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The Report of the Sub Group is organized in nine sections. First section presents the environmental, social-economic and political context in which climate change is to be addressed in India. The overall approach recommended by the Sub Group is outlined in the second section. In the third section, assessment of vulnerability to climate change in six critical sectors, namely agriculture, water, forests & other natural ecosystems, coastal areas, health, and infrastructure including trade and industry are described. This follows by a discussion of the National Action Plan on Climate Change and its strategy in relation to the identified vulnerable sectors. The cross cutting issues e.g. scientific capabilities for climate modeling and assessment, India’s GHG emissions, mitigation strategy, state action plans on climate change and climate change finance are dealt with in subsequent sections. The concluding chapter summarises the recommendations that arise from the sectoral assessments and analysis of the cross-cutting issues.


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