QuestionEnvironment / climate risk
According to the Global Climate Risk Index 2020, published by environmental think tank Germanwatch, in the year 2018 India’s rank in the list of top most climate affected nations is:
- (a) 1st
- (b) 3rd
- (c) 5th
- (d) 7th
Answer: (c) 5th
Germanwatch's Global Climate Risk Index 2020 (data for 2018) ranked India 5th most affected, after Japan, Philippines, Germany and Madagascar — due to the Kerala floods and cyclones Titli and Gaja.