Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF):
Climate Change Division:
The Climate Change Division of MoEF is India's nodal agency for climate change cooperation
and global negotiations. It is also the nodal unit for coordinating the National
Action Plan on Climate Change.
Major initiatives:
Announced India's intent to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 20-25%
between 2005 and 2020, thus making a major contribution to mitigating climate change.
Expert Group on Low Carbon Strategy for Inclusive growth constituted under the Planning
Commission to develop roadmap for Low Carbon development.
Hosted Delhi High-level Conference on Climate Change: 'Technology Development
and Transfer', that adopted the 'Delhi Declaration', which became a
key input to the international climate negotiations.
Released India’s GHG Emission profile -
a summary of 5 independent studies-which show that India will remain a low emission
economy even in the year 2030.
While India finalises the detailes of the Missions under its National Action Plan
on Climate Change (NAPCC), there are several
initiatives being undertaken and facilitated by Govt. of India to adderess
the issue of Climate Change. India is also taking leadership in facilitating international
dialogue and discussion on climate change issue. A key area where India is
showing leadership is technology transfer which will need to be a critical element
of any global climate change agreement.
Convened a
ministerial meeting of BASIC countries-Brazil, South Africa, China, and
India – to discuss collaboration in Climate Change negotiations and broader collaboration.
Launched the Indian network for Climate Change Assessment (INCCA) in october 2009,
as a network-based programme to make science, particularly the "3 Ms"-Measuring,
Modelling and Monitoring-the essence of our policymaking in the climate change space.
It brings together over 120 scientists from across the country.
Launched Phase II of the Himalayan Snow and Glacier Monitoring programme through
the Space Application Centre,Ahmedabad, to continue the montoring of seasonal snow
cover for the Himalayas and monitoring the retreat/advance of the glaciers in the
representative basins.
Launched the Report titled Governance for Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystem (G-SHE): Guidelines and Best Practices putting together key
guidelines related to the governance and management of the Himalayan ecosystem along
with case studies.
It’s an outcome of a series of discussions with diverse stakeholders. It forms basis
for the broader climate change adaptation strategy, puts together key guidelines
related to the governance and management of the Himalayan Ecosystem along with case
studies. This has been prepared by the Ministry of Environment & Forest and the
GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Development. The sustainability of the Indian Himalayan
Region (IHR) will depend on striking a balance between the fragile ecosystem components
namely forest, land and soil, water and snow representing the 'green','brown','blue',and
'white', colours respectively. In the light of best practices of resource
management and based on the lessons learned, a set of practical guidelines for sustaining
the Himalayan ecosystem have been suggested. For implementing this, one needs to
visualize a picture of the region which is not only acceptable to those who live
in the region, but also to those who live beyond.
A meeting of the Chief Ministers of Himalayan States was also led to the Shimla
Declaration in which they agreed to coordinate for environment protection and pursuing
sustainable growth.
Released a Discussions
paper entitled "Himalayan Glaciers: A State -of- Art Review of Glacial
Studies, Glacial retreat and Climate Change" which summarises the state of
knowledge on Himalayan Glaciers.