cdkn-india-country-snapshot-july-20132-9ecb2ad30f0ce637.pdf

The document details CDKN's efforts in India to enhance climate resilience through technical assistance, research, and policy support. Key initiatives include addressing 'silent disasters' in Ladakh, promoting gender-responsive state action plans, and using community radio for adaptation knowledge. It also analyzes the challenges facing State Action Plans for Climate Change (SAPCCs), noting that the automatic appointment of Forest Departments as nodal agencies often hinders the multi-sectoral coordination required for effective implementation.

• In the high altitude plains of Changthang, Eastern Ladakh, record snowfall between mid-December and mid-March led to a 'silent disaster' where approximately 40,000 livestock, including goats and sheep, perished due to starvation.
• CDKN has supported efforts to integrate gender dimensions into State Action Plans for Climate Change (SAPCCs), resulting in the Madhya Pradesh Government requesting a briefing note on making adaptation plans more gender-responsive and Uttarakhand requesting a dedicated chapter on gender in its state action plan.
• The 'Shubh Kal' project has utilized community radio in Bundelkhand to disseminate climate change research and adaptation practices, establishing five local radio stations and producing a guide for community radio reporters.
• The implementation of State Action Plans for Climate Change (SAPCCs) in India is often hindered by the automatic nomination of the Forest Department as the lead nodal agency, which may lack the strength or proactivity to drive necessary multi-sectoral coordination.
• Indian states face several systemic barriers to implementing climate action, including a lack of detailed state-level vulnerability analyses, minimal awareness and capacity, a lack of time-series data mechanisms, and the need for significant financial resources to retrofit infrastructure.
• The ISET project 'Sheltering from a gathering storm' examines the economic costs and benefits of investing in resilient shelter, using India, Pakistan, and Vietnam as case studies, with a specific pilot focus on extreme rainfall and flooding in Gorakhpur.

APA

Subramanian, S. (2013). cdkn-india-country-snapshot-july-20132-9ecb2ad30f0ce637.pdf. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN-India-Country-Snapshot-July-20132.pdf

Chicago

Subramanian, Sunder. cdkn-india-country-snapshot-july-20132-9ecb2ad30f0ce637.pdf. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2013. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN-India-Country-Snapshot-July-20132.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{subramanian2013cdknindiacountrysnapshotjuly201329ecb2ad30f0ce637pdf, author = {Subramanian, Sunder}, title = {{cdkn-india-country-snapshot-july-20132-9ecb2ad30f0ce637.pdf}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2013}, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN-India-Country-Snapshot-July-20132.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }