The Impact of Climate Change in South Asia: Environmental, Socioeconomic, and Political Dimensions

Abstract

Climate change has become one of the most important problems South Asia has to deal with. This is because the area has a lot of people, is vulnerable to natural disasters, and has different levels of growth. The many effects of climate change on the environment, society, the economy, and politics in the area are critically looked at in this paper. It talks about how temperature rise, unstable monsoons, melting glaciers, and rising sea levels have made extreme weather events happen more often, caused species loss, and put water and food security at risk. These changes to the environment hurt marginalized groups more than others, making poverty, displacement, and inequality between men and women worse. The paper also looks at how stresses caused by climate change are changing the way politics work, causing resource disputes across borders, migration issues, and problems with government and stability in the area. Using a cross-disciplinary approach, the study stresses how important it is to have integrated, regionally coordinated plans for both adaptation and mitigation, with a focus on climate justice and including everyone in policymaking. In the end, the paper makes the case that if we don’t move quickly and together, the combined effects of climate change will put people and the environment at great risk, as well as South Asia’s long-term peace and prosperity.