Climate change is already occurring and impacting natural ecosystems and human societies. By introducing relatively large uncertainties, climate change and climate variability are adversely impacting both biophysical systems (mountains, rivers, forests, wetlands, etc.) and socio-economic systems (hill communities, coastal communities, agriculture, animal husbandry, etc.). The objective is to develop a uniform understanding of vulnerability, assess vulnerability based on a common methodological framework and map the same. The focus is not only on building the capacity of individual line departments working with the state governments, but also on fostering the adoption of coordinated and integrated approach. Enhanced cooperation among the states of the region will help in improving their understanding and assessment of vulnerability, adaptive capacity and resilience to climate change.
In a developing country such as India, vulnerability assessment is considered as an important exercise to develop suitable adaption projects and programmes, while climate vulnerability assessments for various states and districts already exist, the states and districts cannot be compared to each other as the framework used for assessments are different, thereby limiting decision-making capabilities at the policy and administrative levels.
Two sets of suitable dates for each course between July 2021 to February 2022;
Course Date: August 02-06, 2021
Alternate date: November 22-26, 2021
Aim:
To develop a uniform understanding of vulnerability, assess vulnerability
Objectives:
Outcome of the training programme:
Contents:
Level of participants:
Officers of All India Service, officers working under the Central Staffing Scheme and officers of Central Secretariat Service (CSS), etc.
Day/Date |
Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
Monday
|
0930-1000 |
Registration |
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1000-11.15 |
Briefing and Experience Sharing Inaugural Session |
|
|
1145-1300 |
About Climate change |
|
|
1300-1400 |
Lunch Break |
|
|
1400-1530 |
National action plan on climate change |
|
|
1545-1700 |
The mean world of climate change |
|
|
1700-1730 |
Group Formation |
|
|
Tuesday
|
1000-1130 |
India’s strategy to counter climate change |
|
1145-1300 |
Global initiatives to prevent climate change |
|
|
1300-1400 |
Lunch Break |
|
|
1400-1530 |
Climate Change: Need to sensitize general population |
|
|
1545-1700 |
Vulnerability Assessment |
|
|
1700- |
Group Work |
|
|
Wednesday
|
1000-1130 |
Vulnerability assessment: Methodology |
|
1145-1300 |
Vulnerability Profile of States |
|
|
1300-1400 |
Lunch |
|
|
1400-1530 |
Vulnerability Profile of Districts |
|
|
1545-1700 |
Simulation Exercise |
|
|
1700- |
Group Work |
|
|
Thursday
|
1000-1700 |
Field visit |
|
1700- |
Group Work |
|
|
Friday
|
1000-1115 |
Reflections |
|
1115-1300 |
Group presentation |
|
|
1300-1400 |
Lunch Break |
|
|
1400-1530 |
Group presentation |
|
|
1545-1700 |
Feedback, Evaluation and Valedictory Session |
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