Climate Change in South Asian Countries

Abstract

Almost all the South Asian countries are at present vulnerable to climate change and are affected with several climate related hazards, the frequency and intensity of which are likely to increase in future. Temperature and rainfall extremes may have severe impact on agriculture and health. In the light of these observations, this paper is aimed at investigating the changes in temperature and rainfall patterns over the period from 1901-2012 at four south Asian countries, namely India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives and the present status of agricultural and health in changing climate.