Lok Sabha Question No. 1199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Effects of Climate Change
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Rampreet Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1199

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.06.2019

## Effects of Climate Change

## 1199. SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL:

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

- (a) whether major climate change has taken place in the Indian subcontinent;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the negative effects of climate change on human life and natural resources;
- (d) whether the Government has taken steps to mitigate the negative effects of climate change; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the results achieved therein?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and  (b) According  to  India's  Second  Biennial  Update  Report  submitted  to  the UNFCCC,  the  analysis  of  rainfall  data  from  the  India  Meteorological  Department  (IMD) observational network for the period 1901-2010 shows increasing trends in the frequency of dry  days in most parts of the country during winter, pre-monsoon and southwest monsoon seasons.  In  conformity  with  the  rising  trend  observed  in  global  surface  temperatures (0.85±0.18°C) since 1901, the annual mean temperature for the period 1901-2017 over India has also shown a significant increasing trend of 0.66 degree C per hundred years.

(c) The Government commissioned a scientific study to assess the impact of climate change and published its report titled 'Climate Change and India: 4X4 Assessment - A Sectoral and Regional Analysis for 2030s'. The report has assessed impact of climate change on four key sectors of Indian economy, namely Agriculture, Water, Natural Ecosystems & Biodiversity ,and  Health  in  four  climate  sensitive  regions  of  \india,  namely  the  Himalayan  region  the Western  Ghats,  the  Coastal  Area  and  the  North-East  Region. The  study  projects  a  mixed picture for climate parameters and related impact on the relevant sectors. The study projects a variable rate of agricultural production including decrease in yield in some crops and change in the composition of the forests and net primary productivity. Extreme precipitation events are likely to increase in all the regions. Water yield is projected to increase in the Himalayan Region, whereas it is likely to be variable across other three regions. Malaria is projected to spread to new areas and its transmission may increase in duration.

(d)  &  (e) The  Government  has  launched  the  National  Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change (NAPCC) in June 2008 to deal with the climate change and related issues. NAPCC comprises of eight Missions in specific areas of solar energy, enhanced energy efficiency, habitat, water, sustaining Himalayan ecosystems, forestry, agriculture and strategic knowledge for climate change, which addresses the issues relating to mitigation of greenhouse gases and adaptation to  the  adverse  impacts  of  climate  change  on  environment,  forests,  habitat,  water  resources and agriculture. All States and Union Territories (UTs) have also been requested to prepare State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC) in line with the objectives of the NAPCC highlighting state specific issues relating to climate change. So far, 33 States and UTs have prepared their SAPCC.

India's  Nationally  Determined  Contributions  under  Paris  Agreement,  submitted  in  October 2015, for post-2020 period envisages reduction of its emission intensity of GDP by 33 to 35% by  2030  from  2005  level,  achieve  about  40%  cumulative  electric  power  installed  capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources by 2030, and create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tons of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.

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