South Salmara Mankachar and Golaghat in Assam; Kendrapara; and Murshidabad, Nadia and Uttar Dinajpur in West Bengal.
Key facts
- Released
- 13 December 2024, IIT Delhi
- Coverage
- 698 districts; IPCC framework
- Prepared by
- IIT Mandi, IIT Guwahati, CSTEP Bengaluru
- Support
- DST with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
- Flood risk
- 51 'Very High', 118 'High'
- Drought risk
- 91 'Very High', 188 'High'
- Dual 'Very High' risk
- 11 districts, incl. Patna, Alappuzha, Kendrapara, 5 in Assam, 3 in West Bengal
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The 'District-level Climate Risk Assessment for India' report released on 13 December 2024 analysed flood and drought risks across how many districts?
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Correct answer: B — 698
PIB (Science & Technology): the report contains an in-depth analysis of flood and drought risks across 698 districts in India and was released on 13 December 2024 at IIT Delhi.
Which institutions developed the 'District-level Climate Risk Assessment for India' report released in December 2024?
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Correct answer: A — IIT Mandi, IIT Guwahati and CSTEP Bengaluru
PIB (Science & Technology): the report was developed by IIT Mandi, IIT Guwahati and CSTEP Bengaluru, supported by DST in collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
According to the District-level Climate Risk Assessment report (December 2024), which of the following districts is NOT among the 11 districts at 'Very High' risk of both flood and drought?
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Correct answer: D — Barmer
PIB (Science & Technology): the 11 dual-risk districts are Patna (Bihar); Alappuzha (Kerala); Charaideo, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar, South Salmara Mankachar and Golaghat (Assam); Kendrapara (Odisha); and Murshidabad, Nadia and Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal). Barmer is not on the list.