Cement, Energy & Environment

Cabinet Secretariat, the planning commission , and the Ministers/ Departments of Power, New and renewable Energy, Urban development, Water Resources, Science and Technology, Agriculture & Cooperation , Agriculture Research and Education, Earth Sciences, Coal , Petroleum and Natural Gas , Economic Affairs, and Environment and Forests. Functions of committee include, inter alia, advising the PM's Council on Climate Change on modification , as may be necessary, in the objectives, strategies and structures of the missions and coordinating with various agencies on issues relating to climate change. (d) National Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) include appropri ate deliverables and timelines for monitoring of their implementation. These are regularly reviewed from time to time through the institutional mechanism laid down in the NAPCC. **** GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3120 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 .04.2013 Global Warming 3120. Shri Hishey Lachungpa: Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state: (a) Whether the global warming is having and adverse impact on daily life of human beings; (b) If so, the details thereof; (c) Whether the Government has conducted any study in this regard ; (d) If so, outcome thereof; (e) The number of Deaths reported during each of the three years in the country due to direct impact of the global warming particularly in North eastern States including Sikkim, State– wise; (f) The funds allocated to combat global warming in the country, state-wise? ANSWER Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environemtn and Forests (Shrimathi Jayanthi Natarajan) (a) & (b) According to the Assessment Reports of the intergovernmental panel on Climate Change (IPCC), set up jointly by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO), there is an impact of global warming on human system through changing water patterns (for example, more intense and frequent extreme events) and indirectly through changes in water, air, food quality, economy and increase of the incidents of vector-borne disease. (c) & (d) A study to asses the impact of Climate Change on Four key sector of Indian economy, namely agriculture, water, natural ecosystems & biodiversity and health in four climate sensitive regions of India , namely the Himalayan Region, the Western Ghats, the coastal Area and the North-Eastern reg ion has been conducted and a report titled "Climate Change and India: A 4x4 Assessment a Sectoral and regional Analysis for 203s" was published in 2010. The study projects a mixed picture of implications for climate parameters and related impacts on the relevant sectors in all four regions . The study are projected overall warming, increase in precipitation variable water yield, change in the composition of the forests, spread of Malaria in new areas and threats of its transmission for longer duration, which are likely to cause adverse impact on the lives of human beings. (e) (f) There is no data available for the country including the North Eastern states regarding the number of deaths due to impact of global warming. During the 1i h Five year plan , a new Thematic Scheme on "Climate Change Action Programme" with an outlay of ~ 300 crores has been approved to build capacity and support implementation of relevant actions at the national and state level. **** 42 I