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competition refresher magazine subscription Published this article page no 32  Infrastructure including transportation water and sanitation and energy systems has been compromised by extreme and slowonset events with resulting economic losses disruptions of services and impacts to well being.  Urban India is at greater risk than other areas with a projected population of 877 million by 2050 nearly double of 480 million in 2020.  At present wetbulb temperatures in India rarely exceed 31 degrees C with most of the country experiencing maximum wetbulb temperatures of 2530 degrees C according to IPCC. Significance of IPCC Reports IPCC reports form the scientific basis on which countries across the world build their policy responses to climate change.  These reports on their own are not policy prescriptive They do not tell countries or governments what to do. They are only meant to present factual situations with as much scientific evidence as is possible.  And yet these can be of immense help in formulating the action plans to deal with climate change.  These reports also form the basis for international climate change negotiations that decide on the responses at the global level. It is these negotiations that have produced the Paris Agreement and previously the Kyoto Protocol. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)  It is an intergovernmental body of the United Nations responsible for advancing knowledge on humaninduced climate change.  It was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).  Headquarter Geneva Switzerland.  Function To provide policymakers with regular assessments of the scientific basis of climate change its impacts and future risks and options for adaptation and mitigation. WetBulb Temperatures is a measure that combines heat and humidity. A wetbulb temperature of 31 degrees Celsius is extremely dangerous for humans while a value of 35 degrees is unsurvivable for more than about six hours even for fit and healthy adults competition refresher magazine subscription buy. 

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