(a) whether the climate change in polar regions have impacts on Indian monsoon;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Union Government have any plans to study the same; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the climate change in polar regions have impacts on Indian monsoon;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Union Government have any plans to study the same; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES
(SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY)
(a) Yes Madam.
(b) The Arctic and Antarctic regions are known to be very sensitive to global climate change.
Hence, it is highly desirable to improve our understanding of how they respond to climate
change, and how those responses in turn affect both regional and global climate. Hence, it
is perceived that the Polar Regions can potentially display climate diversity in various
spatial and temporal scales, which ultimately affects the monsoon weather and climate
over the Indian sub-continent.
(c) Yes Madam.
(d) Emphasizing the need for building an expanded monitoring of climate change, as well as
building appropriate R & D eiforts on the possible responses and feedbacks of the Polar
Regions to climate change, a research study has been formulated. In order to engage the
international science community on these activities, a concept note was prepared and
discussed during the Belmont Forum (a group of the world`s major and emerging
economies and funders of global environmental change research and international science
councils) meeting held in New Delhi during 27-28 February, 2013.