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Climate change action plan
Odisha has initiated actions on the second phase of its State Climate Change Action Plan (SCCAP) from 2016-17 to 2021-22. The plan has an outlay of around 31,667 crore rupees and was discussed and approved in principle. It aims to assess outcomes from the first phase and identify innovative projects across sectors like agriculture, coastal management, energy, forestry and health. The plan will take a two-pronged approach of adaptation and mitigation to address climate change and establish a follow up unit to ensure results.
Climate change action plan
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- 4. Odisha as alead State in implementation of the first phase Climate Change Action Plan has initiated actions on the second phase of the State Climate Change Action Plan (SCCAP), said Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi.
- 5. Chairing a meetingat the State Secretariat, Mr.Padhi directed to make a scientific assessment of the outcomes and benefits derived from first phase of action implemented during 2010-11 to 2015-16. “The departments were also asked to come up with innovative projects for convergence of funds from different sources”, he said.
- 6. The five-year SCCAPfrom 2016-17 to 2021- 22 budgeted with the outlay of around Rs 31,667 crore was discussed and given in principle approval in the meeting. “It was decided to set up a regular follow up and outcome assessment unit for ensuring result oriented utilization of the money spent for the purpose. A two pronged approach was planned to deal with changing climate. These were Adaptation and Mitigation”, the Chief Secretary said.
- 7. Based on theexperience of the first phase action plan, the meeting identified 102 action points in 12 major sectors. These included 13 action points in Agriculture sector, four action points in Coastal and Disaster Management, 15 action points in Energy Sector, 14 action points in Fisheries and Animal Resource Development, 13 action points in Forestry, five action points in health sector, 9 action points in Industrial sector, 9 action points in Mining, five action points in Transport, seven action points in Urban Development, four action points in Water Resource Management and four interventions in Waste Management.
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