India was ‘poorly prepared’ to deal with ‘climate reality’, due to which it was more vulnerable to extreme natural disasters, according to the World Risk Index (WRI) 2020.
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India was ‘poorly prepared’ to deal with ‘climate reality’, due to which it was more vulnerable to extreme natural disasters, according to the World Risk Index (WRI) 2020.
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What is World Risk Index?
Key-takeaways from the Report
Country |
Global rank in World Risk Index 2020 |
Global rank in World Risk Index 2019 |
Afghanistan |
57 |
53 |
Bangladesh |
13 |
10 |
Bhutan |
152 |
143 |
India |
89 |
85 |
Maldives |
171 |
169 |
Nepal |
121 |
116 |
Pakistan |
87 |
80 |
Sri Lanka |
74 |
73 |
Significance of the Index
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