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- Development of national in 11 out of 12 Himalayan
capacity for modelling States and in 11 non-
the regional impact of Himalayan States.
climate change on different - 6 lead institutions now
ecological zones within the conduct training on
country. climate change science,
impacts and adaptation
under its human capacity
building programme.
- Revised mission document
aims to establish 20
centres of excellence,
state climate change cells
in all states/UTs, develop
major R&D programmes,
human capacity building
programmes, national
level network programmes
and international
cooperation

Source: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Ministry of Power

6.49 Climate Change Action program (CCAP) is a central sector scheme, initially launched in
2014, with a total outlay of ` 290 crores for duration of five years. The scheme has now been
extended upto 2025-26, and consists of eight broad sub-components including the National
Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) coordination, State Action Plan on Climate Change
(SAPCC), National Institute on Climate Change Studies & Actions, National Carbonaceous
Aerosols Programme (NCAP), Long Term Ecological Observations (LTEO), International
negotiations and capacity building.

6.50 India’s climate actions, especially the adaptation efforts are largely financed domestically.
The National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change (NAFCC) was launched in 2015, and 30
projects with a total allocation of ` 847.5 crores have been sanctioned from 2015-19 (Figure 29).
The projects focus on climate sensitive sectors such as agriculture, water, forestry as well as the
coastal and Himalayan ecosystem, and are being implemented to enhance the adaptive capacity
of the most vulnerable sections of our population and ecosystems.