An Evaluation of India's National Action Plan on Climate Change

32 Pages Posted: 4 Jan 2013

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Sujatha Byravan

Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR)

Sudhir Chella Rajan

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Date Written: January 3, 2013

Abstract

This study develops a broad-stroke analysis of the design of India’s climate missions of the National Action Plan on Climate Change. The study is based on interviews of experts in particular domains who also understand climate change. The broad crosscutting issues relating to these missions as well as their individual strengths, challenges and weaknesses, as evaluated by the experts, are presented in this report. Detailed qualitative assessment cards have been developed separately for the individual missions and are included in the annex. The study aims to provide policy makers, academics and researchers, civil society groups and others a snapshot of the climate missions as perceived by the experts in the country at this time. It is hoped that the outputs will inform the government so that appropriate mid-stream corrections may be made. The results of the study will also be useful to hone the country’s strategic thinking on long-term economic development in the context of climate change.

Keywords: climate change evaluation, India

Suggested Citation

Byravan, Sujatha and Rajan, Sudhir Chella, An Evaluation of India's National Action Plan on Climate Change (January 3, 2013). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2195819 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2195819

Sujatha Byravan (Contact Author)

Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) ( email )

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Sudhir Chella Rajan

Indian Institute of Technology Madras ( email )

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600036
India

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