NEW DELHI: The India State of Forest Report (ISFR) has mapped climate change hotspots in the country for the first time in three future time period scenarios of 2030, 2050 and 2085. It has been observed that Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh And the highest temperature increase is expected in Uttarakhand, while Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Goa, Tamil Nadu And Andhra Pradesh may face minimum temperature rise over these short, medium and long time periods.
The report on hotspots also shows that the northeastern states and upper malabar coast The rainfall is expected to experience the highest increase, while the northeastern states such as Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim and the north-west parts of the country such as Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh are expected to experience “least increase and occasional decline” in rainfall. experience is expected. ,
The mapping of climate change hotspots in the forest regions of the country was done by the Forest Survey of India in collaboration with Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS). Pilani (Goa Campus).
“The collaborative study was aimed at mapping climate hotspots on forest cover in India, using computer model-based projection of temperature and precipitation data for three future periods,” the environment ministry said.
The data for this purpose was obtained from the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The idea behind the mapping was to explore the impact of climate change on forests, species composition and associated biodiversity. This will help policy makers to take appropriate mitigation and adaptation measures to protect forest areas and biodiversity.
Apart from this, the report also shared data on estimation of carbon stock through increase or decrease of forests in different parts of the country. The total carbon stock in India’s forest is estimated to be 7,204 million tonnes. Overall, this represents an increase of 79.4 million tonnes in the country’s carbon stock over the previous assessment in 2019, with an annual increase of 39.7 million tonnes.
It shows how increasing forest cover will increase the carbon sink – an important natural tool for fighting climate change through carbon sequestration (the process of storing carbon in the carbon pool).
The report on hotspots also shows that the northeastern states and upper malabar coast The rainfall is expected to experience the highest increase, while the northeastern states such as Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim and the north-west parts of the country such as Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh are expected to experience “least increase and occasional decline” in rainfall. experience is expected. ,
The mapping of climate change hotspots in the forest regions of the country was done by the Forest Survey of India in collaboration with Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS). Pilani (Goa Campus).
“The collaborative study was aimed at mapping climate hotspots on forest cover in India, using computer model-based projection of temperature and precipitation data for three future periods,” the environment ministry said.
The data for this purpose was obtained from the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The idea behind the mapping was to explore the impact of climate change on forests, species composition and associated biodiversity. This will help policy makers to take appropriate mitigation and adaptation measures to protect forest areas and biodiversity.
Apart from this, the report also shared data on estimation of carbon stock through increase or decrease of forests in different parts of the country. The total carbon stock in India’s forest is estimated to be 7,204 million tonnes. Overall, this represents an increase of 79.4 million tonnes in the country’s carbon stock over the previous assessment in 2019, with an annual increase of 39.7 million tonnes.
It shows how increasing forest cover will increase the carbon sink – an important natural tool for fighting climate change through carbon sequestration (the process of storing carbon in the carbon pool).
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