New Delhi, Dec. 4: Climate predictions based on varied scenarios of global trends on climate change and its impact has led climate experts and policy makers to come up with the solution of integrating climate adaptation strategies into core response mechanisms.
With the recently-concluded Conference to the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change stressing on adaptation to climate change, an international conference on "Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change" will be held in the capital.
The two-day-long conference, starting on December 7, will be attended by global experts on climate change, policymakers and academicians.
Jointly organised by the Union ministry of environment and forests, the conference will deal with evolving a broad scientific consensus that human-induced climate change is taking place at a significant rate and poses a threat to global development efforts. The conference will act as a common platform for exchanging information, challenges faced and strengthening commitment to future strategies and programmes.
As predicted by global experts, an increase in the mean annual temperature of 2-5 degree Celsius is projected by the end of the century.
According to the model results, north India and eastern parts of the peninsular region will get warmer than other parts of the country.
Scientists believe that adaptation is a solution to reduce the adverse effects of climate change and can be achieved through sectoral programmes and innovative institutional reforms.
