New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- India's geographical location makes it highly susceptible to a wide array of natural disasters, such as extreme heat, floods, droughts, storms, cyclones, earthquakes, etc., which can cause thousands of casualties and displace millions, hurting their livelihood and the economy.

The Economic Survey of 2024-25 described India as the seventh most vulnerable country to climate change. The Global Climate Risk Index 2025, based on the experience of extreme weather events from 1993 to 2022, places India sixth.

A 2018 report from the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) ranked India among the five most risk-exposed countries, with about $79.5 billion in losses due to natural disasters over the last 20 years.

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