1. Report from SAPCC Meet: Side Event on Indian Himalayan Region SAPCCs 27 September 2013, Kohima Sustainable Mountain Development Summit, Nagaland, 2013

2. Venue and Timing →Venue: Higher Education Conference Hall →Today (27 September 2013) →Chair: Shri B.M.S. Rathore, Joint Secretary, MoEF

3. Presentation Structure  Two Studies Comparative Analysis of IHR SAPCCs Linkages Between NMSHE & IHR SAPCCs  Summary of Analyses Climate Information and Data Covered Climate Vulnerability & Impact Analysis Sectoral Vulnerability Assessment Focus Sectors in SAPCCs Agriculture Water Linkage of IHR SAPCCs with National Missions Overarching Governance and Institutional Arrangements NMSHE Linkages with IHR SAPCCs  Key Questions and Observations

4. →Highlight need and direction for further strengthening of SAPCCs →Identifying key priority actions in sectors vulnerable to climate change →Increase understanding on implementation mechanism of the SAPCCs in IHR →Understanding the synergy between SAPCC and NMSHE →Understanding capacity building needs for effective planning and implementation Key Discussion Points

5. Observations of Participants at SAPCC Side Event SAPCC Formulation and Design  SAPCCs have been formulated on the basis of a extensive process but is still a dynamic document →Additionality of actions included in the SAPCCs and the associated budgets needs to be identified →Monitoring and evaluation framework including indicators to be tracked needs to be developed Community Participation →Community involvement for effective implementation of SAPCC was highlighted Prioritizing Actions →Need for sharing best practices at regional consultations among Himalayan states in a sectoral context for prioritizing actions at the state level

6. Finances →Himalayan states offering ecosystem services and need to be adequately compensated for the same →Departments at the state level have limited resources for implementing plans →Participating states stressed on initiation of funding for implementation of SAPCCs Vulnerability Assessment →Data needs to be made available for multiple researchers to be able to provide alternative conclusions and thus a debated and informed decision making process →Requirement to study vulnerability of the Himalayan region in a systematic manner →At the same time, importance of including community perception to climate change along with science based evidence emphasized Observations of Participants at SAPCC Side Event

7. Capacity Building →Capacity building at various levels of the state government for effective implementation and planning is a key focus area →Important for states to identify training gaps and design programmes to address training needs →Funds available from DoPT may be utilized for capacity building of the state administration on issues of climate change adaptation planning and implementation →Institutional reorganization required for taking up activities for evidence based policy development in the Himalayan region Observations of Participants at SAPCC Side Event

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