Climate Change in India: Threats Challenges and Opportunities

In 2009 Col Muthanna initiated a proposal to mitigate climate change in the Himalayas and the contiguous Mekong region. He has proposed a regional cooperation named HIMEK alliance comprising 11 countries with emphasis on drastic reduction of short life climate forcers and forest land restoration. This is an extremely important initiative. Loss of glaciers and depleting water flow in rivers originating from Himalayas would directly impact one fifth of the human population.The book has enumerated the impacts of the climate change like sea surges and suggested measures such as relocating vulnerable communities along the coastal regions and providing them with alternate means of livelihood.