Climate hazards are threatening vulnerable migrants in Indian megacities

Vittal Hari (), Suman Dharmasthala, Akash Koppa, Subhankar Karmakar and Rohini Kumar ()
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Vittal Hari: UFZ-Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Suman Dharmasthala: Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Akash Koppa: Ghent University
Subhankar Karmakar: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Rohini Kumar: UFZ-Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

Nature Climate Change, 2021, vol. 11, issue 8, 636-638

Abstract: In recent decades, India has witnessed a rapid pace of migration from areas with intensive agriculture to populated megacities, which are faced with increasing threat from climate hazards. Greater attention is needed for vulnerable new migrants who lack necessary resources when designing adaptation and mitigation policies.

Date: 2021
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