India is ranked 7th most affected by climate change globally. unpredictable monsoons: Erratic monsoons and droughts threaten food security. Extreme events disproportionately affect rural livelihoods and urban poor, exacerbating existing inequalities

There is large variation in the amounts of rainfall received in different parts of the country. Average annual rainfall is less than 13 cm in the Thar desert, while at Cherrapunji in the North- East it is as high as 1080 cm. The different climate regimes of the country vary from humid in the North- East (about 180 days rainfall in a year) to arid in Rajasthan (20 days rainfall in a year).