Lok Sabha Question No. 1000 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-02
Subject: Climate Induced Migration
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti, Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1000

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2024

## Climate Induced Migration

## 1000.   SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY: SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY: SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any research/survey/study/analysis regarding the issue of climate-based migration and its impact during the last five years in the country, especially in the State of Andhra Pradesh including Baptala Parliamentary Constituency, State-wise;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  major  areas  identified  to  be  impacted  by climate migration during the last five years in the country, State-wise, especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the details regarding the steps undertaken by the Government during the last five years fortackling the issue of climate-based migration;
- (d) the details regarding the total amount of funds allocated and utilised for tackling climate-based  migration  in  the  country  during  the  last  five  years,  State-wise, especially in Andhra Pradesh including Baptala Parliamentary Constituency;
- (e) whether the Government has taken any steps to introduce relief and rehabilitation packages for the affected families, if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether the Government has taken steps to provide residential schooling to children of families displaced due to climate-induced migration, especially for girl-children; and
- (g) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  steps  to  raise  awareness  regarding climate based migration in the country, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a) to (g) Migration/Displacement of affected people may be due to economic, social, political and other factors. It may be temporary or permanent, short term or long-term depending on the underlying  cause(s) of displacement. According to the  Intergovernmental Panel  on Climate Change Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 degree C (2018), the social, economic and environmental factors underlying displacement of people by climate change are complex and varied; therefore, attributing it to the effect of observed climate change or assessing its possible magnitude with any degree of confidence is challenging.

There is no established study for  India providing a quantified attribution of climate change triggering displacement of people. While many studies monitor extreme events in the environment, the science of attribution of these changes particularly to climate change is far more  complex  and  currently  an  evolving  subject.  Most  studies  so  far  have  relied  on mathematical modeling of climate change impacts.

Relief, recovery, and rehabilitation are governed, inter alia, by the relevant provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and the guidelines, directives, and orders of the National Disaster  Management  Authority  and  the  State  Disaster  Management  Authorities.  The constitutional, legal and administrative provisions relevant to disaster management and disaster risk reduction adequately addresses the management of disasters in the country.

The State Governments undertake relief measures in the wake of natural disasters from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) already placed at their disposal in accordance with the extant norms. Additional assistance is extended from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) as per established procedure. The assistance approved under SDRF/NDRF norms is provided in the form of relief.

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