Lok Sabha Question No. 4424 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Loss due to Climate Change
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4424

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## Loss Due to Climate Change

## 4424. SHRI KUMBAKUDISUDHAKARAN

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

- (a) whether the Government has assessed the impact of climate change related losses on the poorest section populations of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken note of India's ranking as the 5th most vulnerable globally on the Global Climate Risk Index 2020;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (e) whether the Government has taken any steps to secure support of advanced countries in various international fora to cope with climate change related losses, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the strategies being adopted to minimize the losses caused due to climate change?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO )

- (a) & (b) Climate model simulation studies done by  various  agencies  including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) project possible linkages of climate change with frequency and intensity of weather-related events. However, the causal link between climate change and loss of life and property or financial  loss  has  not  been  established. The  inventories  for  the  methodologies  to assess losses due to climate change have yet not been developed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).However, India is taking  ambitious  actions  to  combat  climate  change  ,  including  mitigation  and adaptation,  under  the  overarching  framework  of  the  National  Action  Plan  on Climate Change.

(c)  to  (f)According  to  the  Global  Climate  Risk  Index(GCRI)  2020  by  German watch, India is ranked as the 5th most vulnerable country globally.Japan, Philippines  and  Germany  are  reported  to  be  the  most  affected  countries  in  2018, followed  by  Madagascar,  India and  Sri  Lanka.The  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has been designated as the Nodal Ministry with respect to the GCRI. India has raised the issue of climate finance, as well as support for capacity building and technology transfer under Paris Agreement, in the UNFCCC.

The  Government  is  implementing  National  Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change (NAPCC) which comprises  of missions  in  specific  areas  of  solar  energy,  energy efficiency,  water,  agriculture,  Himalayan  eco-system,  sustainable  habitat,  green India  and  strategic  knowledge  on  climate  change.  The  NAPCC  provides  the overarching framework for all climate actions. Thirtythree States /Union Territories have prepared their State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC) in lines with NAPCC taking into account State's specific issues relating to climate change. These SAPCCs  inter-alia  outline  sector  specific and  cross sectoral priority actions including adaptation. The Government is also implementing the scheme, 'National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change' to support adaptation measures of States/UTs in areas that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate Change. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued several disaster specific guidelines for managing extreme weather-related disasters such as cyclones, floods and heat wave. National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) has been formulated to assist all stakeholders including State Governments in disaster risk management of various hazards including hazards related to climate change.

Further,  advance  and  early  warning  systems  are  being  implemented  by  Indian Meteorological Department to facilitate timely evacuation in the event of floods/cyclones  and  prevent  the  loss  of  lives.  At  the  United  Nations  Secretary General's Summit in 2019, India also launched the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, a platform for generating and exchanging knowledge to promote the resilience of new and existing infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks, thereby ensuring sustainable development.