MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a)and (b) Government has released the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) on June
30, 2008. NAPCC identifies measures that promote India’s development objectives while also
yielding co-benefits for addressing climate change effectively. NAPCC includes eight National
Missions in specific areas of Solar Energy, Enhanced Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Habitat,
Water, Sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system, Green India, Sustainable Agriculture and Strategic
Knowledge for Climate Change.
(c) As per the India’s Second National Communication submitted to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in May, 2012, Forests are already subjected to multiple
stresses including over extraction, insect outbreaks, livestock grazing, forest ?re and other
anthropogenic pressures. Climate Change is an additional stress to forest and adversely affects
Forest dwellers who are dependent on forests directly for sustenance and livelihood.
(d) The theme of World Environment Day, 2013 was “Think. Eat. Save-Reduce our Foot-print.†This
is to raise awareness about the environmental consequences and issues of climate change.