It’ll take Assam 943 years to protect itself from floods at current pace of adaptation measures
Assam will need 943 years of flood protection measures to prevent a crisis like the one it is witnessing if its pace of preparedness and climate adaptation doesn’t increase, according to a new study.
The northeastern state has always been flood-prone. In 2022, the flooding started as early as May, with 62 per cent above average rainfall from March-May — a 10-year high, according to India Meteorological Department data.
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Other flood-prone states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Meghalaya will need 966, 935 & 996 years respectively, the report found.
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According to the study’s estimate, RFD in South Asia is estimated to be around $4 million (around Rs 31 crore) and adaptive costs around $3 million.
But the benefits from the measures employed amount to over $50 million under Representative Concentration Pathway or 'business as usual' scenario where global greenhouse gas emissions remain the same. On a global scale, the benefits run into $74 billion.
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