By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, July 18: An assessment, conducted by researchers from the Meghalaya Climate Change Centre (MCCC), Government of Meghalaya, has revealed that 25 Community & Rural Development (C&RD) blocks in the state fall under very high and high climate vulnerability categories.
According to a statement here, the assessment, titled ‘Integrated climate vulnerability assessment of Meghalaya at block level’, has been published as a research article in Discover Sustainability, a journal under the Europe-based Springer Nature Group.
The study highlights that limited access to credit, low household incomes, inadequate public health infrastructure such as Anganwadi centres and low forest resource availability are among the key factors contributing to the vulnerability of these blocks.
“The research article presents actionable analysis for policymakers, particularly those shaping climate resilience, rural development and socio-economic equity in Meghalaya as this analysis reveals local vulnerabilities that district-level studies often miss, enabling precise, location-specific adaptation and mitigation interventions,” the statement said.
It may be mentioned that the MCCC was established under the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, and functions under the Planning, Investment Promotion & Sustainable Development (IP&SD) Department, Government of Meghalaya.
