Report from SAPCC Meet: Side Event on Indian Himalayan Region SAPCCs

27 September 2013, Kohima

Sustainable Mountain Development Summit, Nagaland, 2013

Venue and Timing

→ Venue: Higher Education Conference Hall

→ Today (27 September 2013)

→ Chair: Shri B.M.S. Rathore, Joint Secretary, MoEF

Presentation Structure

⇾ Two Studies

• Comparative Analysis of IHR SAPCCs

• Linkages Between NMSHE & IHR SAPCCs

⇾ Summary of Analyses

• Climate Information and Data Covered

• Climate Vulnerability & Impact Analysis

• Sectoral Vulnerability Assessment

• Focus Sectors in SAPCCs

• Agriculture

• Water

• Linkage of IHR SAPCCs with National Missions

• Overarching Governance and Institutional Arrangements

• NMSHE Linkages with IHR SAPCCs

⇾ Key Questions and Observations

→ Highlight need and direction for further strengthening of SAPCCs

→ Identifying key priority actions in sectors vulnerable to climate change

→ Increase understanding on implementation mechanism of the SAPCCs in IHR

→ Understanding the synergy between SAPCC and NMSHE

→ Understanding capacity building needs for effective planning and implementation

Key Discussion Points

Observations of Participants at SAPCC Side Event

SAPCC Formulation and Design

⇾ SAPCCs have been formulated on the basis of a extensive process but is still a dynamic document

→ Additionality of actions included in the SAPCCs and the associated budgets needs to be identified

→ Monitoring and evaluation framework including indicators to be tracked needs to be developed

Community Participation

→ Community involvement for effective implementation of SAPCC was highlighted

Prioritizing Actions

→ Need for sharing best practices at regional consultations among Himalayan states in a sectoral context for prioritizing actions at the state level

Finances

→ Himalayan states offering ecosystem services and need to be adequately compensated for the same

→ Departments at the state level have limited resources for implementing plans

→ Participating states stressed on initiation of funding for implementation of SAPCCs

Vulnerability Assessment

→ Data needs to be made available for multiple researchers to be able to provide alternative conclusions and thus a debated and informed decision making process

→ Requirement to study vulnerability of the Himalayan region in a systematic manner

→ At the same time, importance of including community perception to climate change along with science based evidence emphasized

Observations of Participants at SAPCC Side Event

Capacity Building

→ Capacity building at various levels of the state government for effective implementation and planning is a key focus area

→ Important for states to identify training gaps and design programmes to address training needs

→ Funds available from DoPT may be utilized for capacity building of the state administration on issues of climate change adaptation planning and implementation

→ Institutional reorganization required for taking up activities for evidence based policy development in the Himalayan region

Observations of Participants at SAPCC Side Event

Thank You