Climate change adaptation activities in India
This report, to support the implementation of UNDP's India country Programme Action Plan 2008-2012, is based on an assessment study on climate change adaptation activities in the country. The study, primarily based on a desk review of the literature and consultations with key persons, looked at the initiatives and programmes being implemented in the country by various agencies and organisations, including the Government, by focusing more on the seven United Nations Development Assistance Framework states Utter Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Rajasthan. The objective of the study was to identify the issues and constraints in the current initiatives as well as provide suggestions for areas/issues that need to be addressed and suggest a more effective implementation mechanism for activities/programmes.
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