Lok Sabha Question No. 2660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: Assessment by IPCC
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2660

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2016

## Assessment by IPCC

2660. COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

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

(a) the  details  of  the  assessment  made  by  the  Inter-Governmental  panel  on  Climate Change (IPCC) regarding climate change in India;

(b) the steps taken by the Government for implementing the same so as to check global warming and pollution;

- (c) the machinery in place for this purpose along with the modus operandi thereof; and

(d) the details of new research work conducted by the scientists for increasing qualitative agriculture production?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE )

(a) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assesses research on climate change  and  synthesizes  it  into  ''assessment  reports''  periodically.  The  latest  Assessment Report (5 th Assessment Report) of IPCC was released in 2013 and 2014. IPCC Reports do not provide country level assessment. Country level assessment of impacts of climate change is conducted  as  part  of  National  Communication  (NATCOM)  prepared  by  the  Government periodically.

(b) &  (c)  Government  has  formulated  the  National  Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change (NAPCC) to deal with the climate change related issues. NAPCC comprises eight Missions in specific areas of solar energy,  enhanced  energy  efficiency,  habitat,  water,  sustaining Himalayan  Ecosystems,  forestry,  agriculture  and  strategic  knowledge  for  climate  change. These  missions  are  anchored  by  concerned  Ministries  and  coordinated  through  the  Prime Minister's  Council  on  Climate  Change.  Further,  32  States/Union  Territories  have  prepared State  Action  Plans  on  Climate  Change  consistent  with  the  objectives  of  NAPCC.  India's Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) submitted to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in October 2015 for the period 20212030, includes steps such as introduction of cleaner technologies in  thermal  power generation,  promoting  renewable  energy  generation,  energy  efficiency,  developing  climate resilient infrastructure, programmes related to afforestation and activities aimed at reducing vulnerability to climate change.

(d)  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  has  initiated  National  Innovations  on  Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) in 2010-11 for enhancing resilience of Indian agriculture to climate change through strategic research, capacity building and technology demonstration. Under NICRA climate resilient interventions like efficient management of natural resources, adoption  of  resilient  agronomic  practices,  adoption  of  stress  tolerant  varieties,  efficient management of livestock, poultry and fisheries and strengthening local institutions have been initiated.

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