Forest climate change Action Plan .pptx

Group VIII
Goal-13 Climate Action
Goal-14 Life Below Water
Goal-15 Life On Land
SDG Group-VIII 1

Departments/ Agencies Involved
• Forest (including Wildlife)
• Assam State Biodiversity Board
• Fisheries
• Water Resources
• Soil Conservation
• Assam State Disaster Management Authority
SDG Group-VIII 2

Highlights
• Group met on more than 2 occasions
• e-mail group interactions
• Each one shared the work-plan
• Learning on climate change related issues
SDG Group-VIII 3

Observation
• Many inter-related issues: Need for
– Collaboration (with other groups as well)
– Overarching monitoring Mechanism
• Policy issue need a common platform for
– Improving synergy
– Avoiding cross-purpose activities
• Significant targets need commensurate fund
• Common platform for seeking externally
aided funds
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FOREST DEPARTMENT
Climate Action
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Goal 13: Climate Change Targets
Targets- Global Target-Assam Indicator Time frame
Strengthen resilience and
adaptive capacity to
climate-related hazards and
natural disasters in all
countries
Assam SAPCC
prepared in tune
with the NAPCC
SAPCC approved by the GoI 2016
Integrate climate change
measures into national
policies, strategies and
planning
All Sectoral polices
are in conformity
with SAPCC
Assam Climate Change Management
Society in place
ACCMS meets regularly to launch
policy initiatives monitor
implementation
2016
2016 onwards
Improve education,
awareness-raising and
human and institutional
capacity on climate change
mitigation, adaptation,
impact reduction and early
warning
Sensitizing
vulnerable sections
of society and
concerned
departments
Awareness workshops – State level,
District level and village level
Capacity building of stakeholders
Early warning systems in place
2016 on wards
2017
2020
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Implement the commitment
undertaken by developed-
country parties to the United
Nations Framework
Convention on Climate
Change to a goal of
mobilizing jointly $100
billion annually by 2020
from all sources to address
the needs of developing
countries in the context` of
meaningful mitigation
actions and transparency on
implementation and fully
operationalize the Green
Climate Fund through its
capitalization as soon as
possible
Project
formulation for
priority sectors
National and International
funding accessed for Pilot
Projects
At least 5 Projects
Submitted/launched with
support from 5 major
Donors
2017
2017
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Promote mechanisms for
raising capacity for
effective climate change-
related planning and
management in least
developed countries and
small island developing
States, including focusing
on women, youth and
local and marginalized
communities
Pilot Projects prepared
Launched
target groups showed
measurable adaptive
capacities
2017
2018
2020
Strengthen resilience and
adaptive capacity to
climate-related hazards
and natural disasters in all
countries
SDG Group-VIII 8

By 2025, prevent and significantly
reduce marine pollution of all kinds,
in particular from land-based
activities, including marine debris and
nutrient pollution
Project on Wetland
Inventory /
Status Study /
Interventions
A coordinated
Project in place
2017
By 2020, sustainably manage and
protect marine and coastal ecosystems
to avoid significant adverse impacts,
including by strengthening their
resilience, and take action for their
restoration in order to achieve healthy
and productive oceans
Minimize and address the impacts of
ocean acidification, including through
enhanced scientific cooperation at all
levels
Goal 14: Life Below Water
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Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation,
halt biodiversity loss
Targets- Global Target-Assam Indicator Time frame
By 2020, promote the
implementation of
sustainable management
of all types of forests, halt
deforestation, restore
degraded forests and
substantially increase
afforestation and
reforestation globally
1. Sustainable
forest
management
through
Working Plans
1. Revise 32 Working
Plans
2. Obtained approval
on these WP
3. Implement
prescriptions of
approved WP
1. All PWPR by 2017;
WP by 2020
2. 2020
3. 2020 onwards
1. Secure
vulnerable
forests
4000 ha RF are By 2020 @ 1000 ha per
year
1. Afforest
degraded forests
20000 ha @ 2000 ha. every year
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By 2030, ensure the
conservation of mountain
ecosystems, including their
biodiversity, in order to
enhance their capacity to
provide benefits that are
essential for sustainable
development
Hill area of state
are secured and
protected against
encroachment, tree
felling, soil cutting
and mining
1.Strong legislation in place
2.Offenders prosecuted
3.Hill area regenerate/ man-
animal conflicts reduced
1. by 2017
2. 2017 onwards
3. 2018 onwards
Take urgent and significant
action to reduce the
degradation of natural habitats,
halt the loss of biodiversity
and, by 2020, protect and
prevent the extinction of
threatened species
1. Critical habitat
identified
2. Biodiversity
inventoried
3. Threatened
species focused
conservation
launched
1. Landscape mapping
completed
2.Biodiversity Registers in place
3. State Biodiversity Strategy
and Action Plan ready
1. by 2017
2. by 2017
3. By 2017
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Promote fair and equitable
sharing of the benefits arising
from the utilization of genetic
resources and promote
appropriate access to such
resources, as internationally
agreed
State Access-and-
Benefit-Sharing
(ABS) mechanism
finalized
At least 10 ABS put in
place between people
and commercial users
of bio-resources
2 ABS by 2017
2-3 ABS Every year
Take urgent action to end
poaching and trafficking of
protected species of flora and
fauna and address both
demand and supply of illegal
wildlife products
Poaching of Rhino
and other
scheduled animals
controlled
1. Poaching incidents
drastically reduced /
poachers arrested
and prosecuted
2.population of Rhino
steadily grows
Poaching control data
every year is better than
the previous year
Census of wildlife shows
healthy trends
By 2020, introduce measures
to prevent the introduction
and significantly reduce the
impact of invasive alien
species on land and water
ecosystems and control or
eradicate the priority species
Area under Invasive
species of both
land and water is
drastically reduced
Control of Lantana,
Parthenium, on land,
1000 ha.
Control of Eichhornia,
in wetlands 5 major
wetlands and 20
other wetlands
By 2016 onwards @ 100 ha
every year
By 2016 onwards @ 2-3
Wetlnds every year
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By 2020, integrate ecosystem and
biodiversity values into national
and local planning, development
processes, poverty reduction
strategies and accounts
Assessment Ecosystem values of
Biosphere reserves and
Protected Areas
Ecosystem Values integrated
with revenue earned in State
Planning
Ecosystem value Assessed
2 Biosphere Reserves,
5 National Parks
20 WL Sanctuaries
By 2018
By 2020
By 2025
2020
Mobilize and significantly
increase financial resources from
all sources to conserve and
sustainably use biodiversity and
ecosystems
Externally Aided Projects /
Green Climate Fund /
Climate Adaptation Fund
At least one project for CC actions
for each funding agency
Submitted
Launched in Assam
206-17
2018
onwards
Mobilize significant resources
from all sources and at all levels
to finance sustainable forest
management and provide
adequate incentives to developing
countries to advance such
management, including for
conservation and reforestation
Externally Aided Projects /
Green Climate Fund /
Climate Adaptation Fund
One mega project in Forest &
Biodiversity conservation sector
2018
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DRAFT ACTION PLAN
FISHERIES SECTOR
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GOAL 14. LIFE BELOW WATER
14.4 By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing,
illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing
practices; implement science-based management plans, in order to
restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, atleast to levels that
can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their
biological characteristics
ACTION INDICATOR TIME BY
Awareness for all
stakeholders
Atleast 1 awareness programme in
each development blocks
2018
Penalization of defaulters Defaulters reduced to nil with 20%
reduction every year
2020
Information on existing
legal provisions to all the
stakeholders
Formal communication 2016
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14.4 contd….
Complete ban on culture/
marketing of prohibited exotic
fishes
Zero in the market or catch
composition
2020
Workshop for need based
amendment of the legal provisions
2 state level workshop conducted 2017
Hiring legal consultants to
formulate necessary amendments
Study Commissioned
Final draft
2016
2018
Amendments of the legal
provisions
Acts and Rules in place 2019
Better management to prevent fish
disease
50% Reduction in mortality due to
disease or pollution
2020
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14.6 By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which
contribute to over capacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that
contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain
from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate
and effective special and differential treatment for developing and
least developed countries should be an integral part of the World
Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation
REMARKS
• Presently Fisheries Department, Govt of Assam is implementing
no subsidy oriented schemes which contribute to over capacity
and overfishing in the natural waters.
• However, effective leasing policies to prevent over-exploitation
of the beel and river fisheries would be addressed through the
actions mentioned in 14.5
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14.7 By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island
Developing states and least developed countries from sustainable use
of marine resources, including through sustainable management of
fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
Organic fish
farming
State specific Guideline- Draft ready 2017
Identification and selection of suitable area/villages 2018
Experimental Organic fish farming in atleast 5
villages/clusters
2020
Coverage of additional 20 villages/clusters 2028
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14.7 contd…
Culture based fisheries in
selected beels
100 beels or 3000 ha/ year
Development of 30000 ha
2016 onwards
2030
Semi- intensive aquaculture in
ponds
At least 1 such pond in each
village (@ 200 villages / year )
Total of - 50000 ha
2016 onwards
2030
Intensive aquaculture in ponds
of progressive fish farmers
500 ha per year
Development of 5000 ha
2016 onwards
2025
Fish stock enhancement in
swamp and derelict bodies
20 such bodies / year
Covering 20,000 ha
2016 onwards
2025
Integrated fish farming in
existing ponds
5% of ponds / year 2016 onwards
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14.7 contd…
Management interventions like
conservation and ranching in large
riverine and reservoirs resources
Increase production from
capture fisheries by atleast
10%
2020
Holistic development of beel
fisheries for production
enhancement
3 Model Beels in each
district
2020
Capacity building on ornamental
fish breeding and marketing etc.
50 unemployed youth per
district
2018
Entrepreneurship development on
ornamental fishes
Establishment/upgradation
of 10 backyard hatcheries
and aquarium fabrication
units in each district
2020
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14.a - Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and
transfer marine technology, taking into account the
intergovernmental, oceanographic commission criteria and Guidelines
on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean
health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the
development of developing countries, in particular small island
developing states and least developed countries
Capacity building for increasing income
through scientific and sustainable
management
Cover at least 25% of
the fish farmers of the
state
2020
Capacity building of the departmental
extension functionaries
To cover all the
technical officers and
staff
2020
Policy formulation for engagement of
para-extension workers
Preparation and
approval of final draft
2018
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14.a – contd…
Engagement and training of para-
extension workers
1 para-extension worker
in place for each village
2023
Feed-back to research institute on the
technological needs
Continuous process
Cataloguing of indigenous fish species Publication of
inventories of
indigenous fish species
2019
Standardization of breeding and
propagation protocol of popular but
endangered fish species
Protocol
standardization for
atleast 10 species on
priority basis
2020
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14.b - Provide access for small scale artisanal fishers to marine
resources and markets
Assess the status of participation of
riparian fishers
Conduct and complete a survey 2018
Policy formulation for inclusive
participation of riparian
Relevant provisions in place
followed by approval
2020
Implementation of the relevant
provisions
Access of 80% of the riparian
fishers to natural aquatic
resources and 50% of them to the
market
2027
Participation of women riparian
fishers in productive and income
generating fisheries activities
Commissioning of atleast 500
small scale units
2023
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14.c - Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and
their resources by implementing international laws as reflected in
UNCLOS, which provides the legal framework for conservation and
sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph
158 of The Future We Want
Declaring parts of wetland and
rivers as protected areas
To cover 1% area of each beel
and 5% stretches of each river
fisheries
2020
REMARKS
Enhancement, conservation and sustainable use of freshwater
resources would be addressed through the actions mentioned in
other relevant paras SDG Group-VIII 24

GOAL 15. LIFE ON LAND
15.1 - By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable
use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystem and their services,
in particular forests, wetlands, mountains, and dry lands, in line with
obligations under international agreements
GIS based survey, listing and
categorization of all the
natural inland wetlands
Collection of existing data from
other department and institute
2018
Creation of a complete database 2020
State preparedness for ‘Wise
use’ of the wetlands in the
state (in the line with
international conventions
Sorting out relevant provisions
where India is a signatory
2017
Identifying the stakeholders and
making them aware
2019
To encompass all the natural
inland wetlands
2027
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GOAL 15. LIFE ON LAND
15.1 contd…
Conservation of the selected
wetlands/ water bodies
reserved under forest
jurisdiction as ‘live gene bank’
for the indigenous fish species
Consultation with Forest Dept.
Wetlands identified
Works initiated
2016
2017
2017
Draft policy formulation 2018
Management of ‘live gene bank’ 2020
onwards
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WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
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ACTIONS INDICATOR TIME FRAME
Digitization of existing data system
Upgrading manual data collection
system to real time data acquisition
system (RTDAS)
Upgradation of existing River
Research Station to Assam water
Research and Management Institute
(AWRMI)
Digitizing and archiving data 2020
 Development of advanced flood
forecasting system
Effective early forecasting
leading to timely evacuation
Mitigation
Reduced loss of life and
livestock
2025
Working Group-VIII: Climate Change, Life below water & life above Land
(Para 15.3 – Life on Land)
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ACTIONS INDICATOR
TIME
FRAME
Flood Risk mapping and flood zoning
 Long term erosion risk mapping.
 Use of modeling technologies to improve
decision making.
Risk zone atlas prepared
Zone specific information for
improved decision making
2022
Preservation of water-bodies Growth of aquatic flora & fauna
2020
Channelization of Brahmaputra river to
reduce loss of land mass by adopting
 Channelization works.
 Corrective dredging of river bed for
maintaining stable river regime.
 Bank protection works to check
migration of river bank.
River training works.
• About 300Km upper reach from
Dibrugarh to Tezpur by 2024
• About 130Km middle reach from
Nagaon to Guwahati by 2027
• About 210Km lower reach from
Guwahati to Dhubri by 2030
2025
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ACTIONS INDICATOR
TIME
FRAME
Practice of using eco-friendly construction
material as geo-bags for erosion protection, geo-
tube dykes for embankment construction. Reduction in damage for
forest resources
2016
onwards.
Development of drainage network system as
well as proper maintenance in major towns like
Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Silchar and capital city of
Guwahati.
Reduction in the incidents
of flash flood in the cities.
1 major city
every year
Promotion of Sustainable Watershed
management through possible techniques such
as check dams, contour trenches etc.,
preservation of forests, increasing the forest
cover, etc. to increase time of run-off and retain
top soil cover.
Reduction in intensity of
flood and silt load in rivers.
2022
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ACTIONS INDICATOR
TIME
FRAME
 Common watershed platform for all the NE
states and its neighbouring countries viz. Bhutan,
Bangladesh and China to achieve sustainable and all
round development of Assam in particular including
North Eastern region and this part of South East
Asia as a whole.
 This platform will enable the stakeholders ease
of data sharing for better formulation of integrated
water resources management programmes.
 W R Deptt., Assam have been framing
comprehensive and integrated water resources
management proposals considering vulnerable
reaches river basin-wise.
Creation of the
Common platform
 Framing basin wise
comprehensive
proposals
implementation of
schemes
2018
202
2022
Working Group-II: Healthy well being and sanitation to all
(Para 6.5 – Clean water and sanitation)
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ACTIONS INDICATOR
TIME
FRAME
 Fortification of Brahmaputra dyke system.
In this project about 736.00 Km length (Both
Banks) of embankment along river
Brahmaputra will be raised and strengthened
including extension of embankments at some
reaches.
Strengthening the dyke system in
phase manner.
• About 328.93Km upper reach from
Dibrugarh to Tezpur by 2024
• About 210.96Km middle reach from
Nagaon to Guwahati
• About 196.00Km lower reach from
Guwahati to Dhubri
2024
2027
2030
Fortification of dyke system of independent
rivers like Borak including tributary rivers of
Brahmaputra & Borak river of about 2788.31
Km of vulnerable dykes of tributary rivers of
the state to reduce the flood hazard will be
taken up for implementation.
Strengthening the dyke system in
phase manner.
• About 1000 Km.
• Another 1000Km.
• Remaining 788.31 Km.
2024
2027
2030
Working Group-I: Poverty alleviation, education to all, etc.
(Para 2.4 – Zero Hunger)
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SOIL CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT
GOVT. OF ASSAM

TARGETS
Para 15.3.
By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil,
including land affected by desertification, draught and floods,
and strive to achieve a land degradation neutral world.
Para 15.4.
By 2030 ensure the conservation of mountain Ecosystem,
including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to
provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development.

ACTIONS (Para15.3 )
1. State soil atlas with the perspectives of developing intervention plan for Soil
treatment, erosion control and slope stabilization: Print ready atlas available in
digital form using GIS platform for all purpose of soil conservation and protection
planning; ready by 2022.
2. State agro-climatic zone wise States species inventory development for plantation
and vegetative treatment: List of inventory of the species for plantation will be
available to concern agencies and different division of the department against each
of the agro-climatic zones of the state; ready by 2022.
3. Policy on: Draft policy make available to the public for opinion and suggestion ;
ready by 2022.
a) Land use and land use regulation act .
b) Soil and water conservation policy and act.

4. Intervention for Soil Treatment
a) Slope stabilization and restoration by vegetative and structural approach and in
combination: 30% slope destabilized will be covered- by 2023.
b) Soil organic matter restoration and nourishment: 35% of the dry farmland will be
covered - by 2023.
c) Bio-sore application and terapetra treatment: 20% of the dry farm land will be covered
by 2023 .
5. Intervention for Water Harvesting
a) Water harvesting through farm pond: 35 % of the draught prone area will covered- by
2024.
b) Water harvesting through improvisation of traditional water harvesting method like
Dong, Longsor :30 % of the draught prone area will covered- by 2024.
c) Farmland neighbourhood water body conservation and field canal connection along
with field bund: 35 % of the draught prone area will covered-by 2024.
ACTIONS (Para15.3 )

6. Development state wasteland data base and State guideline on Wasteland
development: Guidelines - by 2024.
7. Interventions for Wasteland Treatment
a) Plantation:
10% waste land area of the state - by 2025.
b) Wild fruits, herbs orchard development:
10% waste land of the state- by 2025.
c) Plantation of suitable species on sand casting areas :
15% sand casting area- by 2025.
d) Plantation of NTFP/MFS species, like broom grass, castor plant etc:
5% asteland area palnted - by 2025 .
ACTIONS (Para15.3 )

8. Community based wetland management model development:
Demonstration model of Community based wetland management against each
agro-climatic zone: least one model site for each agro-climatic zones - by 2025.
8. State wetland development and restoration Policy:
Draft policy made available to the public for opinion and suggestion- by 2018.
8. State agro-forestry policy:
Draft policy developed in tune with national policy
Public consultations – Finalization by 2018
8. Agro-climatic zone wise agro-forestry model:
Demonstration of Community base Agro-forestry model against each agro-climatic
zone- by 2020 .
8. Soil health card for farmers:
Farmers posses soil health card in all the districts -by 2025.
ACTIONS (Para15.3 )

1. Awareness on soil resource management, protection and conservation:
Awareness Program / Module Developed by 2017
Programmes held in each Village Panchayats @ 200 /year
2. Alternative approach to control Jhum in Hill districts:
Study commissioned 2017
Agro-forestry model development 2020
Pilot Program launched 2021
3. Protection & development of Sacred Forest, Village / Community Forest & Council
Forest:
Study commissioned on inventory & drafting management Plans 2017
Management Plans ready 2020
At least 10 Management Plans supported 2021.
ACTIONS (Para15.4 )

4. Hill district wise guideline development on watershed basis with
due consultation Autonomous District of Hill area
• Study commissioned for development of Guideline by 2017
• Draft Guidelines by 2020
1. Awareness on soil and water conservation:
• Awareness Module developed - 2017
• Awareness Programmess in each District / Block / Villages 2025.
( clubbed with soil management program)
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Draft Action Plan
for
Assam State Disaster Management Authority
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Goal Action Indicator Time by
Strengthen resilience
and adaptive capacity to
climate-related hazards,
natural disasters in all
countries
1. Develop an Integrated
Action Plan for all
Hydromat Disasters with
particular reference to
climate change
(Agriculture, Education,
Environment and Forest,
Health & FW, Soil
Conservation, PWD, Social
Welfare, Power, P & RD
Departments)
- Prepared
Community based
Adaptation and
Mitigation
Guidelines
-2017
- Prepared
Integrated Action
Plan for
Implementation
-2018
-Community based
Adaptation and
Mitigation Plan
-2020
2. Infrastructure
strengthening of
Community based flood
early warning system
- Flood Early
Warning
dissemination upto
village level across
the State
-2020
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Strengthen
resilience and
adaptive capacity
to climate-related
hazards, natural
disasters in all
countries
3. Integration of Climate Change
and Disaster Risk Reduction
concerns into flagship programmes
- Identification of
programmes/schemes
- Selection of Pilot Programmes
- Sensitization of officials
- Implementation in pilot
program
- Preparation of Framework
- Workshops
- Demonstration of a
Pilot Programme on
Integration
- Implementation of
the entire pilot
2020
2030
4. Construction of multipurpose
flood shelter with 500 people/unit
in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Barpeta,
Morigaon and Majuli
- Completion of 5 flood
shelters at Dhemaji,
Lakhimpur, Barpeta,
Morigaon and Majuli
2025
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Goal Action Indicator Time
by
Improve education,
awareness-raising
and human and
institutional capacity
on climate change
mitigation,
adaptation, impact
reduction and early
warning
1. Build ‘Aware Community ‘on DRR
and climate change adaptation
• Training and Capacity Building of
Departmental functionaries of
Agriculture, Education,
Environment and Forest, Health
& FW, Soil Conservation, PWD,
Social Welfare, Power, P & RD
Departments
• Sensitize Departments on
changed role and functions due
to the impact of Climate Change
• Development of IEC
material,
information
capsules,
conversation
modules etc.
• Minimum of 20
Workshops done
with Departments
2017
2020
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Improve education,
awareness-raising
and human and
institutional capacity
on climate change
mitigation,
adaptation, impact
reduction and early
warning
Promotion of community based
indigenous adaptation strategies
for Hydromat Disasters
• Study/Documentation of
existing strategies/ coping
mechanism and
documentation of Best
Practices
• Large scale sensitization and
awareness generation
regarding Best Practices
Completed Study
Report
-Sensitization
completed at Block
and PRI level in all 27
districts
2018
2020
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