At National Workshop is held at New Delhi on India’s
National communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC), organized by the Minister of Environment and
Forests on May 9, 2012; India’s Second National Communication to the
UNFCCC was released. India’s Second National Communication to the UNFCCC
has been prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Government of India towards fulfillment of the reporting obligation
under the Convention.
Unveiling the Natcom II the Minster of state (I/C) for Environment &
Forests Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan said that India is fully committed to
its responsibilities towards global community. She said that India has
voluntarily reduced carbon emission.She congratulated the scientists for
commendable work.
The secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forest Shri T. Chatterjee
said that National Communication II reiterates India’s commitment to
global concerns on climate change. He said local and regional data has
been very curial is preparing the document.
It is recalled that India is a Party to the UNFCCC. The Convention, in
accordance with is Article 4.1 and 12.1 , enjoins all Parties, both
developed and developing country Parties, to furnish information , in
the form of a National Communication (a national report), regarding
implementation of the convention. The Ministry of Environment and
Forests is the Executing and Implementing Agency for the project for
preparation of the national communication. A National Steering Committee
(NSC) under the Chairmanship of Secretary (E&F) oversaw the
implementation of the work programme devised for preparation by the
Government of India. A National Project Director co-ordinates the
activities and is assisted by National Technical Experts, housed under
the Project Management Cell (PMC).
Towards fulfillment of the obligation of furnishing information on
implementation of the Convention, the Government of India submitted its
Second National Communication in May, 2012. The First (Initial) National
Communication was submitted to the UNFCCC Secretariat on June 22, 2004.
A broad based participatory approach was followed involving
multi-disciplinary teams and other stakeholders comprising of more than
220 scientists belonging to over 120 institutions. These teams were
drawn from premier Research Institutions, Universities, Government
Ministries and Departments and Non-Governmental Organizations of
national repute across the country. Besides, the stakeholder
consultations, training, thematic and awareness generation events
covering more than 1000 participants were organized through 30
conferences/seminars/workshops/consultations across the country towards
preparation of the report.
The salient features of report include:
The report provides the context and the National Circumstances inter
alia India’s geography, imperative inter alia India’s geography,
imperative of development needs, climate and economy; based on which
India would be addressing and responding to the challenges of climate
change.
The report includes results of wide ranging of studies, specifically
conducted at the National level capturing diversity of India.
The Greenhouse Gas Inventory of gases of anthropogenic origin for the
year 2000 has been reported, as per the stipulated guidelines using
prescribed methodologies by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC).
It is to be noted that, for year 2000, the net Carbon dioxide equivalent
greenhouse gas emissions for India were estimated to be 1301.21 million
tones, indicating a growth of 4.2% in Carbon dioxide equivalent
emissions from the levels in 1994.
The report also provides the GHG profile for the year 2007 - a unique
feature of this report, which is estimated to be of the order of 1771.66
million tones CO2 equivalent.
The report provides details of climate change scenarios for one
scenario, namely; A1B (for three time slices), which assumes a
significant energy technological advancement, with a healthy mix of
renewable energy technologies. A overall warming scenario is projected.
Climate change impacts in A1B scenario for key sectors of the economy
such as water, agriculture, forestry, natural ecosystems, coastal
regions, human health, energy, industry and human settlements were
assessed using improved models.
It is expected that the information in this report shall be useful to
the various stakeholders in policy making at different levels. It is
also expected that the information will enhance the understanding of the
issues related to climate change and its impacts and create general
awareness relating to Government of India’s proactive efforts towards
addressing the challenges due to climate change.
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