Global

Warming

Agenda

About Global
warming & its impact
worldwide
Impact and
consequences in
India
Adaptation and
Mitigation strategies
in India

About Global Warming

Global warming is the

observed century-scale rise in

the average temperature of
Earth's climate system.
The Green house gases (GHGs)

provide a blanketing effect in

the lower strata of the earths
atmosphere, and this blanketing
effect is being enhanced
because of the human activities
like burning of fossil fuels etc.

Worldwide Impact

Impacts of Global
Warming in India

Impact on the Indian

Climate

Projections on different
sectors in India

Climate Change
threatening Economy and
Food Security

Human Health &

Infrastructure

Agriculture

Agriculture: Increase in CO2 concretion; increase in

temperature and variable distribution of rainfall show
a mixed projection of yields of various crops across
regions.
Increased temperature can substantially educe
yields of cereals apart from affecting their quality.
Secondary impact of changed pest and disease
scenario can further complicate the crop yield
situation.

Climate change in Indian

Mind

(Conducted by Yale School of Forestry and Environmental

Studies)

National survey conducted in November and December

2011 of 4,031 Indian adults, using an approximately 75
percent urban and 25 percent rural sample.

Study was designed to investigate:

(1) The current state of public climate change

awareness, (2) beliefs, (3) attitudes, (4) policy
support, and (5) public observations of changes in
local weather and climate patterns

Steps and
Measures

On June 30 2008, UPA government released Indias

first National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
outlining the existing and future policies and
programs addressing climate mitigation and
adaptation. The plan identifies eight core national
missions running through 2017.

Mission under NAPCC

National Solar Mission

National Mission for Enhanced Efficiency

National Mission on Sustainable Habitat

National Water Mission

National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem

National Mission for Green India

National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture

National Mission on Strategic Knowledge of Climate

Change

Hurdles in path of NAPCC

1.Pressures and challenges in developing the policy have resulted in certain tensions that run through the
missions
2.Design not clear about whether to have a broad or a focused goal
3.Not clear whether the NAPCC aims to fulfil international or domestic aspirations
4. Some missions concentrate on principles while some on specific modalities for implementation
5. Sustainable development with climate as co-benefit does seem to translate into the Mission documents
6. NAPCC does not suggest a long term agenda
7. Integration among missions lacking
8. Segregation into missions have led to viewing the problems and solutions with sector specific lenses
9. Cross-cutting approach is far more desirable, but may pose implementation challenges
10. Given the multi-dimensionality of climate impacts, interdisciplinary approach, breaking traditional
ministerial boundaries suggested

Conclusion

India has a distinctive vulnerability profile as the poor are the most
affected. Tremendous weather events take place more frequently and
are becoming more ruthless.
Therefore the previous attempts of just rescuing the affected will not
be enough now, instead, meticulous steps to prevent these disasters
are required.
This can only be met if the strategies and policies can cope with
climate change, requiring the active participation of the government
and the people.