The next level of India’s climate resilience strategy is further upgraded through the series of new initiatives that would likely reduce impacts with an increasingly alarming effect of climate change. Just recently, the Ministry of Earth Sciences introduced a new package of initiatives in respect of improved weather forecasting, better disaster preparedness, and climate-resilient agriculture with better adaptation to the world phenomenon of climate change. These will be as per the international commitment of India towards climate action, similar to what is being carried out in the Paris Agreement and form an integrated step toward the building of India into a more resilient climate zone.
A New Generation in Climate Prediction
A large constituent part of the climate action plan of India comprises the setup of an India-originating climate model. The IITM Earth System Model was developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune. This will lead to more precise and specific climate projections, particularly on the rainfall monsoon regimes for India. For the first time, this is an indigenous model for the country and has featured in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, marking an historic achievement for the country’s climate science.
This provides the critical inputs into the future monsoon behavior, which is very much necessary for policy planners and disaster relief teams to plan better for these changeable weather conditions. Not only that, but regional climate prediction in India has been advanced. Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment for South Asia, led by Centre for Climate Change Research (CCCR), generated high-resolution regional climate projections to enable state governments to better plan local impacts of climate change on agriculture, water resources, and infrastructure.
India is improving its preparedness in responding to extreme weather events. The India Meteorological Department has developed the “Climate Hazard & Vulnerability Atlas of India” with the support of the National Disaster Management Authority. It is a web-based, interactive tool to map hazardous meteorological events, like cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and landslides. The atlas is even more specific about locations and risks during extreme weather events to help state governments and disaster management agencies act in advance.
Every year cyclones hit the coastal states; hence, it highly requires this atlas in planning and management of the same in states such as Odisha and West Bengal. It saves human life and property of the state from being lost by prevention.
Climate-Resilient Agriculture
The agricultural sector is the most vulnerable when it comes to climate change. This ranges from a change in the pattern of rain and increase in temperatures. The government of India promotes this by making sure that the agricultural practices undertaken be resistant to climate; in this case, it refers to the introduction of drought-resistant crops, changes in methods of management of water resource practices, and changes in crop pattern according to the change in weather.
For example, it encourages drought-resistant crops such as millet and drought-resistant rice among others. All these enhance the adaptation of uncertain weather on the part of farmers that will enhance food security for people. For this, states also formulate climate action plans that respond to regional vulnerability and resonate with that of National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).
Clean Energy Transition
Actually, India’s climate strategy mainly goes on to focus on reduction in greenhouse gases, especially in the power side. Through its commitment to climate action, India is adopting one of the most well-profiled targets: installing 500 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030. Both solar and wind are the integral parts of this endeavor, and India is actually turning out to be among the world’s biggest adopters of clean energy.
Apart from this, it also develops energy efficiency in the many industries. Incentivizing policy measures involve building retrofit and energy efficiency in the plants. Jal Jeevan Mission and National Water Mission address the perceived water crisis that is only bound to deteriorate due to climatic changes. This helps in the proper exploitation of water through its efficient sustainability by providing pure drinking water for the entire nation.
International Cooperation in Climate Change Initiatives
India is also involved in international climate initiatives toward enhancing domestic climate resilience. It collaborates and participates in international research studies primarily focused on data sharing and collaborating with other international climate organizations. One of such efforts is “Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region”: detailing risks to India’s climate with respect to changing and intensifying conditions regarding India’s Himalayan glacier flows, the Indian Ocean itself, and the general situation related to the monsoons in South Asia.
This report improves the position in global forums about climatic concerns over India in abroad, which are not confined but to some extent include UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Conference of Parties. Yet within this political, India remains, which speaks for its climate action. International interaction under these circumstances will achieve integration toward climatic policies globally. Based on understanding, India will therefore put all climatic risks for any distinguished climatic hazard clear and therefore add these details in the agenda as discussed.
Conclusion
It forms the holistic approach toward climate change mitigation: It enhances weather forecasting capabilities, enhances disaster preparedness, and enhances climate-resilient agriculture to reduce the vulnerabilities of extreme events of the weather and moving climate conditions. In tandem with the high push on clean energy as well as international efforts, it well places India on one of the strongest positions among other countries battling in the war on climate.
It is such initiatives undertaken by the government that assures a future within the nation which is both sustainable and resilient. The climate risk is managed, and adaptation is put in place in order not to have such a calamity as this. Climate change in India is very fast and ever-evolving; this commitment of the country through its domestic action and international cooperation is towards long-term resilience building.
Source:ESG TIMES