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Country wise Emission
State Vulnerability Index
State | Overall Vulnerability Index Score | Rank |
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Assam | 0.616 | 01 |
Andhra Pradesh | 0.483 | 02 |
Maharashtra | 0.478 | 03 |
Karnataka | 0.465 | 04 |
Bihar | 0.448 | 05 |
Manipur | 0.424 | 06 |
Rajasthan | 0.423 | 07 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 0.408 | 08 |
Sikkim | 0.370 | 09 |
Odisha | 0.368 | 10 |
Nagaland | 0.365 | 11 |
Tamil Nadu | 0.339 | 12 |
Himachal Pradesh | 0.329 | 13 |
Jammu & Kashmir | 0.328 | 14 |
NCT Delhi | 0.290 | 15 |
Gujarat | 0.280 | 16 |
Uttar Pradesh | 0.269 | 17 |
West Bengal | 0.257 | 18 |
Tripura | 0.250 | 19 |
Kerala | 0.226 | 20 |
Source : Author’s Analysis, CEEW Study on Climate Change Vulnerability and Index and District Level Risk Assessment
States that are not ranked:
Chhattisgarh, Goa, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Puducherry.