A climate resilience pathway between India and China
The article explores the potential for India and China to cooperate on climate resilience strategies to combat shared challenges like extreme weather, flooding, and rapid urbanization. It suggests that despite strained bilateral relations, the urgency of climate-driven disasters could serve as a catalyst for scientific and technological collaboration.
This year, El Niño delayed the monsoon in India. When the rains arrived, they were intense, with cities such as Mumbai and Surat receiving a month’s rainfall in a matter of days. Regions in Assam and Odisha have experienced severe flooding, resulting in loss of life and damage to infrastructure. Similar conditions have recently affected large swathes of China’s provinces, particularly Guangxi, Shaanxi and Gansu. Such extreme weather events are becoming increasingly common, threatening economic growth, food security, and public well-being in the two most populous countries.
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