Across sectors and regions, the most marginalised sections are also the most affected by the impacts of climate change. Explain. Also, present a case for a climate resilient model of development that integrates mitigation and adaptation measures.

i) Global south has been bearing brunt of climate change- eg) The carbon footprint of Global North has been three times that of Global South

• Africa has been impacted by droughts - Ethiopia

ii) The low income groups are more affected than high income because of failure of finance to mitigate the impacts of climate change

• food scarcity will push more low income groups in poverty

iii) Disasters hit the vulnerable more

• tsunamis and cyclones affect the fishing community

iv) The women, dalits and vulnerable groups are more affected

• around 80% of household work are done by women, with around 2 hours on fetching water
• improper housing and sanitation aggravated by climate disasters - heatwaves, floods.

Hence, there is a CLIMATE RESILIENT MODEL OF DEVELOPMENT →

1. Afforestation - Forests are the largest sink of carbon sequestration after oceans.

• the soil can absorb around 50% of carbon stock.

(2) Deep ecology than of model of development eg - circular economy of products

• sustainable lifestyle

(3) Filling infrastructural gaps - eg - creation of environmental friendly building

• adherence to sendai framework on disaster risk reduction

(4) Funding to aid adaptation measures-

• globally more than 50% funds are spent on mitigation than adaptation.