Extreme Changes in Climate
“As
per the fifth Assessment report (AR5) of Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) published in 2014, globally averaged combined land
and ocean surface temperature has risen by 0.85 0C (0.65 to 1.06) over
the period 1880 to 2012. Many extreme weather and climate events like
heat waves, heavy precipitation and tropical cyclones have been observed
since about 1950.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), in line with
rising temperatures across the globe, all India mean temperatures have
risen nearly 0.60 C over the last 110 years. Further IMD studies have
highlighted that extreme events like heat waves have risen in the last
30 years. Similarly, trends in extreme rainfall events in last century
showed significant positive trend over the west coast and north western
parts of peninsula.
The Government has launched the National Action Plan on Climate Change
(NAPCC) in June 2008 to deal with the climate change and 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 highlighting state specific issues relating to climate
change. So far, 32 States and UTs have prepared their SAPCC.
India ratified the Paris Agreement to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 2.10.2016 which involves
implementation of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
submitted by India to the UNFCCC. India has committed to reduce Green
House Gas (GHG) emissions intensity of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 level. Other quantified goals are
(a) to achieve about 40 percent cumulative electric power installed
capacity from non-fossil fuel based energy resources by 2030 with the
help of transfer of technology and low cost international finance
including from Green Climate Fund (GCF), (b) to create an additional
carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent through
additional forest and tree cover by 2030. To better adapt to climate
change by enhancing investment in development programmes in sectors
vulnerable to climate change, particularly agriculture, water resources,
Himalayan region, coastal regions, health and disaster management.”
This information was given by Minister of State (Independent Charge) of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Anil Madhav Dave, in a
written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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