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Significance
India and Pakistan face a higher risk of heatwaves. Rising average temperatures may be linked to increased monsoon-related emergencies in South Asia.
Impacts
India will likely exceed its intended nationally determined contribution targets arising from the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference.
Declining living standards due to climate change could raise migratory pressures across South Asia.
South Asian countries will increasingly use drone technology to create risk maps charting climate change.
Keywords:
South Asia,
AP,
Bangladesh,
IMF-World Bank,
India,
Maldives,
Nepal,
Pakistan,
Sri Lanka,
United Nations,
economy,
politics,
social,
climate,
infrastructure,
natural disasters,
energy,
renewable energy
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2018
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