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Social protection for climate adaptation: how India can adjust to a warming world

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  • Bansal, Trishaa
  • Feyertag, Joe
  • Malhotra, Saumya
  • Mehta, Sukanya

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India has one of the world’s largest social protection systems. The Government of India spends roughly 7.9% of GDP, or 26.6% of its budget, on social protection programmes. In 2025, social security coverage extended to 64.3% of the population: around 920 million people. Climate change is projected to put a significant strain on India’s social protection system, especially given the country’s high exposure and vulnerability to extreme weather events. As such, social protection coverage is becoming increasingly vital in areas such as water, resilient infrastructure, poverty alleviation, agriculture and health. India will need to leverage these sectors if it is to finance adaptation that protects the most vulnerable sections of society.

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  • Bansal, Trishaa & Feyertag, Joe & Malhotra, Saumya & Mehta, Sukanya, 2026. "Social protection for climate adaptation: how India can adjust to a warming world," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 140334, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    • Handle: RePEc:ehl:lserod:140334
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    • N0 - Economic History - - General
    • E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook

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