NAPCC (National Action Plan on Climate Change)

• NAPCC is a comprehensive action plan which outlines measures on climate change related adaptation and mitigation while simultaneously advancing development
• It has 8 missions : 
• I. National Solar Mission
  Objective:
  
• Make solar energy competitive with fossil-based energy options.
• Launch an R&D programme facilitating international co-operation to enable the creation of affordable, more convenient solar energy systems.
• II. National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency
  
• The Energy Conservation Act of 2001 provides a legal mandate for the implementation of energy efficiency measures through the mechanisms of The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in the designated agencies in the country.
• A number of schemes and programmes have been initiated which aim to save about 10,000 MW by the end of the 11th Five-Year Plan in 2012.
• III. National Mission on Sustainable Habitats
  Objective:
  
• Make habitats sustainable through improvements in energy efficiency in buildings, management of solid waste and a modal shift to public transport.
• IV. National Water Mission
  Objective:
  
• Conserving water, minimizing wastage, and ensuring more equitable distribution and management of water resources.
• Optimizing water use efficiency by 20% by developing a framework of regulatory mechanisms.
• V. National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem
  Objective:
  
• Empowering local communities especially Panchayats to play a greater role in managing ecological resources.
• VI. National Mission for a Green India
  Objective:
  
• To increase ecosystem services including carbon sinks.
• To increase forest and tree cover in India to 33% from current 23%.
• VII. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
  Objective:
  
• Make Indian agriculture more resilient to climate change by identifying new varieties of crops (example: thermally resistant crops) and alternative cropping patterns.
• Make suggestions for safeguarding farmers from climate change like introducing new credit and insurance mechanisms and greater access to information.
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  VIII. National Mission on Strategic Knowledge on Climate Change
  Objective:
  
  • Work with the global community in research and technology development by collaboration through different mechanisms. It also has its own research agenda supported by climate change related institutions and a Climate Research Fund.
  • Encourage initiatives from the private sector for developing innovative technologies for mitigation and adaptation.