Effects Of Climate Change On Tribal Communities In India

Abstract

India is a developing society. Indian Society is a very diverse society in which many communities reside in remote areas which are backwards. Tribal communities are of them. D.N. Majumdar defined tribe as a social group of with territorial affiliation, endogamous with not specialization of functions ruled by tribal officers hereditary or otherwise united in language are dialect recognizing social distance with other tribes or castes. According to census 2011, India's population is 1210. 57 millions, in which 8.6 percent i.e. 104.28 millions of people are tribal. (Table-1) Tribals are marginalized communities. Global warming and climate change are affecting weaker and marginalized communities more than any other. Tribal communities are affecting most negatively by these phenomenon. Tribal societies who live in marginal lands and whose livelihoods are highly dependent on natural resources are among the most vulnerable to climate change. Vulnerabilities of climate change can affect health, education, family, gender, conflicts, income generating activities, migration, agriculture activities, food security and employment.