Vulnerability Climate Change and Farmers Suicide: Case Studeis

Vulnerability to climate change is intimately related to poverty as the poor are least able to respond to climatic stimuli. Further certain regions of the world are more harshly affected by the effects of climate change than others. Generally speaking vulnerability and ill effects of climate change are major issues for concern. For this reason there is need for provisions to aid those countries which are thought to be most vulnerable and least competent to adapt. India is an agrarian country with around 70 per cent of its people depending directly or indirectly upon agriculture. But farmers’ suicides in India is worrying. As per the Central Government despite a multipronged approach to improving income and social security of farmers over 12000 suicides were reported in the agricultural sector every year since 2013. Farmer suicides account for approximately 10 per cent of all suicides in India. End of such suicide are the need of day by sustaining their livelihood through different approaches and programmes of the government.