Lok Sabha Question No. 234 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Study on Climate Change
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 234

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2015

## Study on Climate Change

## *234. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken/commissioned any study on climate change and its related aspects in the country;
- (b) if so, the details and findings of such study and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government has received any proposal from the State Government of Gujarat regarding study on probable impact of unpredictable climate change;
- (d) if so, the details and present status thereof; and
- (e) the further action proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  to  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred Question  No.  234  by  SHRIMATI  DARSHANA  VIKRAM  JARDOSH regarding 'Study on Climate Change'

(a) & (b): A scientific study to assess the impact of climate change has been conducted and a report titled 'Climate Change and India: A 4X4 Assessment - A Sectoral and Regional Analysis for 2030s' was published in 2010 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The study assessed impacts of climate change on four key sectors of Indian economy, namely, agriculture,  water,  forests  and  human  health  in  four  climate  sensitive  regions  of  India  -  the Himalayan region, the Western Ghats, the Coastal region and the North-Eastern Region.

The study projects a variable rate of change in agricultural production including losses 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 threats of its transmission is likely to increase in duration.

India's Second National Communication submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2012, includes observed impacts, projections on future  climate  scenarios  and  likely  adverse  impacts  of  climate  change  on  water  resources, agriculture, forests, natural eco-systems, coastal zones, health, energy and infrastructure.

The  Government  has  formulated  the  National  Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change (NAPCC) in June 2008 to deal with the  climate  change  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. So far, 32 States and UTs have prepared their SAPCC.

(c)  to  (e)  :  No  specific  proposal  regarding  study  on  probable  impact  of  unpredictable  climate change has been received from the Gujarat Government.

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