Adaptation Finance- The Climate Resilient Strategy That Indian Farmers Need, And Soon.
Known for its maverick monsoons, India has been plagued by unpredictable rains and intensifying droughts and floods for years. Our country accounts for 10% of global extreme weather deaths, with 2,483 fatalities in 2023 alone.[1] Mass displacement of farmers as a result of climate change has increased over the last few years. In Bihar alone, 80% of flood-affected farmers migrate to states like Punjab and Delhi, fragmenting communities.[2] The reason for such problematic weather? Global warming. An entire generation has already grown up hearing this term, but what many fail to realize is how some random greenhouse gases way up in the sky can affect an already exploited community down below. The Flawed Structure of Indian Agriculture The exploitative Zamindari system was abolished post Indian Independence, but its influence is not yet lost. Agricultural land is still leased by wealthy landowners to tenants, who are forced to pay exorbitant rent. Such marginalized farmers are ...
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