2014 Environmental Performance Index

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2014 Environmental Performance Index [1]

India ranks 155th out of 178 countries in its efforts to address environmental challenges, according to the 2014 Environmental Performance Index (EPI). India performs the worst among other emerging economies including, China, which ranks 118th, Brazil, at 77th, Russia, at 73rd, and South Africa at 72nd. A bottom performer on nearly every policy issue included in the 2014 EPI, with the exception of forests, fisheries, and water resources, India’s performance lags most notably in the protection of human health from environmental harm. In particular, India’s air quality is among the worst in the world, tying China in terms of the proportion of the population exposed to average air pollution levels exceeding World Health Organization thresholds.

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Publication Date:

25/01/2014

Source: Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy [15]

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Environment [16], Environmental Health [17], Air Pollution [18], Health Effects [19], Ecosystems [20], Water Resources [21], Biodiversity [22], Habitat [23], Agriculture [24], Forests [25], Fisheries [26], Climate Change [27], Energy [28], India [29], Global [30]

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