#144: 'Rain Check' | Deal w/ erratic monsoon

Measures to deal with monsoon variability

June 2023: Indian Western coast witnessed high intensity Biparjoy while Central, East and Nort saw heat stress

July 2023: UP-Bihar face heat while the north is flooded

The unpredictable times will hurt the agriculture sector. How shall India tackle this challenge?

1. Map the hazard risks

• Identify the variability-related impacts

• Map its associated hazards risks at hyper-granular level

  • Incorporate hard and soft losses (infra & livelihoods)

• Aim to enhance the early warning systems & forecasting

• Put in place a monsoon variability index to track critical vulnerabilities at micro level of block and macro level of the district

Blend finance strategies

• Blend public and private capital to deal with risks of financial variability

• Have regular disclosures by Task Force on Climate related Financial Disclosure to give planning space for effective risk transfer mechanisms for capital owners

Go back to basics

• Prioritize restoration of ecosystems of nature like wetlands, mangroves & forests

• Restore the degraded land in a sustainable manner to halt biodiversity loss

Further, away from use of alarmist language on climate change, it is imperative to persuade all sections of the society for the shared responsibility to make India ready for monsoon variability. Any delays are harmful for both, the generation today and the one to come tomorrow.

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