India’s vulnerability to climate change is far more serious than that of US, Europe or even China says a report by the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers & People in a critique of the India’s National Action Plan on Climate change (NAPCC).
Titled, “There is little Hope here”, it says the poor within India, whose contribution to the climate change is the least, are the most vulnerable, considering their dependence on natural resources.
The report, which includes recommendations of several civil society consultations, concludes that the NAPCC has been formulated through a most non transparent process; it will help neither the poor, nor the climate.
The report criticizes NAPCC saying the directly affected sectors have been completely left out of the process, planning and indeed the vision of the NAPCC and the missions like the National Water Mission of NAPCC.
The National Plan, it further says is designed to work only to the advantage of the privileged elite, with all the adverse impacts impacting the disadvantaged sections.
It points to Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects the benefits of which is seen by central and state governments as free gifts and are not bothered to ascertain if these projects are indeed helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions, are sustainable, do not have significant social and environmental footprints or the local communities are benefiting from the credits or even participant in the project planning and decision making.
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