Lok Sabha Question No. 2865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-03
Subject: Effects of Global Warming
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI, SANJAY JAISWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2865

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2018

## Effects of Global Warming

## 2865. SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

## DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether  abnormal  weather  conditions  like  tsunami,  heavy  rainfall  and  drought  in different parts of the country are effects of global warming;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the names of areas which are worst affected due to climate change;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  scientific  study/analysis  in  respect  of climate change due to global warming and adverse effect of the same on the country's environment and if so, the results and outcome of the studies thereof;
- (d) the  details  of  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  for  study  on  climate  change  and  its impact; and
- (e) the details of discussion held and agreements signed on the issue at various international forum in recent years along with the action plan of the Government to address the issue of climate change?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a)  and  (b)  :  Though  Global  warming  may  lead  to  increase  in  frequency/intensity  of  weather events, it does not necessarily have a direct cause and effect relationship with abnormal weather conditions such as heavy rainfall, drought, etc. Powerful undersea earthquakes are responsible for most of Tsunamis.

(c)  and  (d)  :  The  Ministry  of Environment, Forest and Climate Change commissioned a study and published its report titled 'Climate Change and India: A 4X4 Assessment - A Sectoral and Regional Analysis for 2030s' in 2010. The study assessed impact of climate change on four key sectors of Indian economy, namely, agriculture, water, forests and human health in four climate sensitive regions of India, namely, the Himalayan region, the Western Ghats, the Coastal region and the North-Eastern Region. The projections for climate change scenarios for 2030 reveal an overall warming and increase in precipitation for all regions. The study also projects that extreme precipitation events are likely to increase in all the regions. The Ministry has initiated National

Carbonaceous Aerosols Programme in 17 research institutions at a total cost of Rs 55.57 crore to study the impact of black carbon on regional climate. (e)  :  India  ratified  the  Paris  Agreement  on  2 nd October 2016. The Agreement is for post 2020 period and its goal is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping the global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, on the basis of equity and Common but Differentiated Responsibility and Respective Capabilities.

The  agreement  involves  implementation  of  the  Nationally  Determined  Contributions (NDCs) submitted by India to the UNFCCC for the period 2021 - 2030. These targets are to be achieved by pursuing the relevant activities by the national missions as per the National Action Plan  on  Climate  Change  (NAPCC).  The  States  have  also  prepared  the  State  Action  Plan  on Climate Change outlining their priorities to address climate change.

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