Building climate resilience in India by initiating the national adaptation plan process and scaling up adaptation finance

The proposal outlines a 48-month project implemented by the UNDP to establish a comprehensive National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for India. It aims to address critical gaps in cross-sectoral coordination, climate risk data, and adaptation finance. Key activities include developing sectoral adaptation roadmaps for nine priority areas, creating a national monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework, and establishing a web-based repository for vulnerability studies. A significant portion of the project focuses on the private sector, aiming to develop investment strategies and business cases to overcome the perception that adaptation is a "high-risk and low-gain" investment. The project will also develop two project concept notes to access further GCF funding and map existing adaptation finance flows in India.

• India is ranked seventh globally in terms of exposure and vulnerability to climate risk events according to the Global Climate Risk Index 2021.
• India currently lacks a comprehensive national adaptation policy document to guide multi-sectoral initiatives, relying instead on the 2008 National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) and various State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC).
• Extreme heat and humidity are projected to put up to 4.5 percent of India's GDP at risk by 2030 due to losses in labour hours.
• The project will develop sectoral adaptation plans for nine priority areas: Water, Agriculture and Allied Sectors, Health, Forests, Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Disaster Management and Infrastructure Resilience, Poverty Alleviation and Livelihoods, Traditional Knowledge and Heritage, and Adaptation Resourcing.
• Private sector investment in adaptation is hindered by a general perception that such projects are "high-risk and low-gain" with unclear revenue streams.
• The project aims to establish a national-level monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework to track the impact of adaptation measures and ensure transparency.
• A web-based repository and a decision support system will be developed to centralize climate risk and vulnerability data for use by government ministries and other stakeholders.
• The project will map existing public and private adaptation finance flows in India to identify underfunded regions and develop four specific investment plans.
• The proposal requests a total of USD 3,000,000 over a 48-month implementation period, with the UNDP serving as the Delivery Partner.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2024). Building climate resilience in India by initiating the national adaptation plan process and scaling up adaptation finance. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20241009-ind-rs-005-approved-proposal.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Building climate resilience in India by initiating the national adaptation plan process and scaling up adaptation finance. 2024. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20241009-ind-rs-005-approved-proposal.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2024building, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Building climate resilience in India by initiating the national adaptation plan process and scaling up adaptation finance}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2024}, month = oct, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20241009-ind-rs-005-approved-proposal.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }