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Climate Change: Imperatives After COP25 and Challenges for Future Earth / Singh, R.B

Singh, R.B	Journal Article
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The changing climatic condition is widely regarded as one of the most serious global threats of the 21st century. Climate is the synthesis of day to day conditions of weather in a given area whereas weather is defined as the day to day condition of a particular place.

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Climate Change

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ID: 132487

Mitigating the risk of climate change induced disasters in arid / Singh, R.B; Kumar, Ajay

Kumar, Ajay	Journal Article
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2014.

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The world's climate is continuing to change at rates that are projected to be unprecedented in recent human history. The risks of climate change and extreme climatic events such as drought and ?ood have dramatic impacts on economy and natural systems. Agriculture, livestock and water resources are among the most vulnerable systems. Resilience and adaptive capacity of traditional networks and land use systems to cope with climate variability/extremes are weakening, while ' frequency and magnitude of climate variability and land use intensity are in rise. Thus it is important to take timely action in order to reduce the risk of climate change.

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India ; Climate Change ; Disaster Management ; Risk Management ; Water Resources ; Human History ;
Global Climate Change ; Action Plan ; Climate Variability ; Vulnerable Systems ; Natural System ; Arid Region ;
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ID: 136510

Urban environment and sustainability: promoting health and wellbeing for smart cities in India / Singh, R.B; Singh, Anju

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The present century is known as urban century. In the last century alone, the world's urban population has grown from 220 million to almost three billion. Half of humanity, 3.5 billion people, currently lives in cities and by 2055 an estimated 75 per cent of the world’s population will live in urban areas. Cities occupy just 2 per cent of the Earth’s land, but account for over 70 per cent of both energy consumption and carbon emissions. Today, one out of two humans already lives in an urban environment.

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