Mainstreaming climate change in state development planning : an analysis of the Sikkim action plan on climate change
Date
2014-02
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Climate Initiative, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, IN
Abstract
Driven by a strong state mandate on development issues, the Sikkim climate plan is largely adaptation based. The overarching framework was set by donor agencies and the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). Water resource vulnerability is a recurring concern in the draft plan. With reduced precipitation and snowmelt, springs are drying up. While 47 per cent of Sikkim’s geographic area is forest land, the state’s green cover and biodiversity are threatened by development of hydro power projects that lack adequate environmental safeguards. This report is one in a series advancing climate change planning processes in India, specific to various regions.
Description
item.page.type
Synthesis Report
item.page.format
Text
Keywords
SOUTH ASIA, INDIA, SIKKIM, CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION, CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, CLIMATE SCIENCE, GOVERNMENT POLICY, HYDROLOGY