Indian Network for Climate Change Assessment (INCCA) to Release Second Assessment
‘Climate Change and India: A 4X4 Assessment’ based on Regional Climate Model
The second Climate Change Assessment Report will be released here on coming Tuesday. Detailed presentations will be made by the scientists highlighting the salient findings of the study. This will be released under the aegis of the Indian Network for Climate Change Assessment (INCCA) which was launched by the Ministry of Environment and Forests on October 14, 2009 at a National workshop. This second assessment ‘Climate Change and India:A 4X4 Assessment’ addresses the concerns of the enormous implications of climate change to the natural resources and livelihoods of the people in the four climate sensitive regions of Himalayan region, North-East region, the Western Ghats and the Coastal plains for the 4 key sectors of Agriculture, Water, Health and Natural Ecosystems and Biodiversity. The 4 region, 4 sectors Assessment in short has been referred to as a 4x4 Assessment. The 4x4 assessment has been prepared by 43 experts and scientists belonging to 19 INCCA institutions. The second Assessment is on impacts of climate change in 2030s in four climate sensitive regions of India and four sectors of economic development.
An assessment on the Greenhouse Gases for the year 2007 in the aforesaid sectors was prepared engaging 17 institutions and 83 scientists drawn form INCCA institutions. The assessment examines the implications of the climate change scenario in 2030s using a regional climate model (PRECIS).
It will provide the context, approach, climate change scenario for 2030s, sea level rise, impacts of climate change in the aforesaid 4 sectors. The assessment also brings out the future areas of work to enhance the knowledge and areas of further improvement in the future assessments.
The INCCA has been conceptualized as a Network based Scientific Programme designed to address and assess the drivers and implications of climate change through scientific research; climate change assessments on various aspects of climate change, associated vulnerabilities and adaptation; devise decision support systems; and build capacity towards management of climate change related risks and opportunities. INCCA has been visualized as a mechanism to evolve institutions as well as engage other agencies already working in the area of Climate Change.
The first Assessment of the Green House Gas emissions was released on May 11, 2010 at a National Workshop in New Delhi. It covers the sectors of Energy, Industry, Agriculture, Land Use Land Use Change and Forest and Waste by sources and removal by sinks presented in this document.
Climate change has emerged as a significant man made global environmental challenge and a threat. There are growing scientific evidence that there is a discernible impact of human activities on climate system. There are several aspects of warming and climate change on which there is a wide agreement among the scientists. The scientific evidence of global warming is evident at the continental level whereas the understanding of the implications of climate change at the regional and sub regional level is rather inadequate. Thus there is a need for more comprehensive studies and information at the regional and national level.
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(Release ID :67020)