Lok Sabha Question No. 174 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Study on Impact of Climate Change
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria, Balak Nath

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 174 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## Study on Impact of Climate Change

## *174.   DR. MANOJ RAJORIA: SHRI BALAK NATH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  on  the  adverse  effects  of  climate change in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the outcome of the said study;
- (c) whether the Government has given permission to other countries for conducting the said study with mutual consent, keeping in mind the spirit of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  remedial  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  combating  the  adverse effects of the climate change in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV)

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 174 DUE FOR REPLY ON 19.12.2022 RAISED BY DR. MANOJ RAJORIA AND SHRI BALAK NATH:

- (a) to (d) Climate change is a cross-cutting issue spanning various Ministries/ Departments and  institutions  under  them.  Studies  on  adverse  impacts  of  climate  change  is  mainly sponsored  by  the  Department  of  Science  and  Technology  (DST),  Ministry  of  Earth Sciences  (MoES),  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  (MoEFCC), Indian  Space  Research  Organisation  (ISRO),  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers Welfare, and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. Sectoral aspects of climate change  are  also  studied  by  different  Ministries/Departments  concerning  sectors  like agriculture,  water  resources,  human  health,  power,  renewable  energy,  transport,  urban, etc. Further, a large number of universities and government research institutions such as the Indian Institute of Technologies (IITs), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Central and State Universities and their departments also carry out climate change related research.

As part of the Second National Communication, the MoEFCC conducted studies on  impact  of  climate  change  in  India  which  are  summarized  in  the  'Vulnerability Assessment  and  Adaptation'  chapter.  Climate  change  scenarios  were  analysed  using high-resolution regional climate model. Simulations for 2020s, 2050s and 2080s indicate an  all-round  warming  for  Indian  subcontinent.  Impact  of  climate  change  and  climate variability on the water resources are likely to affect irrigated agriculture, installed power capacity, environmental flows in the dry season and wet season. The impact of climate change  on  forests  in  India  was  assessed  based  on  the  changes  in  area  under  different forest  types,  shifts  in  boundary  of  forest  types  and  Net  Primary  Productivity.  Climate change will be an additional stress, as forests in India are subjected to insect outbreaks, livestock  grazing,  forest  fires  and  other  anthropogenic  pressures.  These  studies  were conducted by Indian Institutions only.

Further, DST is implementing two national missions namely National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem and National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change. Under the missions, a number of R&D projects have been supported in climate  change  studies  across  India  to  assess  the  impact  of  climate  change  on  coastal vulnerability, health, agriculture and water.

(e) The Government of India stands committed to combating climate change through its  several  programmes  and  schemes  including  the  National  Action  Plan  on  Climate Change  (NAPCC)  which comprises  missions  in  specific  areas  of  solar  energy,  energy efficiency,  water,  sustainable  agriculture,  health,  Himalayan  ecosystem,  sustainable habitat, green India, and strategic knowledge for climate change. The NAPCC provides an overarching  framework for all climate actions. Thirty-four  States /Union Territories (UTs) have prepared their State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC) in line with NAPCC taking into account the State specific issues relating to climate change. India has also proactively taken a lead in promoting international collaborations through International  Solar  Alliance  and  Coalition  for  Disaster  Resilient  Infrastructure  and  has undertaken various activities through these arrangements. Further, to support adaptation measures in States / UTs in areas that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of  climate  change,  Government  is  implementing  the  National  Adaptation  Fund  for Climate  Change  (NAFCC).  Under  NAFCC,  30  projects  in  27  States/UTs  have  been sanctioned for adaptation in agriculture, water, forestry, etc.