Miliband launches part II of climate change study

Indian Express , Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Correspondent : Staff Reporter
Express News Service

NEW DELHI, JANUARY 23: David Miliband, UK Environment Minister, today launched the second phase of the project which will assess in detail the potential impacts of climate change in India. He also announced a pilot regional project to identify and develop adaptation strategies.

The project will look to improve climate change scenarios for India up to 2050 through different modelling scenarios. It will also assess the impact of climate change nationally on water resources, agriculture and forestry, exploring linkages between the sectors.

In the first phase, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests had doen a preliminary assessment of climate change, covering water resources, agriculture, forests, industry, sea level and human health. According to the results, India was likely to face significant adverse effects in a range of sectors and that temperatures were likely to rise in the next few decades, leading to a reduction in wheat and rice yields.

“The UK has so far committed over £40 million to help build developing countries’ understanding of how climate change will affect them and to improve integration of climate risks within development plans. This project, comprising a total spend of £850K, includes £500K on research to be carried out by Indian research institutes.

Miliband met ministers of environment, agriculture and Panchayati Raj during his three-day stay in India. He spoke of forming a new global pact after the Kyoto commitment period gets over in 2012. “I am not in favour of India taking on commitments as envisaged in the Kyoto Protocol, but something different which would involve countries like it in appropriately,’’ he said.

 
SOURCE : Indian Express, Wednesday, January 24, 2007
 


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