Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
further and may impact food adequacy for some 63 million people”. Sustainable
agriculture can be defined as the form of agriculture aimed at meeting the food
and fuel needs of the present generation without endangering the resource base
for the future generations.
3. INDIA’S CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLANS / POLICY IMPERATIVES
In many ways, climate change means changes in the planet’s water cycles.
Drier conditions in some places, wetter conditions in others, earlier snowmelt,
groundwater depletion, increased evapotranspiration, and more frequent storm
events are all included in the list of anticipated climate changes. Clearly, the
effect that these hydrologic changes will have on forests and grasslands is of
major concern to the community and policy makers. Climate change will alter
the world’s forest and grassland ecosystems in ways that will affect their ability
to deliver the critical ecosystem services that support human health and wellbeing
15 . In anticipation of wide-scale ecosystem change and the potential loss
or change in the supply or distribution of ecosystem services, land owners and
managers can focus on strengthening forest and grassland resilience and adaptive
capacity so these landscapes might continue to provide life-supporting benefits
into the future 16 .
India’s Climate Change Action Plans – National Action Plan on Climate Change
(NAPCC)
The Government of India has accorded top priority to the issue of climate change.
The Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change in 2008 launched the climate
change mission that focused on solar power, energy efficiency, sustainable
habitat, water, sustainable agriculture, green (forests), sustaining Himalayas,
and strategic knowledge. The Action Plans on eight crucial sectors provide the
necessary policy, regulatory and institutional framework. At the State level, the
State Action Plan on Climate Change has been prepared covering adaption and
mitigation strategies to support the NAPCC.
It is interesting to note, that even prior to the NAPCC of 2008, climate change and
environment finds mention in the National Environment Policy (NEP) 2006, by
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