India: ‘More spent on climate change adaptation than on health sector’

"The government spent 2.8 per cent of national Gross Domestic Product in 2010-11 on climate adaptation measures, with the aim of reducing the impact of global warming and climate change on various sections of the population," told Dipak Dasgupta, Principal Economic Adviser to the Union Finance Ministry in an interview with The Hindu. Mr Dasgupta added, "The unpredictable nature of the weather, especially in terms of rainfall, is one of the main problems caused by climate change."