Climate change adaptation in rural areas of India

The Government of India released a National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in 2008.  In order to realize the implementation of NAPCC, The government gives the highest priority to supporting the preparation of State level Action Plans.  GTZ is supporting a few states in the preparation of state action plans that are aligned to the NAPCC that use in-depth sectoral analysis as the building blocks.  Intercooperation is supporting the state governments of Sikkim and West Bengal in developing their State Action Plans for Climate Change.

The two states are located in the eastern part of India and are home to diverse flora, fauna, social groups and economic activities.   They encompass several ecological zones, each with its own set of vulnerabilities to the impacts of climate variability and change.

Intercooperation shall build on its long standing partnership with the government of Sikkim and our firsthand experience of facilitating policy development process in Sikkim and several others states.  We are also collaborating with several experts from research and academic institutions.  The Action Plans will be ready by April 2011.