Climate Change and its Impact on India: A Comment

“Climate change is now affecting every country on every continent. It is disrupting national economies and affecting lives, costing people, communities and countries dearly today and even more tomorrow. People are experiencing the significant impacts of climate change, which include changing weather patterns, rising sea level, and more extreme weather events. The poorest and most vulnerable people are being affected the most.” – Goal 13, UN Sustainable Development Goals In this background, the paper will look into what climate change is - How is climate change impacting India in 21st century - who are the most affected – How can ‘Development’ and environmental protection co-exist - What are the laws dealing with Environment Protection (International and domestic) - Are they Capable enough to deal with the ever rising problems with regard to climate change – Is there a need for legal reforms - Specific instances where climate change has impacted lives significantly in recent times - How to tackle climate change – way forward