Lok Sabha Question No. 36 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Efforts to Mitigate Effects of Climate Change
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Smt. Mala Roy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 36

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2024

## Efforts to Mitigate Effects of Climate Change

## 36.    SMT MALA ROY:

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

- (a) the details of primary challenges in mitigating the effects of climate change in the country; and
- (b) the details of measures propose by the Government to address these issues?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As  per  India's  Third  National  Communication  submitted  to  United  Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), India experiences climate change impacts, ranging from floods and droughts to heat waves and glacier melt. The impacts of climate change is visible across sectors like biodiversity and forests; agriculture; water resources; coastal and marine ecosystems; human health; gender; urban and infrastructure; and economic costs. Climate impacts and risks exacerbate vulnerability and consequently increase economic development challenges. Climate change adaptation and mitigation imposes an additional financial burden on developing countries including India. Scarcity of remaining carbon budget and provision of Means of Implementation in the form of finance, technology transfer and capacity building from developed countries, who are responsible for the cause of  current  climate  change,  forms  the  crucial  challenges  in  mitigating  effects  of climate  change.  Developed  countries  have  been  lagging  on  providing  climate finance in scale,  scope, and speed and fulfilling their  obligation.  India's  climate adaptation actions are largely financed through domestic resources.
- (b) The broad categories of adaptation priorities for India have been identified as (i) Priorities related to knowledge systems on climate change risks and adaptation (ii) Priorities related to a reduction of exposure to climate risk; and (iii) Priorities related to building resilience and adaptive capacity. The Government is implementing the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) which provides the overarching framework for climate actions, through national missions in specific areas of solar energy,  enhanced  energy  efficiency,  water,  agriculture,  Himalayan  eco-system, sustainable habitat, green India, human health and strategic knowledge on climate change. These Missions are institutionalized and implemented by respective nodal

Ministries and Departments. Most of these Missions, inter-alia, focus on adaptation to combat the adverse impacts of climate change.

In  line  with  the  NAPCC,  various  States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  have  prepared respective State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC) that are designed to address  state-specific  issues  related  to  climate  change  through  commensurate mitigation and adaptation measures. SAPCCs are designed to be context- specific, considering the different ecological, social, and economic conditions of each State.

In August 2022, India updated its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to enhance India's contributions towards achievement of the strengthening of global response to the threat of climate change, as agreed under the Paris Agreement.  As a  part  of  the  updated  NDC, India  has  introduced  the concept  of  Mission  'LiFE' (Lifestyle for Environment) to promote responsible consumption by focusing on behaviours and attitudes of individuals and communities.

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