Synopsis The changing climate and its impact on the environment is a glob al phenomenon. Each country-in fact each region within a country -- will feel the impact differently and require area-specific remedial action. The only commonality is that no region will be spared the direct impact of climate change. India, with its diverse environmental regimes and geographical features will find it especially difficult to ensure that the right measures are utilized at the right time to counteract the impending threat. This book presents the expert advice of over 40 renowned Indian environmentalists and scientists concerned with how climate change is affecting the various regions of India, the degree of the threat and how it can be alleviated if not eliminated. The collection covers a very wide gamut and covers almost every imminent risk the country faces. The book is suitable for teachers, students and researchers in environment science as well as professional environmentalist and activists. The general reader too will be able to get an extensive and overall view of the global environmental crisis we face today.