Known as ‘the motherland of cultures and religions’, India has become one of the fastest emerging players in the global market. Within the last decades, the economy has grown exponentially, the population has doubled to 1.3 billion people and the amount of foreign direct investments have skyrocketed to billions. Nevertheless, poverty remains a giant barrier for India’s development. More than 70% of the population lives in poor conditions with limited access to subsistence resources and 23% earns less than 1£ a day. Inequality, corruption and overpopulation are critical issues that are braking India to emerge as a westernised country. And more recently, the threat of Climate Change is alarming the country and the political debate. The scientist community has indeed affirmed that Climate Change will impact mainly developing and vulnerable countries. Relatively little is known about Climate Change in India and yet the country will be a crucial actor to solve this world climate crisis.
