Environmental resource management - EPCO

Projected Climate Change over India• Increase in rainfall by 15-40% by the end of the 21st century with highregional variability• Increase in annual mean temperature by 3°C to 5°C by the end of 21stcentury under SRES A2 scenario. The warming is projected to be morepronounced over northern India.• Changes in frequency and/or magnitude of extreme temperature andprecipitation events.• These changes would result in adverse impacts on agriculture, water resources,health, forests, vulnerability to extreme events, and coastal areas.32