Project

India: Preparation of Third National Communication (3NC) to the UNFCCC and strengthening institutional and analytical capacities on climate change

Lead country

India

Participating countries

India

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From July 3, 2013 to March 31, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning
  2. 13.b Build capacity for climate change planning, management

Project ID: 4603

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Technical team

  • Climate Strategies and Policy Programme

Cross-cutting programme(s)

  • Climate Change Adaptation Programme
  • Climate and Forests Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Carbon sequestration

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Industrial site

Transformed sector(s)

  • Forestry and other land use
  • Energy
  • Agriculture

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing
  • Data collection and analysis

Strategy

  • Monitor inventory
  • Law regulation
  • Governance

Sub-strategy

  • Environmental accounting
  • Impact assessment
  • Knowledge/Data management
  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Inter-sectoral coordination
  • Partnerships

Social inclusion

  • Private sector
  • Local community/CSOs

Gender equality

  • Gender-responsive policies

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning
  • 13.b Build capacity for climate change planning, management

Conventions and protocols

  • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Multi-stakeholder collaboration
  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

The proposed project is in line with India's commitments to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It aims to enable India undertake activities to prepare its Third National Communication to the UNFCCC according to the guidelines provided by the Conference of Parties (COP) for non-Annex 1 countries (17/CP.8). Based on the experience and lessons learned from the Initial National Communication (INC) and the Second National Communication (SNC), as well as the recommendations from the final evaluation of INC and SNC, the TNC will broaden and consolidate the network of stakeholders, including the researchers, industry, NGOs and the private sector to create a platform for policy interface in key climate change sectors. The activities proposed in the TNC are envisaged to make climate change assessments more policy relevant and enhance India's capacity to incorporate climate change in its development processes which is in line with the GEF's climate change mitigation focal area objective (CCM-6) under GEF-5: Enabling Activities: Support enabling activities and capacity building under the Convention. The outcome is: “Adequate resources allocated to support enabling activities under the Convention” and the Outputs are “Countries receiving GEF support for national communication, etc.” & “National communications, etc. completed and submitted to the UNFCCC as appropriate”. In inventory analysis, the TNC will increase the reliability of emission data and put in place a more sustainable inventory process, through a national inventory management system. The project would specifically address the gaps identified in the INC and SNC, particularly on capacity building needs, sector-specific data, developing and refining country specific emission/sequestration factors, and developing integrated vulnerability and adaptation frameworks for identified hotspots that are vulnerable to climate change.

Objectives

To prepare the Third National Communication and other new information required to meet obligations under the UNFCCC.

USD $9,010,604

Grant amount

USD $26,240,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($9,010,604)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Ministry of Environment and Forests

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Updated report on India's national circumstances prepared

 Indicators:

(A) National GHG inventory according to IPCC guidelines for the sectors; (i)Energy, (ii)Industry, (iii)Agriculture, (iv)LULUCF and (v)Waste for 2011, 2013 and 2014; and trend analysis over 2000-2012(B) Climate projections and assessment of impacts and vulnerability and adaptation policies & measures to address climate variability, climate change and extreme events(C) Assessment of policies and measures to mitigate climate change(D) Publication of Third National Communication(E) Biennial Update Report for reference year 2014
(A) Report on national and state level developmental priorities in the context of climate change (B) Report on the national actions to reduce GHG emissions (C) Report on the status of the environment, natural resources and energy use (D) Description of the status of the national missions under NAPCC
(A) National GHG inventory for the sectors; (i)Energy, (ii)Industry, (iii)Agriculture, (iv)LULUCF and (v)Waste for 2011, 2013 & 2014; and trend analysis over 2000-2012(B) IPCC 2006 guidelines, AFLOU approach adopted(C) Uncertainty of the GHG inventory estimation using Approach-2 methods and reduction(D) Emission factor database and activity database prepared(E) QA/QC procedures established (F) National inventory management system for different sectors
(A) Climate variability profiles & trends prepared at national & state level (B) Climate change projections using latest CIMIP5 multiple GCM based outputs for different RCP scenarios at national & state level(C) Quantitative impacts of climate change using latest models for different sectors such as (Water resource, agriculture, forest ecosystems, health, coastal zones etc.)(D) Climate change vulnerability profiles developed at national &state level for different sectors(E) Adaptation matrix for coping with climate impacts for different sectors and different regions (F) Adaptation framework and policies for mainstreaming developed
(A) Documentation and synthesis of national climate change policies.(B) GHG emissions scenarios for 2020 and 2030(C) Mitigation potential of Energy and Land use sectors and projections for 2020 and 2030 based on modelling(D) Mitigation action plans at national and state levels(E) Constraints, gaps and related technical, financial and capacity needs (F) TNA and technology transfer and financial needs
(A) Climate change research status and needs(B) Financial and technical support for climate change related activities received from national and international sources (C) Institutional arrangements for sustained National Communication process(D) Stakeholder consultation and communicating climate change to different stakeholders
(A) Reporting of the outcomes of the National Communication process on the NATCOM website, along with GHG inventories, climate change projection and impact and vulnerability maps (B) Publication / printing of the TNC(C) Summary Report of the National Communication translated in major languages of India (D) Periodic technical reports on climate change projections, impacts and vulnerability assessments(E) Final evaluation report
(A) Biennial update of GHG inventory for the years 2010 and 2012(B) Update of the national circumstances and institutional arrangements from BUR perspective for 2014 and 2016(C) Mitigation actions and their effects until 2020, including associated assumptions, methodologies and modeling(D) Update on the technical, financial capacity needs and support received for implementing these mitigation actions (E) Biennial Update Reports (BUR) submitted in 2014 and 2016
Outcome 2:

National GHG inventory prepared for the years 2011, 2013 & 2014
Outcome 3:

Impacts and vulnerability assessments, and adaptation measures
Outcome 4:

Measures to mitigate climate change
Outcome 5:

Other information relevant for the preparation of the TNC – Comprehensive description of climate change research, strategies for sustainable National Communication process and communicating climate change to public
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